An upcoming, expanded edition of the Beach Boys’ 1965 album Beach Boys’ Party! will present the group’s original unplugged, raw recordings of the album’s songs without the original LP’s canned audience cheering. The band’s covers of Bob Dylan’s “The Times They Are A-Changin’” and the Beatles’ “Tell Me Why,” as they were… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Beach […]
By Fathin Ungku SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The co-founder of a Singapore church and five other leaders were sentenced to jail terms of up to eight years on Friday, for fraudulently diverting millions of dollars to support his wife's pop singing career. The mix of faith and fraud has fascinated tightly-regulated Singapore, where such cases are […]
In an era when many classical musicians despair for their art's future, the heroic brass opening of "Star Wars" is one of the most instantly recognized melodies in the world. When figures ranging from former US vice president Dick Cheney to university sports teams have wanted to toy with their images for ruthlessness, they have […]
She’ll sing a “special rendition” of Edith Piaf’s “Hymne à L’Amour” on Sunday night’s show. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Celine Dion Will Perform Tribute to Paris Victims at American Music Awards
Hollywood's leading film scorers — Harry Gregson-Williams ('The Martian'), Daniel Pemberton ('Steve Jobs'), Johann Johannsson ('Sicario'), Michael Giacchino ('Inside Out') and Carter Burwell ('Carol') — discuss the perils of talking to filmmakers and why ignoring meddling studio execs is a fantastic idea. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Composer Roundtable: 5 Music Masters Talk Anxiety, Demanding Directors […]
Old-time fiddler Ramona Jones, who was a veteran of radio, television and the live concert stage, died Tuesday (November 17th) in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. She was 91. Born Ramona Riggins in Indiana, Jones met her first husband, country entertainer Louis Marshall “Grandpa” Jones while both were working at Cincinnati radio station WLW…. Source: RollingStone Link: 'Hee […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Fans seeking to listen to Adele's new album won't be able to do so on Spotify or Apple Music. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Adele's '25' won't be available on Spotify or Apple Music
For David Bowie, space remains the place in the haunting, psychedelic short film for the musician’s new song, “★” (previously titled “Blackstar”), the title track from his upcoming LP. The intricate, expansive song opens with a melange of glitchy synths, jazzy, untethered drums and Bowie singing in an eerily processed voice, “On the… Source: RollingStone Link: David […]
Whoever it was that thought it would be a good idea to take a hugely popular country-folk song about a Kentucky coal miner from 1955 and a decade later re-work it into a groovy dance tune, complete with go-go dancers and trademark finger snaps, well, bless their pea-pickin’ heart. Songwriter and… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: […]
When the news surfaced in late 2009 that Genesis were getting inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, it briefly seemed like the Peter Gabriel–led lineup of the band might actually perform together for the first time in nearly 30 years. Sadly, the original Genesis frontman was deep… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: Phish […]