Archive | November, 2015

10 New Artists You Need to Know: November 2015

Once again, we talked to 10 of the hottest artists who are climbing the charts, breaking the Internet or just dominating our office stereos. This month: reggaeton sensation Maluma, raucous Toronto indie rockers Dilly Dally, dreamy vaporwavers 2814 and more.  Source: RollingStone Link: 10 New Artists You Need to Know: November 2015

Watch Charli XCX's Feminism Film 'The F Word and Me'

Charli XCX’s documentary The F Word and Me – with the f-word in this case standing for feminism – premiered Tuesday on BBC 3. While touring in support of her 2014 LP Sucker, XCX interviewed fellow artists at each festival stop to “find out what feminism really means and to see… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Charli […]

Watch Adele, Fallon, Roots Sing 'Hello' With Classroom Instruments

Adele’s “Hello,” a chart-topping ballad from her record-breaking new LP, 25, is already one of her most intimate singles. But the singer achieves a new level of intimacy with this Tonight Show rendition of the poignant track, backed by Jimmy Fallon and the Roots on classroom instruments.  Crammed into a small space, the supergroup fleshes… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]

10 Great Thanksgiving Menu Songs

The national anthem of Thanksgiving is Arlo Guthrie’s still-hilarious musical monologue “Alice’s Restaurant.” But if you already know the story of the red VW microbus and the 27 8-by-10 color glossy photographs backwards and forwards, you may want some other selections to get you in the mood. For your dining pleasure,… Source: RollingStone Link: 10 Great […]

Sly and the Family Stone Co-Founder Cynthia Robinson Dead at 69

Cynthia Robinson, a founding member for Sly and the Family Stone who played trumpet, has died after a battle with cancer. The musician’s Facebook page and Billboard confirmed the news Tuesday. She was 69. The trumpeter was best known for her joyous melodies and inspired vocals and ad-libs on songs like “Dance… Source: RollingStone Link: Sly […]

Royce Da 5'9", DJ Premier Tap DOOM, Phonte for 'Highs and Lows'

PRhyme, the collaborative project of Royce Da 5’9″ and DJ Premier, have tapped MF DOOM and Phonte for a clattering, breathless new track, “Highs and Lows” that debuted on Beats 1 radio, Pitchfork reports. The cut is one of several new collaborations set to appear on PRhyme’s upcoming deluxe edition of their… Source: RollingStone Link: Royce […]

Thom Yorke: Tony Blair's Advisers Tried to Blackmail Me

Thom Yorke has claimed in a new interview that advisers to former Prime Minister Tony Blair “tried to blackmail” him when he was the spokesman for climate change campaign The Big Ask in 2003. At the time of the campaign, part of environmental organization Friends of the Earth, the Radiohead singer… Source: RollingStone Link: Thom Yorke: […]

See Jason Isbell's Haunting Americana Honors Performance

When Jason Isbell performed at the Americana Honors and Awards on September 16th, it was a little more than two weeks after his wife Amanda Shires had given birth to the couple’s first child. Even so, talented fiddle player Shires was onstage beside Isbell at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium that night. The… Source: RollingStone Link: See […]