The Velvets’ last album is generally seen as their least. It suffers dubious production and lacks drummer Moe Tucker, due to her pregnancy; Lou Reed left the band before its release and, as he’d later complain, his songs were hacked down (notably “Sweet Jane” and “New Age”) and his intended… Source: RollingStone Link: Loaded: Re-Loaded […]
South Park gave Peter Gabriel fans a very unexpected treat this week when they played a big chunk of his “The Book of Love” cover during a wonderfully bizarre episode about Tweek and Craig’s supposed gay romance. Gabriel recorded the Magnetic Fields tune on his 2010 covers collection Scratch My Back. Now… Source: RollingStone Link: Weekend […]
In November, Amy Lee and Evanescence will end a three-year hiatus with an intimate short tour leading up to a headlining spot at Tokyo’s Ozzfest. Before entering rehearsals next week, Lee has confirmed to Rolling Stone during a soon-to-be-published interview that there are currently no plans for new music from… Source: RollingStone Link: Amy Lee […]
Heads up: It’s Friday! That means a tasty crop of new music releases available on your favorite digital retailer, streaming service, or even at a real, live record store if you can find one. Check out these brand-new albums, all out today, October 30th. Phish frontman Trey Anastasio spent this summer… Source: RollingStone Link: New […]
Fall Out Boy release their rap-remix album Make America Psycho Again on Friday and to tease the new set, the band has released the Azealia Banks-assisted remix of “The Kids Aren’t Alright.” The slowed-down take on the rock track features only one verse from Banks at the beginning before launching into the Fall Out Boy portion…. Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]
The latest installment of CMT On Tour, an annual trek that has featured future stars like Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert and Kip Moore, kicked off last night in New York City with two of the genre’s hottest young artists: Brett Eldredge and Thomas Rhett. Dubbed the Suits and Boots Tour, the show touched down… Source: RollingStone Link: Brett […]
Tomorrow marks the 40th anniversary of Queen’s monumental prog-opera-pop-metal hit “Bohemian Rhapsody,” a tune that topped the charts in the U.K. in 1975 and then nearly repeated the feat in America in 1992 thanks to an especially iconic lip-sync in Wayne’s World. Its influence cannot be overstated, practically inventing the… Source: RollingStone Link: Party On: […]
Pope Francis doesn’t release his prog rock-infused Wake Up! – a collection of his most enduring speeches paired with contemporary music – until November 27th. But on Friday, the Pontiff shared a second track from the album: the somber, choir-backed “¿Por Qué Sufren los Niños?” The track’s title translates to “Why do children suffer?,”… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Pope […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Def Leppard, "Def Leppard" (Mailboat Records) Source: Yahoo Music Link: Music Review: Def Leppard return with strong, diverse album
In his new single “You Look Like I Need a Drink,” Justin Moore pours a tall one not in celebration, but as a salve to heal an impending broken heart. Released today, the track recasts the idea of a breakup song as a rocking anthem instead of a traditional weeper. The… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]