Prince’s spirit reigned supreme over the final weekend of Coachella. On Sunday, in response to the untimely passing of the pop genius on Thursday at the age of 57, large screens displayed his 2008 Coachella gig, including his astounding take on Radiohead’s “Creep,” ending with the quote “From now on,… Source: RollingStone Link: 8 Great […]
In November 1999, at a time when he was routinely referred to as “the Artist Formerly Known as Prince,” with his signature glyph doubling as his name, Prince released the LP Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic. The album featured guest appearances from Chuck D, Eve, Gwen Stefani and Ani DiFranco…. Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: See […]
It began with an anonymous check about 10 years ago. Environmental and human rights activist Van Jones was working on George W. Bush’s Green Jobs Act when he received a $50,000 donation and no name attached to it. “I promptly returned it,” he recalls. “I’m not taking anonymous checks for… Source: RollingStone Link: Prince, the […]
Following Prince’s sudden death last week, The Simpsons’ showrunner Al Jean has shared screencaps from an episode of the animated show with a part written for Prince that the singer rejected. Conan O’Brien helped work on the script for “The Prince Episode,” which would have run during the series’ fifth… Source: RollingStone Link: Read Conan […]
With filming completed on the upcoming revival of Twin Peaks, the show’s full 200-plus person cast list has been revealed, and there are dozens are fascinating names joining the cult David Lynch and Mark Frost series: Trent Reznor, Eddie Vedder, Sky Ferreira, Sharon Van Etten are among the musicians who will appear… Source: RollingStone Link: Eddie Vedder, […]
Sturgill Simpson’s A Sailor’s Guide to Earth is the Number One country album in America this week, with 55,000 copies sold during its first seven days out. Released on Atlantic Records and boosted by live performances on programs like The Daily Show and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Sailor’s Guide racked up… Source: RollingStone Link: Sturgill […]
When I first got Prince’s 1999 album, it was 1982. I was 11, newly in charge of my own record-buying habits. And I couldn’t resist the cover, with its purple field of stars, Prince’s name, the numbers, and all the hidden-meaning illustrations (is that a football or a smile? How phallic… Source: RollingStone Link: Questlove Remembers […]
In 2007, the release of an indie movie about a pie-baking waitress named Jenna who was trying to escape an abusive relationship was shrouded in tragedy. Months before, its writer, director and supporting star, Adrienne Shelly, was murdered in her home by a construction worker in her New York City… Source: RollingStone Link: 'Waitress': Broadway […]
With her new album Reckless, Martina McBride has managed to take a leap forward – by looking back. Many are already calling the Dann Huff-produced project a throwback to McBride’s Nineties country-pop catalog, but that wasn’t exactly what the four-time CMA Female Vocalist of the Year intended. “I did say, when… Source: RollingStone Link: Martina […]
As a drummer, comedian and ace musical satirist, Fred Armisen is a natural fit for directing music videos. But the new clip he helmed for Swedish indie-pop artist El Perro del Mar, which accompanies her dreamy cover of Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Blood Sugar Sex Magik favorite “Breaking the Girl,” is… Source: RollingStone Link: Fred Armisen […]