Hip-hop’s history on the silver screen is as wild and wide-ranging as the story of the genre itself. It’s full of straightforward biopics, like the just-released N.W.A history Straight Outta Compton, as well as fictitious stories inspired by real life, such as Krush Groove’s dramatization of Russell Simmons and Def Jam’s rise in the… Source: RollingStone Link: From 'Wild […]

With more than 28 million sales of nearly two dozen Number One singles, Carrie Underwood has become the top-selling country artist in the digital world. She joins bestsellers like Jason Aldean, who was crowned the top-selling male country artist last summer with 21.5 million digital sales, as well as global pop stars Katy… Source: RollingStone Link: Carrie Underwood […]

Since catching the attention of radio execs, Nashville insiders and music journalists with her ferocious live performance, singer-guitarist Clare Dunn has been building a steady buzz with her songwriting. Her song about her father’s near-fatal heart attack, “Old Hat,” elicited tears from fans during a SiriusXM taping at CMA Music Festival… Source: RollingStone Link: Miranda Lambert […]

The “wild and crazy guy” that is Steve Martin continues to build his music résumé up to that of his comedy credits. The actor has been playing banjo since he was a teen and incorporated a little picking into his standup shows in the Seventies, along with memorable musical interludes… Source: RollingStone Link: Steve Martin […]

Twenty-six years and many incarnations ago, they came straight outta Compton – and now Dr. Dre and Ice Cube are together again on the cover of Rolling Stone. In the cover story, on stands Friday, senior writer Brian Hiatt hangs out with Cube and Dre, as well as the other surviving… Source: RollingStone Link: N.W.A Tell […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Radiohead's Thom Yorke has written original music for the upcoming Broadway revival of the play "Old Times" by Harold Pinter, in what its director calls the combination of "a beautiful piece of theater and a true rock star." Source: Yahoo Music Link: Radiohead's Thom Yorke writes moody music for Broadway play

N.W.A’s 1988 album Straight Outta Compton was the Jordan that kicked down all the doors — the idea that hip-hop didn’t have to come from New York, the hard truths of “reality rap,” the waterfall of profanity, Raiders gear and something that had America so shook that the FBI had to get involved. But before their… Source: RollingStone Link: 20 Greatest […]

Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings will release their first holiday LP, It’s a Holiday Soul Party, on October 30th via Daptone Records. The 11-track album includes both traditional tunes (“Silent Night,” “White Christmas,” “Silver Bells”) and original tracks (opener “8 Days (of Hanukkah)”), Billboard reports.  “It’s so great to put out a… Source: RollingStone Link: Sharon […]

Hollywood Vampires, the supergroup featuring Johnny Depp, Alice Cooper and Joe Perry, have announced their first live dates, set for next month. Rounding out the lineup will be former Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan and drummer Matt Sorum, both of whom also play in the supergroup Velvet Revolver. The name… Source: RollingStone Link: Johnny […]

Thom Yorke is making his Broadway debut – behind the curtain, anyway. The Radiohead mastermind composed an original score for the Roundabout Theater Company revival of Harold Pinter’s 1971 play, Old Times, which will open in October at New York’s American Airlines Theater, according to The Hollywood Reporter.  Yorke wrote the score… Source: RollingStone Link: Radiohead's […]