Prince’s Revolution band will reunite for tribute shows later this year in honor of the late singer. Prince was found dead in his recording studio last Thursday. The incarnation of the reunited band, which launched in Minneapolis in 1979, will include members Brown Mark, Bobby Z., Wendy Melvoin, Lisa Coleman and… Source: RollingStone Link: Prince's […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Alicia Keys will debut new music from her next album during the first-ever live musical performance as a part of the opening ceremony for the UEFA Champions League Final in Italy next month. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Alicia Keys to debut new music at Champions League Final
Bruce Springsteen paid tribute to Prince by opening up his Brooklyn concert Saturday night with a poignant cover of the late icon’s 1984 classic, “Purple Rain.” While Nils Lofgren delivered a searing stab at the song’s distinct guitar solo, Springsteen sang and the crowd chanted along with the track’s chorus. After early cell phone… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Bruce […]
Three years ago today, on April 24th, 2013, the world lost the greatest voice country music has ever known. George Jones was born September 12th, 1931, in the “Big Thicket,” the heavily wooded area of Southeast Texas, and his early life was itself densely populated with hardship – an older… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: George […]
Last summer, James Taylor released his first album of original material in 13 years, and the legendary singer-songwriter is getting ready to take his new and old music on the road in North America. We caught up with Taylor to discuss his musical heroes, what he’s learned about raising a family… Source: RollingStone Link: James Taylor […]
“We’re called Unrehearsed Blue Öyster Cult Cover Band, and we’re from San Francisco, Texas,” singer-guitarist Chris Forsyth announced as his jamming-guitar quartet, the Solar Motel Band, took the stage at the Brooklyn club Baby’s All Right one night in April of last year. None of what he said was true…. Source: RollingStone Link: David Fricke's […]
The album sleeve of Prince’s first record, 1978’s funky For You, famously credited Prince with producing, arranging, composing and performing every note on the LP. He was 19 at the time it came out, and such a feat was unprecedented at the time. Just a few years earlier, he was cutting… Source: RollingStone Link: Inside […]
This week, Desiigner’s “Panda” became the first New York rap song to top the Billboard Hot 100 since Mims managed the feat in 2007 with “This Is Why I’m Hot.” How poetic is that? Nearly a decade ago, Mims was derided as an imposter for shamelessly lifting the Atlanta-bred snap… Source: RollingStone Link: Desiigner's 'Panda' […]
Neil Young ripped into Richard Nixon for his role in the Kent State massacre on CSNY’s 1970 protest classic “Ohio,” but a couple years after the he was forced to resign from office Young wrote another song with a more sympathetic take on the president. It’s unclear exactly when he wrote… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: Neil […]
It took a lot of hands to squeeze out a powerhouse album like Beyonce’s Lemonade. The credits on the pop star’s sixth album, which dropped over the weekend via streaming service Tidal and in a docu-style HBO special, show that there were 72 writers involved. The third track “Hold Up” involved 15 writers… Source: RollingStone Link: Father John […]