To many mainstream country music fans, the Texas Music Scene is an undiscovered nation. But the upcoming album from Randy Rogers Band may help shine a light on the bold sounds coming out of the Lone Star State. On January 15th, the group releases Nothing Shines Like Neon, a collection… Source: RollingStone Link: Randy Rogers […]
French musical giant Pierre Boulez, a prolific composer and conductor who was a keen proponent of contemporary music, has died aged 90, his family said Wednesday. "For all those who knew him and who appreciated his creative energy, his artistic rigour, his openness and his generosity, his presence will remain alive and intense," the family […]
Often described as China’s answer to Justin Bieber, the 25-year-old pop star has a massive online following in the country, where he is promoting the movie as Disney’s “honorary Jedi.” Source: Yahoo Music Link: Chinese Pop Star Lu Han Releases Official 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Music Video
Total album units and streams rise, sales continue to fall … while vinyl album sales are red-hot. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Adele's '25' Rules as Nielsen Music's Top Album of 2015 in U.S.
Lemmy Kilmister’s memorial service will be broadcast live on YouTube between 3 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. PST on Saturday January 9th, Motörhead announced on Facebook. Friends and family of the late frontman are scheduled to gather for a ceremony at Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery in Hollywood, but due to limited space on-site the… Source: RollingStone Link: Lemmy […]
The founding members of Guns N' Roses will play their first gig together in more than 20 years at Coachella 2016. Rumors that the legendary rock band was getting back together have been ruminating since December, but the Coachella announcement confirms Axl Rose, Slash and Duff McKagenwill once again … Read More > Other Links […]
INDIO, Calif. (AP) — L.A. rockers Guns N' Roses will headline the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, along with DJ Calvin Harris and reunited electronic rock band LCD Soundsystem. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Guns N' Roses, LCD Soundsystem to headline Coachella fest
As one of the most successful newcomers of the late Eighties and early Nineties, Mary Chapin Carpenter had both commercial and critical success, earning the first of her five Grammy awards in 1992 for the Cajun-flavored dance hit “Down at the Twist and Shout.” Later in the year, Carpenter would… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: See […]
Bernie Worrell, who has played keyboards for Parliament, Funkadelic and Talking Heads, among others, has revealed that he’s battling cancer. His wife, Judie, announced the news via Facebook on New Year’s Day (via Ultimate Classic Rock), saying Worrell was suffering from stage-four lung cancer. Judie also told the Asbury Park Press that… Source: RollingStone Link: P-Funk Keyboardist […]
Justin Timberlake will write and perform new songs for the upcoming animated film, Trolls, in which he’s also slated to voice one of the characters, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Timberlake will also serve as executive music producer for the DreamWorks Animation film, which is based on the famous, frizzy-haired toys. “I… Source: RollingStone Link: Justin […]