TED Talks don’t usually begin with the speaker being slammed in the head by a stone tablet and then having the flesh ripped from their face, but that’s what happened when one Gwar member was recruited to participate in the popular speaking series. Appearing at a TEDx conference in the metal… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Gwar's […]

Dr. Dre, Compton (Aftermath/Interscope) Source: Yahoo Music Link: Music Review: Dr. Dre's 'Compton' feels classic

Two days after Prince announced that he would release his new album HitNRun exclusively to Tidal, the singer revealed the reason he is sidestepping a record label and offering the LP directly through Jay Z’s streaming service. “Record contracts are just like — I’m gonna say the word – slavery,” Prince… Source: RollingStone Link: Prince Warns […]

An update to the beta for Halo 5: Guardians leaked out a good portion of the game's original soundtrack as well as several screenshots of its multiplayer menus, including the Warzone mode. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Beta update leaks out Halo 5: Guardians' theme music (update)

AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd promises he’s “going to be back” with the Back in Black band in a new interview. Speaking to New Zealand’s 3D, Rudd said his first priorities when his eight-month home detention sentence ends is to “get my job back, get back on the road and make a lot… Source: RollingStone Link: Phil Rudd: […]

Sean Price, Brooklyn rapper and member of the hip-hop groups Heltah Skeltah, Boot Camp Clik and Random Axe, died Saturday morning at the age of 43. DJ Premier first revealed Price’s death, posting on Instagram, “R.I.P. Ruck… Love and Respect to The Duck Down Family!!! #SeanPrice.” Price’s wife also confirmed… Source: RollingStone Link: Sean Price, […]

The estate of Bobbi Kristina Brown filed a multi-million wrongful death lawsuit against her boyfriend Nick Gordon Friday following Brown’s death at the age of 22. In the suit, Brown’s estate conservator Bedelia Hargrove alleges that Gordon “gave Bobbi Kristina a toxic cocktail rendering her unconscious and then put her face down… Source: RollingStone Link: Bobbi Kristina […]

Weeks in advance, well before the venerable British progressive-rock band Yes took to the stage last night, members of the group had told the media that their show would include a tribute to Chris Squire, the late bassist, singer and songwriter without whom they had never performed since convening in 1968. What shape… Source: RollingStone Link: Yes Play […]

(Reuters) – Antitrust authorities in Europe failed to find evidence that Apple Inc's deals with record labels and online music streaming services are blocking rivals' access to its music streaming platform, Re/code reported, citing sources. The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, started an investigation in April and had sent out questionnaires […]

Four of Seattle’s most prominent music figures will create a one-night only supergroup to pay tribute to Iggy Pop and the Stooges. Mike McCready (Pearl Jam), Duff McKagan (Guns N’ Roses), Mark Arm (Mudhoney) and Barrett Martin (Screaming Trees/Mad Season) will perform on the roof of Seattle’s Pike Place Market on… Source: RollingStone Link: Pearl Jam, […]