British electronic trio Nero have traveled deeper into a sci-fi blackhole for their sophomore album Between II Worlds, creating dark, ambient, transportive tracks. In the four years since their debut, Welcome Reality, the band has expanded beyond the cinematic quality of its own releases, producing a song for Muse (the dubstep banger “Follow Me”) and appearing on the… Source: RollingStone Link: Nero: Why […]
Neko Case will release Truckdriver, Gladiator, Mule, a career-spanning vinyl box set that pools all of her studio albums, a live LP and an EP in one limited edition package. The 8-LP remastered collection will see the release of her 1997 debut The Virginian on vinyl for the first time, while… Source: RollingStone Link: Neko Case […]
With the 2015 VMAs in the rearview, the music world turns its attention to the fall-album onslaught. No matter what your tastes, there’s plenty to look forward to in the coming season: rootsy comebacks from tried-and-true veterans (David Gilmour, Don Henley), rabidly anticipated efforts from left-field pop royalty (Kanye West,… Source: RollingStone Link: Fall Music […]
Nothing fires up the muse as readily as heartbreak. Shawn Mullins recently relearned that lesson, via a divorce from his third wife that left him both crushed and inspired. Sitting on his porch in Atlanta one afternoon, the newly single Mullins found himself searching for some sort of scapegoat. “Dealing with… Source: RollingStone Link: Listen to […]
A new documentary detailing the brilliant rise and sudden death of Janis Joplin, Janis: Little Girl Blue, will make its world premiere on September 5th at the Venice Film Festival. The film boasts a bevy of new audio and video footage, and in this exclusive clip for Rolling Stone, Joplin can… Source: RollingStone Link: Janis Joplin's […]
Kanye West made waves during Sunday night’s MTV Video Music Awards when he capped off his 13-minute acceptance speech by announcing his plan to run for president of the United States in 2020. Since then, comparisons between West and GOP presidential frontrunner Donald Trump have abounded. As Jimmy Kimmel pointed out in a recent video, they do have… Source: RollingStone Link: Donald […]
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Prominent conductor Zubin Mehta has been named as the new honorific chairman of the George Enescu International Music Festival. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Romania names conductor Zubin Mehta to head music festival
The Weeknd, Beach House, Yo La Tengo and others came out with new albums too. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Miley Cyrus, The Weeknd, Beach House and More Music Reviews
“We collectively decided it would have been historically inaccurate to load the crew with more black actors as the video would have been accused of rewriting history.” Source: Yahoo Music Link: "Wildest Dreams" Director Defends Taylor Swift's Music Video Against "Whitewashing" Allegations
David Bowie, known for the intellectual bent of his music, is penning music for what will likely be lighter fare — a musical based on cartoon character SpongeBob. Chicago's Oriental Theatre announced that the English rock icon and artist is leading an array of top musicians in composing the score for "SpongeBob The Musical" which […]