Archive | September, 2015

Hear Joanna Newsom's Lush 'Leaving the City'

Joanna Newsom’s husband Andy Samberg showcased his pipes during the Emmy Awards’ epic opening number Sunday night, and now Monday brings a new track by Newsom titled “Leaving the City.” The sweeping, ornamental song is the second single off Newsom’s upcoming Divers, her first LP since 2010’s Have One on… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Joanna […]

12 Best Things We Saw at Atlanta's Music Midtown

With Atlanta’s midtown skyline in the background and the greenery of the city’s Piedmont Park underfoot, the annual Music Midtown Festival provided one of the best environments of all the nation’s summertime festivals. Not to mention a killer lineup that included Drake, Elton John, Van Halen, Run the Jewels and Sam Smith…. Source: RollingStone Link: 12 Best […]

Have the Seahawks Fallen Victim to 'The Ciara Curse'?

The Seahawks are 0-2, Marshawn’s mom is mad and the Emerald City is in an uproar. The season is still young, of course, but Seattle’s odds of making the playoffs aren’t looking great. Even though they overcame a 3-3 start to make the Super Bowl last year, only 23 teams (out… Source: RollingStone Link: Have the […]

Foo Fighters: Fox Nixed 'Sonic Highways' Emmys Performance

Sunday night’s Primetime Emmys were one of those rare extravagant awards shows that actually ended on time, but being punctual appeared to come at the expense of a Foo Fighters performance. During a run-in with TMZ, Dave Grohl revealed he didn’t attend the Primetime Emmys ceremony because, “We were supposed to play… Source: RollingStone Link: Foo Fighters: […]

Watch: Taraji P. Henson and Kerry Washington's Apple Music Commercial May Have Been the Best Thing About the Emmys

This article, Watch: Taraji P. Henson and Kerry Washington's Apple Music Commercial May Have Been the Best Thing About the Emmys, originally appeared on TVGuide.com. We'd give anything to see footage of Kerry Washington and Taraji P. Henson getting down at the Emmys after-parties, if their Apple Music commercial is any indication. The ad, which […]

Cass County

Don Henley was country before it was cool, long before he was a singing, drumming and songwriting member of the Eagles. Cass County, his first solo album in 15 years, is named after the East Texas plains where Henley, now 68, grew up amid farming, oil rigs and the Southern radio… Source: RollingStone Link: Cass County

Fetty Wap

Fetty Wap is a heartening hip-hop success story. He’s a one-eyed kid from Paterson, New Jersey, whose voice sounds like someone Auto-Tuned a wounded Tauntaun, but the underdog charisma of hits like “My Way” and “Trap Queen” has turned him into one of this year’s most endearing breakout stars. That… Source: RollingStone Link: Fetty Wap

Music Complete

A New Order album without founding member Peter Hook — one of rock’s most aggressive yet distinctively melodic bassists — seems about as appealing as Joy Division without singer Ian Curtis. But just as Curtis’ suicide inspired his bandmates to reinvent themselves as New Order in 1980, Hook’s departure frees them… Source: RollingStone Link: Music Complete