The rock & roll community continues to remember Scott Weiland, with former Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward the latest to pay tribute to the Stone Temple Pilots singer. On Ward’s Rock 50 show on Cerritos College, California’s WPMD, the drummer talked about meeting Weiland and praised the singer’s abilities. “I knew Scott and I… Source: RollingStone Link: Dave […]
Taylor Bennett, the 19-year-old brother of indie-rap wunderkind Chance the Rapper, is ready to break out on his own with his debut full-length album, Broad Shoulders, executive-produced by Tay Bennett Entertainment and UPNORTH Music and co-executive-produced by Joseph Cabey. Listen to the exclusive premiere of the Chicago rapper’s latest below. When Bennett originally… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]
Former Clash bassist Paul Simonon celebrated his 60th birthday by forming an all-star, one-night-only supergroup with Damon Albarn, Noel Gallagher and the Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde on Sunday night. The band played a variety of classic Clash tracks (“The Guns of Brixton,” “Brand New Cadillac”) and selections from Albarn’s vast catalog,… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Damon […]
Here’s a weird thing about the music business as 2015 comes to an end: It isn’t going too badly. By mid-year, concert-ticket prices went down, according to Pollstar, while sales for the Top 100 shows were up 39 percent. And while traditional CD sales and downloads are down, Spotify, Apple… Source: RollingStone Link: 2016 Predictions: […]
“This is the ministry of street energy / the church of criminology teaching my chemistries,” Pusha T rhymes on “Crutches, Crosses, Caskets,” a Timbaland-produced track from upcoming LP King Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude. Now, director Kid Art has brought that church to life with the track’s creepy music video. The… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]
Larry King has interviewed world leaders and A-list celebrities, but he’s never looked more satisfied than when Joanna Newsom taught him to play rudimentary harp. Newsom recently joined the host for his web series Larry King Now, instructing the journalist on the proper mechanics of the glissando technique. “That was beautiful,” King says, after… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]
While Prince Harry watched from the audience, Kacey Musgraves sang a stripped-down cover of Coldplay’s “Yellow” during last month’s Royal Variety Performance. She was the only country artist to hit the stage during the annual London event, whose lineup also included Elton John, One Direction, Kylie Minogue and Brandon Flowers. Joined by… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]
Joey Kramer's Sunday River restaurant is ready to rock. While most restaurants are currently rolling out plans for New Year's Eve celebrations, upcoming Sunday River addition Rockin' and Roastin' Cafe and Restaurant — At the Mountain has announced it will open instead on New Year's Day, January 1, 2016, with a live performance hosted by co-owner and […]
Sleater-Kinney are in the midst of a five-night stand in New York and Brooklyn, and during their Sunday night show at Terminal 5, the reunited trio were joined by a surprise guest and a familiar face: Carrie Brownstein’s Portlandia co-star Fred Armisen, who played cowbell through a frenzied, seven-minute version of the… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Sleater-Kinney […]
Touring revenue easily trumps sales in Forbes’ list of the 30 Top Earning Musicians of 2015, which puts pop star Katy Perry at the very top of the list and Garth Brooks in the Number Three spot (behind One Direction) with earnings of $90 million. Though his album Man Against Machine didn’t… Source: RollingStone Link: Garth […]