Tortoise were matter-of-fact poobahs of a modestly potent Nineties movement dubbed “post-rock,” which was pretty much what their elders called “prog-rock,” but with beats refreshingly prioritized over wanky virtuosity and way fewer proto-Game of Thrones fantasy-fiction lyrics. (In Tortoise’s case, lyrics were largely ditched altogether.) It was an excellent notion… Source: RollingStone Link: The Catastrophist
The Arcs have unveiled their spring tour dates, which include their previously announced Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival appearances, in support of 2015’s Yours, Dreamily. The band will kick things off in Vancouver, BC, on April 11th at Commodore Ballroom and this leg of the tour wraps on April… Source: RollingStone Link: The Arcs […]
Former Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward is refuting a claim that he received an invitation to play the band’s upcoming final show. Bassist Geezer Butler said in an interview with Radio.com that they’d floated the idea of the drummer playing the gig past him but that he’d refused. Ward, however,… Source: RollingStone Link: Black Sabbath, […]
2 Chainz has had a growing hit on his hands with “Watch Out,” the only single off his 2015 mixtape Trap-A-Velli Tre. The piano-driven trap song has finally gotten a meme-able video to accompany it, six months after the track’s release. Motion Family directed the goofy clip, which features 2 Chainz’s… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]
The lineup for the fifth annual Watershed Music and Camping Festival has been unveiled and the two-weekend event, set for mid-summer, has a lineup designed to cater to a wide array of country music fans. Jason Aldean, Eric Church and Keith Urban will headline both weekends of the festival, which takes… Source: RollingStone Link: Eric […]
The Dave Matthews Band will celebrate its 25th anniversary in the same way they spent most of their years together: With a massive summer tour. Each night of the trek, which kicks off May 11th in Wichita, Kansas, will feature two full sets from the band. However, in addition to the… Source: RollingStone Link: Dave Matthews […]
Nashville star Chris Carmack took his single “Pieces of You” to NBC’s Today show on Monday, performing the title cut of his recently released EP in an acoustic setting. Introduced by hosts Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager, Carmack said, “I’m still trying to find my voice as a musician… Source: RollingStone Link: See Chris […]
Just a week after Iggy Pop and Josh Homme revealed they had secretly recorded an album together, the pair have unveiled “Break Into Your Heart,” another new track from their upcoming Post Pop Depression. Speaking previously about their collaboration, Homme admitted Pop’s solo LPs The Idiot and Lust for Life inspired him to break… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]
Patrisha McLean has agreed to dismiss the protection order made against her husband, “American Pie” singer-songwriter Don McLean, following an alleged violent incident that took place January 17th resulting in the musician’s arrest. The couple do not plan to divorce, Taste of Country reports. “I did not intend to define Don or our… Source: RollingStone Link: Don […]
Disney star Zendaya pays tribute to the Broadway musical Finding Neverland with help from Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston and Dancing With the Stars’s Maksim Chmerkovskiy in the music video for her cover of “Neverland.” The single appears on the compilation Finding Neverland: The Album. In the clip, Zendaya has difficulty entering a… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]