Dance punk veterans !!! — audibly known as “Chk-Chk-Chk” — have dropped two new songs, “Freedom! ’15” and “Sick Ass Moon,” both of which will appear on the group’s sixth LP, As If, set to arrive October 16th via Warp. Described by the band as a “disco odyssey,” “Freedom! ’15” is a… Source: RollingStone Link: Dance-Punk […]
New Jersey punk band the Gaslight Anthem announced Wednesday that the group will go on an indefinite hiatus following their current European tour. “We’re all going to do other projects and stay active in some way or another, both in and out of music, but we’d like to step away from… Source: RollingStone Link: Gaslight Anthem […]
Johnny Rotten grabs the microphone and lurches forward, his pimply face grinning into the camera. Next to him, Steve Jones is miming (or mocking) guitar-hero moves, while Sid Vicious hunches over his bass, surly as ever. The grainy footage carbon-dates to the tail end of 1977, right before the band… Source: RollingStone Link: Julien Temple […]
UPDATE: A TSA spokesperson has denied any officer misconduct to Rolling Stone. “TSA takes all allegations of misconduct seriously and strives to treat every passenger with dignity and respect,” Mike England says. “Upon review of closed circuit TV footage, TSA determined that the supervised officer followed standard operating procedures in the… Source: RollingStone Link: Morrissey Alleges […]
“It’s about a compilation of exes, to be honest,” Leigh Nash laughs to Rolling Stone Country about her new single, “Somebody’s Yesterday,” from her upcoming solo album The State I’m In. As the lead singer of Sixpence None the Richer, Nash is no stranger to love songs. “Somebody’s Yesterday” is… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Leigh […]
Dave Grohl sounds hoarse. On a day off from the Foo Fighters’ current North American tour, the frontman comes off as typically amiable, but he blew out his vocal cords during a marathon, career-spanning gig the previous night. “My voice is the least of my worries at this moment,” he rasps… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch the […]
Feels Like, the debut album from the Nashville four-piece Bully, opens with a blast of painful catharsis. “I remember getting too fucked up,” singer-guitarist Alicia Bognanno, 25, yells at the top of her lungs over churning chords. “I remember showing up at your house/And I remember hurting you so bad/And I remember… Source: RollingStone Link: How Bully's […]
Musician Buddy Emmons, widely regarded as the world’s foremost steel guitarist, hailed for his unique playing style and innovations with regard to tuning, has died at age 78. Born Buddie Gene Emmons in Mishawaka, Indiana, and nicknamed “the Big E,” his guitar work was heard on countless recordings by acts ranging from… Source: RollingStone Link: Steel […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Kanye West, Sam Smith, Janet Jackson and the Who are some of the A-listers set for the iHeartRadio Music Festival this fall. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Kanye, Sam Smith, the Who set for iHeartRadio Music Festival
By Ankush Arora NEW DELHI (Reuters) – An Indian pop group has made a music video honoring a freedom fighter who assassinated a British official in revenge for a 1919 massacre, at a time of renewed calls in India for reparations from Britain for the excesses of colonial rule. The animated video tells the story […]