Indie-folk outfit Beirut attempt a retreat from the beach in hopes of curing their summertime blues in the somber but sardonic new video for “Gibraltar.” Directed by Brother Willis, the clip finds singer-songwriter Zach Condon and percussionist Nick Petree trying to salvage the last vestiges of summer on a gray, windy trash-strewn… Source: RollingStone Link: See […]
Two artists who have publicly shared stories about battling addictions, Joe Walsh and Steven Tyler, will perform at a Washington, D.C. rally this fall to draw attention to the dangers of drugs and alcohol. The free event – dubbed “Unite to Face Addiction,” which the non-profit organization Facing Addiction put… Source: RollingStone Link: Joe Walsh, […]
Johnny Depp joined a cadre of heavy metal heroes including Gene Simmons, former Guns N’ Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke and Mr. Big drummer Matt Starr at a recent charity concert for performances of two Kiss classics, “Deuce” and “Rock and Roll All Nite.” No stranger to the six-string, Depp gamely kept… Source: RollingStone Link: See […]
The Jimi Hendrix Experience’s July 4th, 1970, show at the Atlanta International Pop Festival wasn’t just another gig. Part of the final run of concerts Hendrix would ever perform stateside, it would turn out to be the largest U.S. show of his career, with an estimated attendance of 300,000. (The iconic guitarist would pass… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Hendrix […]
The Beatles’ first record contract, signed in 1961 when the quartet served as Tony Sheridan’s backing band “The Beat Brothers” for the single “My Bonnie,” will hit the auction block next month. Heritage Auctions in New York will offer up this piece of Fab Four history, signed prior to the band recording… Source: RollingStone Link: Beatles' First […]
The idea of reincarnation hasn’t exactly pervaded country music through the years. But in 1985, a meditation on the evolution of one’s soul, penned by the great Jimmy Webb, had another chance at life after two previous incarnations. The group that brought it back into existence: the Highwaymen, the supergroup… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: See […]
Apple announced on Tuesday that Florence and the Machine, Pharrell Williams, Disclosure and One Direction will be the main events at the company's rebranded version of the iTunes Festival, the Apple Music Festival. The festival starts September 19 and continues until the 28th for a total of ten nights of tunes that will broadcast live […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pharrell Williams, One Direction and Florence + The Machine are going to appear at the Apple Music Festival next month. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Pharrell, One Direction among headliners at Apple Music fest
Florence + The Machine and Disclosure will also be among the headliners at the former iTunes Festival. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Pharrell Williams, One Direction Set for Apple Music Festival in London
YouTube, Vevo, Universal, Sony and Warner Music will all participate in the system, admistered by the British Board of Film Classification and backed by the government. Source: Yahoo Music Link: U.K.-Produced Music Videos Get Movie-Style Age Ratings Online