With Jason Isbell’s new album Something More Than Free still camping out inside the Top 5 on the country, rock and folk charts, the singer-songwriter brought a slimmed-down 400 Unit to Conan O’Brien’s late-night show yesterday evening to perform “24 Frames.” Isbell’s wife and bandmate Amanda Shires was absent from the lineup, advised… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]

The hip-hop community was rocked August 8th by the sudden passing of rapper Sean Price, who died in his native Brooklyn at the age of 43. At the time of his death, the Boot Camp Clik rapper also known as Ruck was putting the finishing touches on a new mixtape titled Songs… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Sean […]

Battles create mostly instrumental music heavy enough for metalheads, nuanced enough for jazz cats and weird enough to pull in all sorts of fans from the fringes. From 2007’s Mirrored up to the present, the New York art-rockers’ surprisingly hooky, electronic-tweaked-to-sound-organic (and vice versa) creations have also soundtracked ads for Honda and… Source: RollingStone Link: Battles on […]

When a photo showed up on social media of Kip Moore holding what appeared to be joint, the “I’m to Blame” singer wasn’t mad at the fan who posted it — he was upset by the people who were asking him to take it down. “I got some texts and calls… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]

F. Gary Gray, the filmmaker behind new N.W.A biopic Straight Outta Compton, also directed 1995’s Friday, as well as the videos for Dr. Dre and Ice Cube’s “Natural Born Killaz” and Cube’s “It Was a Good Day.” He grew up in South Central L.A., and has been friendly with Dr. Dre and Ice Cube… Source: RollingStone Link: 14 Things […]

Songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Alex Giannascoli — AKA Alex G — has announced his seventh full-length album, Beach Music. In advance of the October 9th release date, Giannascoli is previewing his new material with the moving new track “Bug.” Listen below. The prolific musician — who has released all seven of his… Source: RollingStone Link: Prolific […]

You've never heard these common songs played like this. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Craig Robinson & James Corden Sang Sexy Medley Of Copyright-Free Songs: Late Late Show only had the budget for public domain music.

By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) – Listening to music before, during and after surgery reduces patients’ pain, eases anxiety and lessens the need for painkillers, British scientists said on Thursday. After reviewing evidence from around 7,000 patients, the scientists said people going for surgery should be allowed to choose the music they’d like to hear […]

In the late Eighties, N.W.A kicked off a gangsta-rap revolution that launched the careers of the Nineties’ biggest solo stars (Dr. Dre, Ice Cube) and created a template for the new sound of hip-hop. The decade’s hefty roster of rap luminaries ranges from certified icons like Tupac and Biggie to novelty acts such as Vanilla Ice, but across… Source: RollingStone Link: Readers' Poll: […]

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