Long before he wrote the wild, dramatic score for Batman and the twisted song cycle that runs through the beloved Nightmare Before Christmas, Danny Elfman’s original claim to cinematic fame was far quirkier than anything he’d ever dream up for Tim Burton: He portrayed Satan, dressed in a long-tail white… Source: RollingStone Link: Inside Danny […]
Bob Dylan released his new deluxe set The Bootleg Series Vol. 12: The Cutting Edge 1965-1966 on Friday, examining the making of three of his greatest LPs – Bringing It Back Home, Highway 61 Revisited and Blonde on Blonde – with two, six or 18 discs of alternate takes, demo versions or… Source: RollingStone Link: Mix Bob […]
Hunter Hayes steps out of his tour-bus shower, throws on a Purdue University T-shirt and prepares to face what many others would deem to be nothing short of insanity. For Hayes, it’s just another Thursday evening. “It’s become a little tradition,” the country superstar says of regularly exiting his tour… Source: RollingStone Link: Hunter Hayes […]
Last August, the Icelandic pop star Björk cancelled the final dates of her 2015 tour, including a closing-night homecoming performance at this year’s Iceland Airwaves, scheduled for November 8th. She made a surprise appearance at the festival anyway, though, holding a press conference Friday for international journalists to promote Gaetum Gardsins –… Source: RollingStone Link: Bjork Rallies […]
Even if you know next to nothing else about Martin O’Malley, you’re likely aware of at least two facts: 1. He’s running for president, and 2. He plays the guitar. In fact, for more than two decades, O’Malley’s been the frontman of the Irish folk rock band O’Malley’s March, which once opened for… Source: RollingStone Link: 10 […]
It’s another New Music Friday. Here are the biggest, coolest and otherwise most noteworthy albums released today, November 6th, 2015. Grimes, Art Angels: This is the Canadian art-pop auteur’s first album since signing a management deal with Jay Z’s Roc Nation. It features guest appearances from Janelle Monae and Aristophanese (the… Source: RollingStone Link: New […]
Adele employs a massive backing band – including a cellist and percussionist – in her first-ever live performance of comeback single “Hello.” The clip teases the TV special Adele at the BBC, which airs November 20th, the release date for her long-awaited third LP, 25. The “Hello” footage finds the singer belting the… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]
Lady Gaga, Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato and Alabama Shakes’ Brittany Howard are set to be honored at the annual event. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Lana Del Rey to Be Honored as "Trailblazer" at Billboard's Women in Music
Never mind that she hasn't put out an album since 2013: Katy Perry, who – lest we forget, totally killed the Super Bowl halftime show earlier this year – shot like a firework into the top spot on Forbes ' list of the highest-earning women in music this year. Thanks to a ginormous world tour, […]
Peter Case, "HWY 62" (Omnivore) Source: Yahoo Music Link: Music Review: Peter Case 'HWY 62' leads to a good place