Frank Sinatra Jr., the son of legendary singer Frank Sinatra and an artist himself, has died. He was 72. The Sinatra family said in a statement that he died of cardiac arrest while on tour in Daytona, FL, and that they mourn the untimely passing of their son, brother, family, and… Source: RollingStone Link: Frank […]
Michelle Obama delivered the keynote address at South by Southwest in Austin, TX, on Wednesday. The First Lady promoted the Let Girls Learn initiative, which seeks to break barriers to education for girls. Obama said that 62 million girls around the world are not in school. Queen Latifah served as moderator on the… Source: RollingStone Link: Michelle Obama […]
Wrens frontman Charles Bissell has revealed that he is battling a form of blood cancer. In a darkly humorous Facebook post, the indie rocker wrote that he’d been diagnosed with multiple myeloma. “That’s a white blood cell cancer sorta thing (technically a plasma cell, so not actually leukemia),” he wrote. “But because… Source: RollingStone Link: Wrens' Charles […]
George Martin passed away last week at the age of 90. His career was a lengthy one, but his legacy lies primarily in his work with the Beatles as one of the biggest influence’s on how the iconic band molded their sound over the course of the Sixties. Still, Martin… Source: RollingStone Link: Readers' Poll: […]
David Gilmour will perform in the Roman town of Pompeii – the site of Pink Floyd’s classic Live in Pompeii concert film – for the first time in 45 years this July, Italy’s culture minister Dario Franceschini announced Wednesday. “Agreement reached. After 45 years, David Gilmour will play again at Pompeii… Source: RollingStone Link: David Gilmour […]
Fiona Apple joined Andrew Bird on The Ellen DeGeneres Show to perform Bird’s new single, “Left Handed Kisses.” The track appears on Bird’s upcoming album Are You Serious, to be released on April 1st. The trio gave a playful performance of the conversational, romantic duet. Bird also provided a tender violin… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]
Baauer has teamed with M.I.A. and Korean pop idol G-Dragon for the booming “Temple,” the latest track off the “Harlem Shake” beatmaker’s debut LP Aa (pronounced “double a”), due out Friday. As Baauer told Rolling Stone, while the producer saw very little in terms of revenues following the viral success of “Harlem Shake,”… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]
Metallica have posted two previously unreleased live recordings that will appear on their upcoming deluxe Ride the Lightning box set. A SoundCloud combines their cover of Diamond Head’s New Wave of British Heavy Metal epic “Am I Evil?” with their own “Motorbreath.” They recorded the songs at San Francisco’s Kabuki Theatre… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Metallica's […]
By the time songwriter Jimmy Webb first met pop-country performer Glen Campbell in person, they had already won a pair of Grammys (for “By the Time I Get to Phoenix”). Sharing more than 100 collaborative recordings, the Webb-Campbell partnership remains one of the most fruitful in popular music. To commemorate Campbell… Source: RollingStone Link: Glen […]
Rihanna and Drake blew up the Internet with their steamy dual-video for “Work,” which featured plenty of twerking and intimate grooving. The duo brought that seductive atmosphere to the stage Tuesday night during Rihanna’s concert in Miami, with Drake crashing the stage for a cameo. In the above fan-shot clip, Drake struts… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]