“Rocky Horror never surprises me,” says Lou Adler, who executive-produced The Rocky Horror Picture Show. “I can be sitting in the most conservative meeting about some other subject, and somebody will say, ‘I have to admit…,’ and then they give me their Rocky Horror story.” Later this month, Adler will be… Source: RollingStone Link: 'Rocky […]
The Dead Weather have dropped a live performance video for “I Feel Love (Every Million Miles),” the opening track and first single off the band’s upcoming LP Dodge and Burn. In the black-and-white video, Alison Mosshart, Jack White and company perform their new track at Third Man Records surrounded by draped… Source: RollingStone Link: Dead Weather […]
With the Rolling Stones, U2, Taylor Swift and One Direction on the road during an economic recovery, it’s hard to imagine the concert business having anything other than a blockbuster summer. First-half North American ticket sales were up 5.8 percent compared to 2014, according to Pollstar; top promoter Live Nation’s sales,… Source: RollingStone Link: Summer […]
“I’m old enough to know the game/But pushing buttons now is all that keeps me sane,” Dan Auerbach sings in “Outta My Mind,” the opening jolt on this strange, seductive album, through a spooky melange of spaghetti-Western guitars, funk drumming and oily reverb. The first line is plain enough: Auerbach,… Source: RollingStone Link: Yours, Dreamily
In the early 2000s, the Libertines soaked up comparisons to Oasis and the Strokes, while singer-guitarist Pete Doherty hoovered all the drugs in London. With those days behind them, the Libs have returned for their first LP since 2004, full of sharp garage slop, glam anthems, Waterloo sunburn and loads… Source: RollingStone Link: Anthems for […]
Against Me!’s most recent LP, 2014’s Transgender Dysphoria Blues, was the punk group’s first since frontwoman Laura Jane Grace came out as transgender, and songs like “True Trans Soul Rebel” sounded like cries of freedom. On 23 Live Sex Acts — recorded on various dates of the band’s tour last year… Source: RollingStone Link: 23 Live […]
Metal’s most fanciful band has gilded its 16th LP with the usual tales of kings, battles and foolhardy missions to the sky — but while those topics might sound like old hat, the veteran Brits indulge their whims without ever getting tiresome. Their three guitarists wield an endless arsenal of galloping… Source: RollingStone Link: The Book […]
Kanye West has called himself the greatest living rock star, and his latest pupil seems to be taking that idea as gospel. On his major-label debut, Travis Scott — a 23-year-old from Houston who’s usually shirtless if he isn’t wearing all-black – doesn’t rap so much as scream, moan and yelp… Source: RollingStone Link: Rodeo
Find release dates, details, and streaming tracks from this fall's most anticipated album releases, including new music from Lana Del Rey, Deafheaven, Disclosure, Joanna Newsom, New Order, The Dead Weather, CHVRCHES, and many more critically acclaimed acts. (Plus an album made by cats.) Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at Metacritic Source: […]
Google has launched a music streaming service in Japan, becoming the latest tech giant to push into the world's number two music market, despite mixed results among earlier arrivals. The launch, announced Thursday, came after similar services debuted in Japan this year by Apple, popular messaging app Line, and a joint venture by IT firm […]