Subtlety and economy aren’t words that typically come to mind when pondering a new Dream Theater album, much less one that arrives in the form of a double-disc epic with 34 tracks spanning two-and-a-half hours. Yet counterintuitively, those qualities help the veteran prog-metal quintet’s 13th album, The Astonishing, live up to its… Source: RollingStone Link: The Astonishing
When Nineties alt-rocker Juliana Hatfield started working with Paul Westerberg last year, she soon realized that much of the Replacements singer’s greatest work remained unreleased. “She brought a lot of this to life that otherwise would have just sat down in the basement and sort of rotted,” the notoriously reclusive… Source: RollingStone Link: Wild Stab
The film, which will air on TV as part of PBS’ ‘American Masters’ series, made its world premiere Jan. 21 as part of Sundance’s Opening Night festivities. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Sundance: Norman Lear Doc Acquired by Netflix, Music Box Films
Graphic designer Jonathan Barnbrook, who founded London-based creative studios Barnbrook, is the designer behind several David Bowie album covers, including Heathen, The Next Day, Reality, and Blackstar. As Pitchfork reports, on Thursday, Barnbrook offered Blackstar’s artwork elements for free to the public for non-commercial use. “As a tribute to David Bowie, download our… Source: RollingStone Link: David […]
Paul Kantner, founding member, guitarist and singer for Jefferson Airplane and Starship, died Thursday of multiple organ failure and septic shock. He had suffered a heart attack earlier in the week, according to San Francisco Chronicle. He was 74. The musician had been in ill health in recent years, with Kantner… Source: RollingStone Link: Jefferson […]
Paul Kantner, founding member, guitarist and singer for Jefferson Airplane and Starship, died Thursday of multiple organ failure and septic shock. He had suffered a heart attack earlier in the week, according to San Francisco Chronicle. He was 74. The musician had been in ill health in recent years, with Kantner… Source: RollingStone Link: Jefferson […]
‘Anti’ is her most surprising album yet. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Music Review: Rihanna's 'Anti' Is Her Most Surprising Album Yet
‘Anti’ is her most surprising album yet. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Music Review: Rihanna's 'Anti' Is Her Most Surprising Album Yet
Sean Altman, the vocalist who sang the game-show theme “Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?” with his a capella group Rockapella in the early Nineties, wants Rand Paul to stop using his song in campaign advertising. The artist’s lawyer, Larry Iser, issued a cease and desist to the G.O.P. candidate… Source: RollingStone Link: 'Carmen Sandiego' […]
Sean Altman, the vocalist who sang the game-show theme “Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?” with his a capella group Rockapella in the early Nineties, wants Rand Paul to stop using his song in campaign advertising. The artist’s lawyer, Larry Iser, issued a cease and desist to the G.O.P. candidate… Source: RollingStone Link: 'Carmen Sandiego' […]