Archive | July, 2015

Garth Brooks Is Country Music's Highest Paid Celebrity in 2015

Country music tours continue to generate big bucks, but according to Forbes, the real money is in the boxing ring. The financial publication’s latest list of world’s highest-paid celebrities is topped by the one-two punch of boxer Floyd Mayweather at Number One, pulling in $300 million for his May victory… Source: RollingStone Link: Garth Brooks […]

Dead Weather to Return With New Album 'Dodge & Burn'

The Dead Weather will return in September with their long-promised third full-length, Dodge & Burn. The band has issued two singles over the past few years, with the record containing remixed versions of all four of those songs (A sides: “Open Up (That’s Enough)” and “Buzzkill(er)”), as well as eight yet-to-be-announced new… Source: RollingStone Link: Dead Weather […]

Watch Miguel's Sexy Short Film, 'WILDHEART Chapter 1'

At an art gallery. In the shower. Between the sheets. Miguel finds plenty of places to get busy in his new short film, “WILDHEART Chapter 1: Find What You Love and Let It Kill You.” The 13-minute project stitches together videos for three songs – “…goingtohell,” “Coffee” and “NWA” – from the neo-soul… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Miguel's […]

Van Halen Play Nice, Shred Hard at High-Energy Tour Opener

The thousands of Van Halen fans assembled at White River Amphitheater on Sunday evening to catch the opening night of the hard-rock band’s first North American tour since 2012 had plenty of questions for each other as they waited in line for overpriced beers. What songs from the group’s late Seventies/early… Source: RollingStone Link: Van Halen […]

Logan Mize: 'I'm Not Afraid to Write a Stupid Song'

When Logan Mize released his Pawn Shop Guitar EP earlier this year, it marked an important step forward for the singer: his first major label project. He’s put out two albums independently, but the goal was always to end up in the big leagues. “Being an independent artist, I was… Source: RollingStone Link: Logan Mize: […]

The Endless Fall of Suge Knight

On March 20th, inside the high-security wing of Los Angeles’ Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center, the man once called “the most feared man in hip-hop” is looking more like the 50-year-old with chronic health issues that he is. Suge Knight sits in shackles, wearing an orange prison jumpsuit and… Source: RollingStone Link: The Endless […]

Charanjit Singh, Acid House Pioneer, Dead at 75

Charanjit Singh, a Bollywood composer and session musician that became an accidental pioneer in acid house music, passed away Sunday at his home in Mumbai, India. He was 75. The Wire reports that Singh died in his sleep.  In 1982, after decades working in Bollywood and releasing cover albums of popular Indian songs,… Source: RollingStone Link: Charanjit […]