In the early Seventies, as Loretta Lynn was tapping into the female psyche with controversial tunes such as “The Pill,” her future duet partner Conway Twitty was transitioning to country music by reaching women on a whole different level. Twitty (born Harold Lloyd Jenkins) was already well-known for his 1958… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: See […]
Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford knows his fans can fill in the blanks. “Breaking the what? Breaking the what?!” It’s been over three decades since the archetypal heavy-metal group issued British Steel, home to the band’s anthem “Breaking the Law,” and an audience at least year’s Wacken Open Air festival… Source: RollingStone Link: See Judas […]
The Reverend Shawn Amos tells us the inspiration behind one of his most popular albums and performs his song, “Boogie.” Source: Yahoo Music Link: The Reverend Shawn Amos on The Inspiration Behind His Music
Michael Stipe first heard about Bernie Sanders after the then-Vermont representative voted against the Patriot Act, shortly after 9/11. “I became aware of his ‘outsider-insider’ position in Congress,” Stipe tells Rolling Stone in an email. “He’s the senator who has consistently voted the way I would if I were a politician, and who… Source: RollingStone Link: Michael Stipe: […]
Sony Music has addressed the ongoing legal dispute between Kesha and Lukasz “Dr. Luke” Gottwald, with Scott Edelman, a lawyer representing the label, telling The New York Times, “Sony has made it possible for Kesha to record without any connection, involvement or interaction with Luke whatsoever, but Sony is not… Source: RollingStone Link: Sony Breaks […]
It’s an Aerosmith morning for Lita Ford. “Pink, it’s my fave-or-ite color,” she sings in Steven Tyler’s drawl over the phone. The 57-year-old singer/guitarist is reveling in all her favorite things these days, even 1997 hits. That’s about the time she left the music industry to raise her sons on… Source: RollingStone Link: Lita Ford […]
At some point along the way, most artists take a moment or two to look back after all the struggle, the sacrifice and the endless shows in seedy bars and ask themselves, what am I doing this all for? It’s a question Hayes Carll answers easily on “Sake of the… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Hayes […]
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ 2012 breakout, The Heist, was a heartwarming underdog success story. A true son of Seattle, Macklemore does a fair amount of hand-wringing over his fame on this long-awaited follow-up: The album opens with “Light Tunnels,” which makes winning at the Grammys sound like a winter shoveling… Source: RollingStone Link: This Unruly […]
New York rock and droll outfit Parquet Courts wander the streets of Berlin in the new video for “Berlin Got Blurry,” off their upcoming LP, Human Performance. In a statement, co-frontman Andrew Savage noted the song is “about feeling completely foreign to your environment … not knowing where you belong.” It’s a… Source: RollingStone Link: Parquet […]
Lil Wayne and Birdman have taken another step towards ending their ongoing feud by appearing together on a new Mannie Fresh song, “Hate,” which also features longtime Cash Money associate Juvenile. The song harkens back to the early, glory days of the New Orleans label, with snappy, gated snare hits and dripping synths over which Juvenile,… Source: RollingStone Link: Lil […]