Wayne Coyne recounted his myriad musical influences, and some stories from his peculiar past, in a web exclusive video for The Late Show, which arrived ahead of the Flaming Lips’ tribute to David Bowie tonight, April 19th. “I asked Stephen about perhaps making separate appearances on the show for every band that I… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]

Patti Smith’s Horses: Live at Electric Lady Studios doesn’t sound like a live album, and that’s a good thing. Too many concert recordings sound surprisingly flat. Even the most adventurous band can suffer from an audio engineer sticking mics in front of the amps and then leaning back while the tapes roll,… Source: RollingStone Link: Horses: Live […]

Few groups encompass horn-driven pop and funk better than Earth, Wind & Fire and recent Hall of Fame inductees Chicago. The two bands teamed up last year for the co-headlining Heart and Soul tour, with the trek adding a second leg by popular demand. The groups wrapped up “Heart and Soul 2.0” Monday… Source: RollingStone Link: See Behind-the-Scenes […]

In 1958, Johnny Cash left Sun Records to sign with Columbia. Less than a year later, he earned his first Number One country hit with the label, “Don’t Take Your Guns to Town.” His next chart-topper wouldn’t come for another four years, but when it did, it earned Cash the… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: Johnny […]

Peter Mensch, the manager for Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Muse, called YouTube “the devil” and said the online video giant’s business model for musicians was unsustainable, the BBC reports. Related: Meet the Disruptor Getting Artists Paid for Streaming Music “We don’t get paid at all,” Mensch said in a new BBC… Source: RollingStone Link: […]

When Ian Kinsler broke into the big leagues a decade ago, he never thought he’d become business partners with Jack White. To be honest, he wasn’t all that sure who Jack White was. But after being traded to the Detroit Tigers in 2013, the sweet-swinging second baseman found himself face-to-face with… Source: RollingStone Link: Ian […]

A record 90,000 sunscreen-lathered fans packed Fort Lauderdale Beach Park this past weekend for three days — and three stages — of entertainment at the Tortuga Music Festival 2016. Dierks Bentley, Blake Shelton and Tim McGraw were this year’s headliners, leading a lineup that also included Thomas Rhett, Joe Nichols, Elle… Source: RollingStone Link: Inside […]

Birdcloud is pretty accustomed to being banned. Sometimes, it’s for the sillier things: like pictures of the Nashville-based duo’s bare behinds being removed from Facebook, because members Jasmine Kaset and Makenzie Green like to moon their followers. Most recently, three printing companies turned them down when they asked to manufacture “dick picks”… Source: RollingStone Link: Raunchy […]

For decades, Merle Haggard encapsulated the details of his turbulent life into honest country songs. Now, his extraordinary journey from San Quentin inmate to country music legend is headed for the big screen. According to Deadline, a script based on the singer-songwriter’s life — titled Done It All — has… Source: RollingStone Link: Merle Haggard […]

Nineties hip-hop outfit Digable Planets have announced a nine-date reunion tour for this summer Brooklyn Vegan reports. The trek kicks off July 18th at the Woodward Theater in Cincinnati, Ohio, following a handful of festival dates. Digable Planets will primarily stick to cities in the southeast and Mid-Atlantic region, though they’re… Source: RollingStone Link: Digable […]