At 77, Happy Traum is a folk revivalist straight out of Inside Llewyn Davis – a Bronx believer who, alongside his late brother Artie and many others, eventually landed in the music-minded hamlet of Woodstock, New York. (For a full portrait, see Barney Hoskyns’ forthcoming Small Town Talk: Bob Dylan,… Source: RollingStone Link: Just for […]
Eight years have passed since Chuck Wicks released his debut album Starting Now, which contained his blockbuster single “Stealing Cinderella.” Much has changed for Wicks since then — including record label shuffles and landing his current day job as co-host of NASH-FM’s America’s Morning Show — and he’s the first… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Chuck […]
In the early Nineties, Guns N’ Roses agreed to perform a concert in France to be broadcast live around the world. John Scher, the New York promoter who’d worked with the band several times, was responsible for convincing notoriously late Axl Rose to appear on time. “Here’s the thing,” Scher lectured… Source: RollingStone Link: Would a […]
Janet Jackson has rescheduled the winter dates of her Unbreakable World Tour, which were called off in December so she could undergo an unspecified surgery. Jackson had previously postponed a handful of concerts in October in order to rest her vocal cords. While Jackson did not say whether the surgery was related to that ailment, earlier this month… Source: RollingStone Link: Janet […]
Loretta Lynn’s upcoming album, Full Circle, finds her revisiting some of her biggest hits and debuting a few fresh numbers. One new composition is “Everything It Takes,” a light, folky country song that she tells Rolling Stone is a “woman song — something more for a woman.” The lyrics tell… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Loretta […]
The family of David Bowie has thanked fans around the world for their “love and support” in a note on Facebook. They also requested that their privacy continue to be respected as they plan a private ceremony celebrating the late singer. “The family of David Bowie is currently making arrangements for a private… Source: RollingStone Link: David […]
Heart, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and Cheap Trick will hit the road this summer on a 31-date, aptly titled tour, the “Rock Hall Three for All.” The trek begins July 14th at the DTE Energy Music Theater in Clarkson, Michigan, and includes stops in Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco and Dallas. The tour… Source: RollingStone Link: Heart, […]
Earlier this week, Kelsea Ballerini was in New York to perform her Top Ten single “Dibs” on Good Morning America. She extended her stay in the Big Apple with a guest shot on Wednesday’s Late Night with Seth Meyers, where she offered a cool, gritty take on “XO,” the opening… Source: RollingStone Link: See Kelsea […]
Prince put out two back-to-basics LPs in 2014, but ultimately he was outdone by Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson’s “Uptown Funk,” which rode his classic Minneapolis sound all the way to Number One. Late in 2015, he came back with another one-two punch – the second half of which is… Source: RollingStone Link: HitnRun Phase […]
Panic! at the Disco’s 2013 album, Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die!, was an ode to the rock band’s hometown of Las Vegas. On Death of a Bachelor, out Friday, singer Brendon Urie celebrates his home of the last eight years, Los Angeles. Above, see Urie discuss his… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Panic! […]