A surprise “Best New Artist” Grammy win made jazz instrumentalist Esperanza Spalding break into mainstream consciousness, but the bassist singer-songwriter has always been ducking expectations. Her albums swing from the string arrangements of 2010’s Chamber Music Society to the contemporary-pop moves of 2012’s Q-Tip-assisted Radio Music Society. She’ll back up… Source: RollingStone Link: Esperanza Spalding […]
Esteemed journalist and interviewer Charlie Rose joined Diplo and Major Lazer in Havana, Cuba, where the group performed a free show outside the U.S. embassy — the first major concert by an American act since the two countries began easing tensions. In his report for CBS This Morning, Rose spoke with Diplo… Source: RollingStone Link: Diplo […]
In 2013 Touché Amoré singer Jeremy Bolm, the Hope Conspiracy guitarist Neeraj Kane and ex-Trap Them bassist Stephen “Scuba” LaCour teamed up with drummer Jay Weinberg – then best known as the son of E Street Band’s Max Weinberg and as a former member of Against Me! – to form Hesitation Wounds and… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Slipknot, […]
Cam is no stranger to The Bobby Bones Show, hitting up the radio program regularly with her own songs — and, more often than not, a cover of somebody else’s hit — in tow. She upheld that tradition with yesterday’s visit to Bones’ morning show, which found her covering Justin… Source: RollingStone Link: See Cam's […]
A few years ago, singer-songwriter Steve Moakler thought he might be ready to call it quits on his career as an artist. “I reverted, in my own headspace, to just be a songwriter,” says the Pittsburgh native who subsequently landed several cuts with other artists including Dierks Bentley’s uplifting “Riser.” But it… Source: RollingStone Link: […]
When Tweet debuted as a solo artist in 2002, the future appeared bright. “Oops (Oh My),” a ribald track about finding sensual pleasure with no help from anyone else, quickly became a Top 10 crossover hit. In the song, Tweet — born Charlene Keys — melts at her own touch… Source: RollingStone Link: R&B Classicist […]
When Rush wrapped their R40 tour last summer, the group issued a press release stating that the trek would “most likely be their last major tour of this magnitude.” Drummer Neil Peart had been ambivalent about hitting the road for a long trek as early as January 2015, saying he felt… Source: RollingStone Link: Alex Lifeson […]
“Weird Al” Yankovic played about 100 concerts last year in support of Mandatory Fun — the first Number One album of his career — but it turns out that was just the warmup. He just announced an additional 78 shows that will keep him on the road steadily from early June all the way… Source: RollingStone Link: 'Weird Al' […]
Fans are forever fascinated to discover new details of the stories behind their favorite performers, and to feed that fire, a couple of new books focus on two very different women — Nina Simone and Lita Ford — who have made music that has inspired others. A new history goes inside the myth, debauchery… Source: RollingStone Link: 4 Great […]
Charli XCX is the rare pop diva who can make an EDM robot character sound more punk than pop. Her four-song Vroom Vroom EP is the perfect snack between 2014’s Sucker and her as-yet-untitled third LP. With Sophie of naifish UK pop collective PC Music producing every track, this quick-hit release unleashes something more… Source: RollingStone Link: Vroom Vroom