Spain’s foreign ministry has criticized Benicàssim’s Rototom Sunsplash after the reggae festival kicked Matisyahu off their bill for refusing to declare his support for Palestine. “Imposing a public declaration [from Matisyahu] puts into question the principles of non-discrimination on which all plural and diverse societies are based,” Spanish foreign ministry officials… Source: RollingStone Link: Spanish Reggae […]

It’s a very diverse week for music releases with a lot of great music to explore. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Talib Kweli, Nada Surf, Melanie Martinez and More Music Reviews

Amy Dunning will oversee the studio’s film scores, songs and soundtracks as the studio expands to around 40 movie releases on its current slate. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Lionsgate Hires Former 20th Century Fox Exec as Head of Music

Kip Moore, "Wild Ones" (MCA Nashville) Source: Yahoo Music Link: Music Review: Kip Moore explores gray areas on 'Wild Ones'

TAG’s roster of about 2,000 clients would vastly boost UTA’s profile in music. Source: Yahoo Music Link: UTA in Negotiations to Buy Music Power The Agency Group

Carlos Dengler, the co-founding bassist and keyboardist of Interpol who is also known as Carlos D, discussed his new forays into acting and writing since leaving the New York City rock outfit in 2010 in a lengthy interview with Bedford + Bowery. “I’m a 41-year-old man. I’m no spring chicken,” said Dengler, who recently graduated from New… Source: RollingStone Link: Ex-Interpol […]

Neon lights dot across crowned princes and medieval beasts in New Order’s wholly fantastical and anachronistic video for “Restless,” a chilly and catchy song off their upcoming album Music Complete. Although it’s not explicit, the song’s “how much do you need?” pre-chorus seems to tie into the Excalibur-inspired excess in the… Source: RollingStone Link: See New […]

Chief Keef has released a heavy, hounding new track, “Bouncin,” the first taste of the second half of his Bang 3 double LP. While previous iterations of the cut have been floating around the Internet since June, the complete track boasts potent drill production by Keef and DP Beats, as well as fleshed… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Music producer Bob Johnston, who played a key role in landmark recordings like Bob Dylan's "Blonde on Blonde" and Johnny Cash's "At Folsom Prison," is being remembered as a maverick who helped bring folk rock to Nashville. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Nashville music producer Bob Johnston dead at age 83

It’s no small irony that “Jersey Girl,” one of Bruce Springsteen’s most famous songs about New Jersey, was actually written by Tom Waits. It appeared on his 1980 LP, Heartattack and Vine, inspired by his wife Kathleen Brennan. With reference to “corner boys,” carnival rides and traveling “across the river to the… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: Tom […]