Blink-182, G-Eazy, All Time Low and Logic will play the 2016 summer X Games, which return to Austin, Texas for a third straight year in June. The annual extreme sports extravaganza will take place June 2nd through 5th at the Circuit of the Americas, with the musical performances set for the nearby… Source: RollingStone Link: Blink-182, […]
On paper, Future Islands side project the Snails might not seem like much of a departure from the band that spawned it, an eccentric Baltimore synth-pop trio that rocketed to viral fame in 2014 on the strength of a riveting Letterman performance. But though the Snails feature William Cashion and Samuel Herring —… Source: RollingStone Link: Songs From […]
Many musicians secretly want to be actors — and most actors (not-so-secretly) want to be musicians. And for those thespians who don’t start their own bands with words like 30 Odd Foot of Grunts or Bacon Brothers in their names, the next best thing is to play a real-life musical… Source: RollingStone Link: 30 Best […]
BJ the Chicago Kid has teamed with Kendrick Lamar and comedian Hannibal Buress for the funny and sweet video for his latest single, “The New Cupid.” The song comes from In My Mind, the gospel-influenced singer-songwriter’s major-label debut, which came out in February. In the Matt Barnes–directed clip, Buress plays Cupid, who has finally… Source: RollingStone Link: See […]
The Rolling Stones are heading to Havana for a historic free concert on Friday and they’ve released a video to mark the occasion. On Tuesday, the group delivered an all-Spanish video message for their fans in Cuba. The band speaks in Spanish, but there are English subtitles in the video. While “Jumpin’… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]
Apparently, things don’t go to 11 in Cornwall. As Plymouth Herald reports, a teenage heavy metal band named Black Leaves of Envy, who reside in Cornwall and practice in a family garage, have been asked to turn things down. So, the band appealed to a higher rock power, writing to Dave Grohl to… Source: RollingStone Link: Dave Grohl […]
Parker Millsap, "The Very Last Day" (Okrahoma Records/Thirty Tigers) Source: Yahoo Music Link: Music Review: Parker Millsap sings Bible Belt blues
Malik Taylor, the rapper known as Phife Dawg in A Tribe Called Quest, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 45 from complications resulting from diabetes. There has been an outpouring of tributes from friends, family and others in the hip-hop community and beyond. The surviving members also released a statement… Source: RollingStone Link: A Tribe […]
Singer Jon Pardi hails from the state of California, the sunny (and unlikely) land that gave the world two bona fide country music legends in Buck Owens and Merle Haggard. Their pioneering style and influence can be heard in the coarse, steel-and-electric guitar textures of Pardi’s songs like “Head Over Boots,”… Source: RollingStone Link: Jon Pardi […]
Gwen Stefani ended a decade-long hiatus with a brand new album, This Is What the Truth Feels Like. Tackling heartbreak honestly is what helped launch No Doubt and is what the singer returns to with ease following her divorce from Bush’s Gavin Rossdale. In honor of her new material, we asked… Source: RollingStone Link: Readers' Poll: […]