A few hours before U2 took the stage for their third night at Madison Square Garden, the band’s longtime producer Steve Lillywhite sent fans into a tizzy with a single Tweet: “Was at U2 soundcheck today,” he wrote, “and all I can say is, everyone who goes tonight will get a… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch U2 […]
Ashley Monroe debuted her brilliant new album The Blade last night during an intimate performance at East Nashville club the Basement East. Broadcast on SiriusXM, the hour-plus set featured the bulk of The Blade, as well as songs from Monroe’s 2013 debut, Like a Rose. With artists like the LP’s co-producer… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]
Bob Dylan, Jack White and the late B.B. King are among the scores of musicians featured in the new documentary, Born in Chicago, which chronicles the remarkable transformation and evolution of the blues that took place in the city during the 1950s and 1960s. Directed by John Anderson — who helmed the concert portion… Source: RollingStone Link: Bob […]
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. senator wants two federal agencies to investigate whether Apple Inc is breaking antitrust law in how it treats music services that compete with the streaming service it launched in June. Democratic Senator Al Franken in a letter on Wednesday said that he was concerned that some Apple […]
UPDATE: A rep for Dr. Dre and Eminem tells Rolling Stone that despite reports to the contrary, the pair have no plans to tour together either solo or with N.W.A. With the N.W.A biopic Straight Outta Compton due out August 14th, Dr. Dre and Ice Cube sat down together for a new interview to… Source: RollingStone Link: Dr. […]
Ryan Adams paid tribute to Dave Grohl at a recent show with a cover of the Foo Fighters’ “Times Like These.” While performing at the Sydney Opera House, Adams brought up Grohl’s perseverance at finishing a set in Sweden after breaking his leg mid-show. “He was able to continue doing what he loved even… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]
When Shania Twain’s self-titled debut album was released in 1993, it barely cracked the Top Sixty on the Billboard Country Album chart and had no significant hit singles. Switching producers to rock and pop veteran Robert John “Mutt” Lange (her soon-to-be future ex-husband), Twain and Lange penned the entire next… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: See […]
“Peace is more than the absence of war,” Prince sings in “Baltimore,” the protest song he released following the death of Charm City citizen Freddie Gray, who died while in police custody. A new lyric video for the song, which the track’s singer Eryn Allen Kane released, plays up people’s… Source: RollingStone Link: See Prince's […]
The Rolling Stones just wrapped their Zip Code stadium tour in Quebec last Wednesday, but Keith Richards is still on the job. On Tuesday night, the guitarist invited a few guests to New York’s Electric Lady Studios, where he held a listening session for Crosseyed Heart, his first solo album in 23 years due… Source: RollingStone Link: Keith Richards […]
Three weeks after Pharrell Williams first liberated his powerful new single “Freedom,” the globetrotting, beautifully photographed music video for the track has officially arrived. The Paul Hunter-directed video initially premiered when Pharrell first dropped “Freedom” on Apple Music, but today, the music video debuted for the masses on YouTube. In the video,… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]