Halfway through Side Two, during the Zombies’ first complete New York concert rendition of their 1968 studio masterpiece, Odessey and Oracle, singer Colin Blunstone summed up the gently enchanting durability of that record and his band’s gift for resurrection in the bright, marching glow of “This Will Be Our Year.” In… Source: RollingStone Link: The Zombies […]
CBS’ The Late Show and The Late Late Show merged Friday night as Stephen Colbert welcomed James Corden onto the 11:35 p.m. program for a chat and an impromptu musical performance. Both Colbert and Corden have roots in musical theatre, especially the works of Stephen Sondheim, so midway through the interview, the… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Stephen […]
On the same day the Game released his new LP The Documentary 2.0, the sequel to his breakout 2005 album, the rapper announced that a 18-track album dubbed The Documentary 2.5 would arrive one week later. And like the all-star 2.0 – which featured guests like Drake, Kanye West, Dr. Dre… Source: RollingStone Link: The Game […]
“What we all know in these real stories is that to some degree, they are all historical fiction, everyone is taking poetic license because clearly you can’t encapsulate a person’s life in 90 minutes.” Source: Yahoo Music Link: NYFF: Don Cheadle Defends Creative Liberties in Story and Music of Miles Davis Biopic
For Dead Weather’s Alison Mosshart, lyrics often come to her while driving. That’s what she reveals in a behind-the-scenes video directed by bandmate Jack White. It’s the fourth and final video in a series of clips the band has released focusing on each band member’s technique and approach. The 7-minute black-and-white… Source: RollingStone Link: Jack […]
David Bowie’s kept a very low profile since a heart attack prematurely ended his 2004 world tour, but he did release a new album in 2013 and just this week a snippet of his new song “Blackstar” came out. It’s the theme to the upcoming heist series The Last Panthers,… Source: RollingStone Link: Weekend Rock […]
Foo Fighters’ Sonic Highways tour has witnessed a number of strange occurrences over the past few months: A shattered leg, a rickrolling of the Westboro Baptist Church, Foo fans covering Rush and onstage invites for Jewel and Dave Grohl’s doctor. However, at Foo Fighters’ Memphis gig Wednesday night, Grohl once again raised… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Dave […]
By 1977, Dolly Parton was no longer country superstar Porter Wagoner’s “girl singer.” An independent woman and an extraordinarily gifted singer-songwriter, the bubbly blonde had no shortage of oversized assets. The biggest of them were her dreams. Convinced she could, in fact, have it all, Parton redefined her sound, put… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Dolly […]
The biggest album out today is Selena Gomez’s Revival. We’ll be dancing to its sexy pop anthems all weekend – look out for our review, coming soon. But that’s not the only thing you can listen to and enjoy on this New Music Friday! Check out our critics’ takes on eight of… Source: RollingStone Link: New Music […]
Easton Corbin wasn’t always sold on his new single “Yup.” In fact, he tells Rolling Stone Country, he didn’t really like it the first time he heard it. “It’s a little different from what people normally hear from me, but it’s a good thing to change it up a little bit,”… Source: RollingStone Link: Easton […]