P.F. Sloan, the songwriting great behind classic singles like Barry McGuire’s “Eve of Destruction” and Johnny Rivers’ “Secret Agent Man,” passed away Monday night after a short bout with pancreatic cancer, the musician’s representative confirmed to Rolling Stone. Sloan, who was born Philip Schlein, was 70. “Phil was a key element on… Source: RollingStone Link: P.F. […]
Matthew and Gunnar Nelson, the twin sons of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Rick Nelson, will release their first collection of holiday songs later this week. This Christmas, which will be available via digital outlets on Friday, November 20th, will be released in physical form on December 4th. A spirited… Source: RollingStone Link: Matthew […]
If you would like an encore from Mac Miller, gimme a “Hell Yeah.” In September, the rapper returned with a new album, GO:OD AM, and he’s currently on the road in support of it. We’re not really sure how “Stone Cold” Steve Austin fits into all of that, but it didn’t… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]
Georgia alt-metal band Baroness have previewed another intoxicatingly tough new single from their forthcoming album Purple. The dark “Shock Me” follows up the album’s lead single, “Chlorine and Whine.” The new track moves more swiftly and aggressively than the sprawling “Chlorine and Whine.” “Good fortune never was shining on me the… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]
Our guide to this week's (and last week's) album releases also features the week's top new music videos from artists like Missy Elliott, Weezer, and Unknown Mortal Orchestra, plus brand new streaming music from Freddie Gibbs, Baroness, and more. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at Metacritic Source: Yahoo Music Link: Music […]
Weezer have followed up their gluttonous, cannoli-overloaded lyric video for new single “Thank God for Girls” with a proper music video that appropriately takes Weezer fans to church. In the Scantron-directed video, frontman Rivers Cuomo plays a sleazy evangelist who takes his congregation’s donations to a backroom poker game. After losing all their… Source: RollingStone Link: Rivers […]
In a preview of her Sunday appearance on 60 Minutes, Adele’s song “When We Were Young” is played in a clip from an exclusive performance on the show. The singer’s live recording of the track takes place in the last half of the clip. Adele and Tobias Jesso Jr. co-wrote “When… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]
The Dixie Chicks have revealed the dates for a 2016 tour that will take them all across the U.S. next summer. Following their previously announced European trek, the DCX MMXVI World Tour will kick off June 1st at the Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.The multi-award-winning trio will visit more… Source: RollingStone Link: Dixie Chicks […]
No single person “invented” rock & roll. But it’s hard to imagine how it could’ve happened without Sun Records visionary Sam Phillips. Peter Guralnick’s rigorously researched Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock ‘n’ Roll tells the story of a Southern white businessman who enabled the careers of epochal artists, black… Source: RollingStone Link: Meet Man […]
Brandon Flowers of The Killers said in a new interview that the band is in the early stages of writing a new album, with a possible release by the end of next year. Source: Yahoo Music Link: The Killers may release new music by end of 2016