Archive | November, 2015

Pro-Israel Group Refutes Roger Waters' Comments on Country

Earlier this week, in an interview with Rolling Stone, Roger Waters further discussed his stance toward Israel and the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions [BDS] movement by taking aim at a television program spotlighting a pro-Israel organization called StandWithUs. “I think it’s trying to get people to support Israel,” Waters said, accusing the… Source: RollingStone Link: Pro-Israel Group […]

Dr. Dre Premieres Unreleased Banger 'Naked' on 'The Pharmacy'

Although Dr. Dre recently dropped what he billed as his “grand finale” Compton, there is plenty more unheard music from the producer just sitting in his stuffed musical vaults. On Saturday night’s episode of Dre’s Beats 1 radio show The Pharmacy, the rapper unearthed just a small fraction of the tracks that… Source: RollingStone Link: Dr. Dre […]

Watch TV on the Radio, War on Drugs Rock 'Austin City Limits'

The impressive 41st season of Austin City Limits continued Saturday night with an episode dedicated to a pair of indie rock groups that were making their debut appearances on the long-running music series, TV on the Radio and the War on Drugs. For TV on the Radio’s five-song set, the Brooklyn band focused… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]

U2's Larry Mullen Jr.: Streaming Services 'Have to Pay Artists More'

U2 were among the first mainstream artists to embrace the digital realm as the music industry slowly shifted from physical copies to mp3s, with the band’s longstanding relationship with Apple resulting in the surprise release of their 2014 LP Songs of Innocence through iTunes. However, while the Irish rockers are in a rare position where they can… Source: RollingStone Link: U2's Larry […]

John Lennon's 'Love Me Do' Guitar Sells for Record $2.4 Million

John Lennon’s long-lost acoustic Gibson J-160E, used in the recording of the Beatles’ Please Please Me and With the Beatles LPs, shattered all estimates Saturday on the Julien’s Live auction block, as the instrument sold for $2.41 million, a record for a guitar with music history significance. Lennon purchased the Gibson… Source: RollingStone Link: John Lennon's […]

Watch Donald Trump Dance to Drake's 'Hotline Bling' in 'SNL' Spoof

After a three-week hiatus, Saturday Night Live returned to a world that now features the existence of Drake’s “Hotline Bling” video, which has gone otherworldly viral thanks to the rapper’s “dance like no one’s watching” moves. The Internet has since been flooded with send-ups of the smash video, but SNL unleashed the spoof to… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Donald […]

Sia Returns to 'SNL' With Powerful 'This Is Acting' Performances

For the second time this year, Sia was recruited to serve as Saturday Night Live musical guest, this time for the show’s much anticipated Donald Trump-hosted episode. Her return visit came less than 10 months after the singer recreated her unique, Grammy-nominated music videos in an electrifying pair of performances, and Sia… Source: RollingStone Link: Sia Returns […]