The South by South West music festival got underway on March 15, inundating the city of Austin, Texas with music from every genre imaginable. This portion of the festival, featuring over 2000 bands, kicked off with a big opening party featuring a lineup of newcomers and returning bands to the levent, including a performance by […]
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The son of late Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren and designer Vivienne Westwood will burn millions of dollars worth of memorabilia in protest of state-backed “40th Anniversary of Punk” celebrations planned in London, Crack reports. In a statement, Joseph Corré said he plans to burn his entire collection — which he estimated is worth… Source: RollingStone Link: Malcolm […]
In the mid-Sixties, just as Bakersfield, California, was giving rise to the music of Buck Owens and Merle Haggard, challenging Nashville’s “countrypolitan” sound, so too was the jangly L.A.-based folk-rock of the Byrds beginning to give way to an even more experimental hybrid of country and rock. Founded at the… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: The […]
Mariah Carey will be joining the E! lineup later this year. The New York Times announced the singer’s new eight-part documentary series Mariah’s World, which will follow her as she tours around Europe and South Africa and plans her wedding. “I refuse to call it a reality show,” Carey told the… Source: RollingStone Link: Mariah […]
Just in time for Michelle Obama’s keynote address at South by Southwest in Austin, the First Lady has assembled an all-star empowerment anthem featuring artists like Missy Elliott, Zendaya, Kelly Clarkson and more. “This Is for My Girls” will be available for download at midnight Wednesday on iTunes. Oscar-nominated songwriter Diane Warren… Source: RollingStone Link: Michelle […]
Jim James is a busy man. When he’s not touring (or backing Roger Waters) with My Morning Jacket, he has been working on a solo album and producing artists like Ray LaMontagne on the side. But through it all, he manages to maintain a cool, calm demeanor and a philosophical attitude. How does… Source: RollingStone Link: My Morning […]
Kiss released a nuanced masterpiece, Destroyer, 40 years ago today. The record is home to their breakthrough hit, the moving ballad “Beth,” as well as the charging “Detroit Rock City,” foundation-rattling “God of Thunder” and R&B party rave-up “Shout It Out Loud.” But while the LP has since been certified double-platinum… Source: RollingStone Link: 5 […]
Cyndi Lauper gave a quiet, seemingly spontaneous, endorsement of presidential candidate Hillary Clinton during an interview with Rolling Stone Country on Monday, pointing out the former Secretary of State’s record of pragmatism and bipartisan leadership during her time in Congress. “She’s the person who can actually do the job,” Lauper says. “She can… Source: RollingStone Link: Cyndi […]
Eminem delivered speaker-rattling rendition of the Weeknd’s “The Hills” during his set at Lollapalooza Brazil over the weekend. A fan-shot video captured the performance, which found the Detroit MC tearing through the two verses he laid down for a remix of the 2015 hit. Though the explosions of bass on “The Hills”… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]