One diehard Weezer fan has spent $25,000 to experience an “Island in the Sun” in the most outlandish way possible: by taking a Greyhound bus to the Galapagos with singer Rivers Cuomo. The as-yet-unnamed big spender selected the “Experience Bundle” pre-order of Weezer’s new self-titled LP, granting the buyer “a… Source: RollingStone Link: Weezer Fanatic […]
Six-time CMA and ACM Female Vocalist of the Year Miranda Lambert will light up concert stages throughout 2016 with her latest headlining trek. And in keeping with Lambert’s penchant for more traditional-leaning country music, she’s named it the Keeper of the Flame Tour, which is set to visit 30 U.S…. Source: RollingStone Link: Miranda Lambert […]
Prince approached the piano, a purple baby grand. He landed a single chord, resonant and bassy. He stood. He walked away. As we could have guessed, Prince’s first-ever (first ever?) solo show last night at Paisley Park, his home compound in suburban Minnesota, was no simple, straightforward affair. The 57-year-old funk-pop… Source: RollingStone Link: Prince […]
It’s been nearly a quarter of a century since Suede introduced Brit-pop to the world on a 1992 Melody Maker cover that dubbed them “the best new band in Britain.” The London outfit went on to release a series of U.K. chart-toppers, only to fall victim to changing tastes toward the… Source: RollingStone Link: Night Thoughts
Among midlife indie kids working a sidelong vision of classic-rock ecstasy, there aren’t many doing it with more grace or smarts than Eleanor Friedberger. She’s been at it since the early 2000s – first with her brother Matthew in the Fiery Furnaces, and now as a solo artist – and… Source: RollingStone Link: New View
Shakira is a superstar Gazelle in Disney’s “Zootopia,” an animated comedy adventure, set in the modern mammal metropolis of Zootopia, which hits theaters March 4, 2016. Source: Yahoo Music Link: First Look at Shakira's 'Zootopia' Music Video for 'Try Everything'
Daphne Guinness is taking her artistic talents in a new direction with the launch of her debut music album. The Anglo-Irish heiress, designer, film producer and artist has unveiled the video for the record's first single "The Long Now," shot in black and white on the streets of Manhattan by the visual artist Luca Pizzaroni. […]
The Jan. 21 event recognized work in movies, television, games and trailers. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Snubbed by Oscars, 'See You Again,' 'Straight Outta Compton' Win at Music Supervisor Awards
Don McLean’s wife was granted a temporary order of protection against the “American Pie” singer Thursday following an alleged domestic violence incident at their Maine home early Sunday morning. In documents filed to the Rockland District Court, Patricia McLean accused her husband of having “a violent temper” and physically and verbally… Source: RollingStone Link: Don McLean […]
Marilyn Manson will add a new role to his eclectic acting résumé when The Pale Emperor rocker guest stars as a barber/surgeon on the upcoming third season of the supernatural drama Salem. Manson will play Thomas Dinley, “the go-to man in Salem, from a shave and a haircut to being leeched, bled, sliced… Source: RollingStone Link: Marilyn Manson […]