WOODSTOCK, N.Y. (AP) — An organizer of the original Woodstock concert is behind a venture to establish a pop music college in the upstate New York town that lent its name to the 1969 music festival. Source: Yahoo Music Link: School of rock: Plans set for pop music college in Woodstock

It’s an overcast Friday evening in early May, and Davido, the hottest young pop artist in Nigeria, is on his way to the Dolce Lounge in Elizabeth, New Jersey, for a gig. On Tuesday, the self-proclaimed “Omo Baba Olowo” — Yoruba for “son of a rich man” — realized he… Source: RollingStone Link: How DJ […]

It’s been a tough couple of weeks for Meek Mill, who drew the ire of Whataburger, the Undertaker and roughly half the NFL after engaging in a war of words with Drake – and responding to a pair of sizzling diss tracks from the Prince of the Provinces with, uh,… Source: RollingStone Link: Meek Mill's […]

There’s no substitute for experiencing a skilled DJ in a killer space, mixing live. Still, there are still only so many nights you can spend dancing to the wee hours. Thankfully, during the past 10 years or so, the Internet has made it possible to see or hear sets by… Source: RollingStone Link: 25 Greatest […]

Toward the end of Beck’s set Tuesday night at Nile Rodgers’ inaugural FOLD Festival in Riverhead, New York, bassist Justin Meldal-Johnsen told the crowd that the singer was “feeling a little emotional tonight.” Judging by fan response to the singer’s elegiac latest album, the Grammy-winning Morning Phase, the audience would’ve been forgiven if Beck… Source: RollingStone Link: Beck Brings […]

The first-ever American Roots Festival has revealed its country-leaning inaugural lineup. The two-day festival, which will take place October 17th and 18th in Raleigh, North Carolina, will feature big-name headliners including Eric Church, Willie Nelson and Sheryl Crow. The initial festival lineup also includes a wide-ranging group of acts, including… Source: RollingStone Link: Eric Church, […]

The Grateful Dead may have ceased to exist following their Fare Thee Well shows, but three of the band’s “Core Four” surviving members will reincarnate the Dead as part of a new group featuring John Mayer. Dubbed Dead & Company, guitarist Bob Weir and percussionists Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart will… Source: RollingStone Link: Grateful Dead […]

Jax Fish House will celebrate National Oyster Day on Wednesday, August 5, by dishing out 100 1/2 dozen fresh shucked oysters, for free! Doors will open at 4 p.m. along with beginning of this shellfish deal, and will continue while supplies last. This deal will be happening at all of the Jax Fish House locations […]

Tim McGraw sent a message out into space – and cyberspace – this week to announce his new single. Since the mid-tempo love song is titled “Top of the World,” McGraw and his band dedicated the premiere of the tune, via Twitter, to the astronauts aboard the International Space Station…. Source: RollingStone Link: Tim McGraw […]

Macklemore celebrates the birth of his daughter with “Growing Up (Sloane’s Song),” his reflective new song with collaborator Ryan Lewis and guest vocalist Ed Sheeran. The Seattle rapper, real name Ben Haggerty, gives advice to his two-month-old child throughout different stages of her life, while confessing fears about his career interfering… Source: RollingStone Link: Macklemore Returns […]