Archive | October, 2015

Watch Sturgill Simpson Rip into T. Rex's 'The Motivator'

Sturgill Simpson has remained on the road for most of the year, barking his way through a live set that veers from Bible Belt bluegrass to amplified, full-throttle psychedelia. It’s fitting, then, that most of those concerts have come to a close with a medley of the Osborne Brothers’ “Listening… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Sturgill […]

Watch Slipknot's Creepy, Mournful Video for 'XIX'

Flaming coffins, gothic mourners, woozy camera angles that make The Blair Witch Project look like a kid’s flick: Slipknot go full-on horror film with their video for “XIX,” the opening track from their fifth LP, 2014’s .5: The Gray Chapter.   Director/Slipknot percussionist Shawn Crahan builds impressive dread in just over… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]

Rob Zombie's Great American Nightmare 2015: Rolling Stone's Best Photos

These days, Rob Zombie might be better known as a horror auteur than a musician, but the former White Zombie frontman still knows how to get a crowd moving — and screaming. Over the weekend, in Villa Park, Illinois, he hosted the Great American Nightmare, a pre-Halloween scarefest featuring three nights of… Source: RollingStone Link: Rob Zombie's […]

Tupac Shakur's Earnest 1995 Prison Letter Selling for $225,000

A handwritten five-page letter penned by Tupac Shakur while incarcerated in 1995 is now being offered with a $225,000 asking price. Memorabilia sellers Moments in Time are selling the letter, which the late rapper wrote to former Death Row employee Nina Bhadreshwar while serving nine months behind bars at the Clinton Correctional… Source: RollingStone Link: Tupac Shakur's […]

Pipes of Peace (Deluxe Edition)

The new frontier for Beatlemaniacs: reclaiming Eighties Paul. It’s one of the weirdest areas of the man’s career, full of buried treasures ripe for discovery. On the map of McCartney’s music, fans usually avoid the Eighties as the zone marked “Here Be Broad Street.” But the newly reissued Tug of War and Pipes… Source: RollingStone Link: Pipes of […]

Tug of War (Deluxe Edition)

The new frontier for Beatlemaniacs: reclaiming Eighties Paul. It’s one of the weirdest areas of the man’s career, full of buried treasures ripe for discovery. On the map of McCartney’s music, fans usually avoid the Eighties as the zone marked “Here Be Broad Street.” But the newly reissued Tug of… Source: RollingStone Link: Tug of […]

Route 91 Harvest Fest 2015: Best Live Photos

“There’s no better party than Vegas,” Jon Pardi told Rolling Stone Country backstage at the second annual Route 91 Harvest Fest. And over the weekend, Nashville brought the party to Las Vegas, as some of its biggest names graced stages at the outdoor MGM Resort Village on the south end… Source: RollingStone Link: Route 91 […]

Hear Run the Jewels' Blistering New Song, 'Rubble Kings Theme'

Run the Jewels depict the harsh realities of urban violence and racism in “Rubble Kings Theme (Dynamite),” the propulsive first single from the soundtrack to Shan Nicholson’s recent documentary Rubble Kings. The film chronicles the gang violence of Seventies New York City – and how hip-hop culture arose from that setting.  Killer Mike… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]