“How many times in your life do you just get to scream as loud as you want and nobody gives a shit?” asks singer Chad Gray of the heavy-metal supergroup Hellyeah. “That’s a beautiful thing. . . . I need it as bad as they do, and I know they… Source: RollingStone Link: Inside the […]

Recent controversy surrounding the Confederate flag has brought attention to groups who incorporate it into their merch and stage shows, including defunct headbangers Pantera who still sell T-shirts sporting the emblem. Now the group’s former singer, Phil Anselmo – who is currently performing with the reactivated metal group Superjoint –… Source: RollingStone Link: Phil Anselmo […]

“Billy Zoom! Billy Zoom! Billy Zoom!” The dazzling rock & roll name chanted last night in Orange County, California, belonged to the famously grinning guitarist from X, that first-wave punk band who were minutes away from finishing four consecutive dates at the Observatory. These were also the final moments Zoom… Source: RollingStone Link: X's Billy […]

“We want to create a new standard for the over-50 rap acts,” says Public Enemy mouthpiece Chuck D on their forthcoming Man Plans, God Laughs, the group’s 13th album and first in three years. Set for release on Wednesday, the album finds the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers reasserting themselves as… Source: RollingStone Link: Inside […]

By Rollo Ross LONDON (Reuters) – In a central London bar, Niamh Houston, aka Chipzel, is using a handheld Game Boy device to generate pulsating electronic sounds as the crowd around her dances, arms pumping in the air. Chiptune, also called chip or 8-bit music, is created by using the sound chips of old video […]

Few feats are as sweet as selling out your first stadium show in Nashville.  Maybe that’s why Luke Bryan, who packed the 40,000-seat Vanderbilt Stadium to capacity last Saturday night, invited openers Dustin Lynch, Thomas Rhett and Randy Houser back to the stage for a stripped-down, celebratory version of Maroon 5’s… Source: RollingStone Link: See […]

Kenny Chesney fans in five cities this year are getting the added bonus of Eric Church on the Big Revival Tour bill. Warming up the stage for Chesney in Philadelphia over the weekend, the “Wrecking Ball” singer opened with a cover of Bruce Springsteen’s “Streets of Philadelphia” — then seguing… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Kenny […]

Kenny Rogers knows we’re already halfway to Christmas: the Country Music Hall of Famer has announced the release of his first new holiday album in 17 years. Due this fall, Once Again It’s Christmas marks Rogers’ sixth seasonal LP and his first since 1998’s Christmas From the Heart. Joining Rogers on… Source: RollingStone Link: Kenny […]

Noel Gallagher crafts no-nonsense rock and roll, and his video for High Flying Birds’ “Lock All the Doors” takes a similar approach. The frenetic clip follows Gallagher and his band at every vantage point across a concert tour: backstage, in the dressing room, signing autographs and performing onstage.  One segment features behind-the-scenes footage… Source: RollingStone Link: Noel […]

Once again, we talked to 10 of the hottest artists who are climbing the charts, breaking the Internet or just dominating our office stereos. This month: The artist that Taylor Swift calls “amazing,” the man behind the It Follows soundtrack, the voice of Major Lazer and DJ Snake’s “Lean On” and more. Source: RollingStone Link: 10 New Artists […]