Thomas Ayad, a marketing manager at Mercury Music Group/Universal in Paris, would do anything for the bands he worked with – including travel internationally to see them live. “He’d go to Germany to see [industrial-metal band] Rammstein,” Ayad’s friend and co-worker Antoine Boudie tells Rolling Stone. “You get into this business because you… Source: RollingStone Link: Thomas Ayad: […]

Season nine of The Voice is well underway, with the second week of live shows airing Monday and Tuesday. Setting the typically heated competition aside, if only briefly, Blake Shelton joined his team members Barrett Baber, Emily Ann Roberts and Zach Seabaugh for a performance of the inspirational Bill Withers… Source: RollingStone Link: See Blake […]

Keith Richards has unveiled the stylistic, moody video for his latest Crosseyed Heart single “Love Overdue,” the Rolling Stones guitarist’s laid-back cover of reggae singer Gregory Isaacs’ “Love Is Overdue.” In the noir-ish, art deco-inspired animated clip, a despondent silhouette literally kicks the can under street lights while commiserating about the love that left… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Keith […]

By the time Texas native Barbara Mandrell was a teenager, she was proficient on banjo, steel guitar, accordion and several other instruments, all of which had become an integral part of her stage act. Having initially struggled to achieve chart success, Mandrell finally had her first chart-topper in 1978 with… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: See […]

As anyone who attended Rush’s R40 tour earlier this year could attest, the Canadian prog legends have a lot of famous fans. Goofy videos that played during and after the show featured Paul Rudd and Jason Segel — who made Rush the fulcrum of their male-bonding odyssey in I Love You,… Source: RollingStone Link: 10 Things […]

Pussy Riot have released a music video for their song “Refugees In,” which the band is dedicating to refugees arriving in Europe from Syria, Afganistan, Sudan and other war-torn countries. The video features live footage filmed during the band’s September 25th performance at Banksy’s Dismaland attraction in Weston-super-Mare in Somerset, England,… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Pussy […]

“It’s all about the South!” goes the chorus to the Cadillac Three’s biggest hit, a Dixieland anthem that rattles off the names of more than a half-dozen Bible Belt states. But while the trio may be steeped in Southern pride, they also have a major fan base overseas and tour there… Source: RollingStone Link: The Cadillac […]

Producer-vocalist Tricky has set a release date for his first full-length album with his collaboration-heavy project, Skilled Mechanics. The self-titled effort will be issued January 22nd via his own False Idols imprint. Skilled Mechanics will feature appearances from Wild Bunch member DJ Milo, Tricky tour drummer Luke Harris, Oh Land, Ivy 艾菲, Ann… Source: RollingStone Link: Tricky […]

David Nail’s “Night’s on Fire” has one of those brain-invading hooks — a descending oh-oh-oh that seems geared for maximum crowd participation. Fittingly, the song’s video makes the crowd a central component of the action. The recently released clip culls tour footage of Nail, from performing “Night’s on Fire” to the… Source: RollingStone Link: See […]

Dolly Parton and NBC have released the first extended look at the upcoming TV-movie based on the Country Music Hall of Famer’s autobiographical hit “Coat of Many Colors.” Introduced by Parton herself, the clip showcases Jennifer Nettles in the role of Parton’s mother Avie. By 1971, Parton was eight albums into… Source: RollingStone Link: See […]