Electric Light Orchestra’s symphonic pop has influenced acts from Flaming Lips to Daft Punk. Yet only one man can sound exactly like ELO, and that’s its leader Jeff Lynne, whose effusive sonic stamp radiates through the hits he helmed and helped write for Tom Petty, Roy Orbison, the Travelling Wilburys… Source: RollingStone Link: Alone in […]
Miami-born Jordy Asher (a.k.a. Boots) broke out as a producer when his moody beats became a highlight of Beyonce’s 2013 self-titled album. Yet his debut, Aquaria, is hardly the coming out party you’d expect from a guy who could’ve easily gone the route of an A-list hitmaker. There are no superstar cameos,… Source: RollingStone Link: Aquaria
2015 has often seemed like an Epcot Center version of Nineties indie-rock, with charming little guitar bands who recall charming little bands of the past popping up almost too fast to keep track of. Here’s another one: Bristol, England’s Trust Fund (a.k.a. singer-guitarist Ellis Jones plus some mates) is cut… Source: RollingStone Link: Seems Unfair
Thirty-three-year-old electronic musician Daniel Lopatin looks at human feelings like he’s crafting a Swiss watch. Recording as Oneohtrix Point Never, Lopatin works with simple piano lines and thick distortion to sketch detailed maps of emotional states from joy to despair. With sounds like those, it was no surprise when Trent… Source: RollingStone Link: Garden of […]
In a Beverly Hills back room filled with the personal possessions of a lifetime of fame as a Beatle and solo artist, Ringo Starr happily posed for pictures with guests on Tuesday. It was the opening-night party celebrating this week’s auction of selected items from Starr’s life and career to benefit his Lotus… Source: RollingStone Link: Ringo Starr […]
The searing Amy Winehouse documentary Amy, the Nina Simone film What Happened, Miss Simone? and the Scientology-examining Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief were among the 15 films named to the shortlist for the Best Documentary Feature Oscar at the upcoming 86th Academy Awards. The five finalists will be announced alongside… Source: RollingStone Link: Amy Winehouse, […]
On November 20th, Pusha T dropped “Untouchable,” the first single from his upcoming second solo studio record, King Push — Darkest Before Dawn: The Prequel. This would have been big enough news for fans who have patiently waited two years for him to release the follow-up to 2013’s My Name Is My Name, but… Source: RollingStone Link: Pusha T […]
A pair of country superstars will salute two of 2015’s hottest country acts tonight during the live telecast of the CMT Artists of the Year special. Lee Ann Womack will present seasoned songwriter Chris Stapleton with the Breakout Award. Womack is one of the dozens of artists who have cut… Source: RollingStone Link: Lee Ann […]
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson will play himself in My Friend 50, a potential Fox series about “unstable twentysomething” Amanda Kramer, who believes that joining the rapper-actor’s entourage will solve her problems. Jackson will make occasional appearances in the single-camera show, which is styled as a “documentary commissioned by the most… Source: RollingStone Link: 50 Cent […]
The year was 1987. President Reagan was embroiled in the Iran-Contra scandal, Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant were tangling at Wrestlemania III, and a young(ish) Bernie Sanders was launching his political career as the mayor of Burlington, Vermont. Pre-Bernie Burlington was home to antiquated, Footloose-style sound ordinances restricting the use of amplified music in city… Source: RollingStone Link: The […]