It’s safe to say nobody ever expected Duran Duran to endure this long — not even Duran Duran. But the original New Romantics are back with a vengeance. Their excellent new LP, Paper Gods, lives up their their classic sex-synths-and-mascara legacy. All four remain as criminally charismatic ever: singer Simon Le Bon,… Source: RollingStone Link: Duran Duran […]
Apple Inc said on Thursday its new music streaming service has attracted more than 11 million members during its free trial period, a response that music industry experts called respectable but not overwhelming. Apple Music rolled out with a three-month free trial period on June 30. Nearly 2 million people opted for the free trial […]
Imagine you’re Steve Hackett and it’s 1986. You left Genesis seven years earlier since they weren’t using nearly enough of your songs, but they’ve since become one of the biggest bands on the planet and they’re making piles and piles of money, landing hit after hit. If that wasn’t enough, Phil Collins… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: Steve […]
Afrojack’s big hit of 2015 is “Hey Mama,” a chart-topping collaboration with David Guetta, Nicki Minaj and Bebe Rexha, but right now, he’s most excited about “SummerThing!” The new single, the first off an album due early next year, rides a peppy guitar line toward a cavernous drop that earns its… Source: RollingStone Link: 'Trust Your […]
Dr. Dre has announced that he will be donating all of his artist royalties earned from Compton, the pioneering gangsta rapper-producer’s long-awaited new album, to help fund a new performing arts and entertainment facility in Compton. The news was announced today on Beats 1 radio DJ Zane Lowe’s program. “I feel it’s the… Source: RollingStone Link: Dr. […]
The Northern Lights might be missing from his moniker these days, but Jonathan Tyler’s new LP, Holy Smokes, is certainly not want for anything: particularly crunchy, roots-rock hooks. Though he endured a breakup with Atlantic Records, a battle with alcohol and a legal scuffle that forced him to release this record under… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Jonathan […]
Ryan Adams is a master of stripped-down, emotional covers, but he’s taking that mastery to a new level as he records covers of Taylor Swift’s smash album 1989 in its entirety and in the style of the Smiths. “Guaranteed saddest version of ‘Welcome to New York’ ever — or your tears back,” he… Source: RollingStone Link: Ryan […]
Toward the end of last year, a part of actress Emily Kinney died. For four seasons, she had played The Walking Dead’s Beth Greene — the wide-eyed, singing-prone, optimistic daughter of a veterinarian farmer — but as is the show’s wont, her character met its less-than-natural conclusion in November. Now Kinney is focusing on… Source: RollingStone Link: Life […]
The great tragedy of music is that so many high-quality albums go unheard. Blame it on the glut of material released every year or the fact that the majority of artists don’t have the big-budget promotional push to bring their records to the masses. With the year more than half over, we looked… Source: RollingStone Link: 30 Great […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Apple says more than 11 million people have signed up for a trial of its music streaming service since it launched on June 30. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Apple Music has more than 11 million members