For Tommy Lee, saying goodbye to Mötley Crüe this past New Year’s Eve was easy. “It’s sad it was the last show, but in the same breath it was also a celebration,” the drummer says of the hometown gig, which bookended the pioneering L.A. glam-metal group’s so-called decades of decadence…. Source: RollingStone Link: Motley Crue's […]
Parker Millsap must be somewhat aware of his classic movie star looks, because his new video for “Pining” casts the singer-songwriter as the archetypal leading man. Directed by Matt Bizer, the clip features the Oklahoma-born Millsap playing a variety of roles in front of a green screen. He’s riding a motorcycle… Source: RollingStone Link: See […]
In the coming months, a massive array of major artists will take to the road or continue in-progress trips. In addition to tours from pop royalty (Beyoncé, Adele) and resurgent rockers (Guns N’ Roses, Blink-182), many acts are pooling their resources to create unstoppable package shows (Drake and Future, Nick… Source: RollingStone Link: Summer 2016's […]
Locally produced music festival LouFest has released its 2016 lineup as it prepares for this September's edition. Source: Yahoo Music Link: 2016 LouFest music lineup unveiled
Grammy-award winning singer, songwriter and producer Alicia Keys is confirmed to perform a rare, one-off show in London this week, ahead of the launch of her sixth studio album. The global superstar is set to play, with a number of special guests, at London's Village Underground on Thursday May 26, offering fans the special opportunity […]
Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones announced his autobiography, Lonely Boy. The book, written with music journalist Ben Thompson, will come out in North America on January 10th, a couple of months after the UK release. Publisher Da Capo describes the guitarist’s life as a “modern Dickensian tale.” Jones was born in West… Source: RollingStone Link: Sex […]
Brandy Clark and Lori McKenna wrote “Three Kids No Husband” together in 2013, shining a light on the sort of household superhero who juggles motherhood, a full-time job and other responsibilities without help from her kids’ absentee father. McKenna recorded the song first, releasing it on her 2014 record Numbered… Source: RollingStone Link: See Brandy […]
Little Big Town’s irresistibly upbeat new single, “One of Those Days,” marks the Grammy-winning group’s first release from their upcoming seventh studio album, Wanderlust, due out June 10th. Co-written by the foursome with über-songwriter and producer Pharrell Williams, who produced the eight tracks on Wanderlust, “One of Those Days” is… Source: RollingStone Link: Little Big […]
As Bob Dylan turns 75, he shows no signs of slowing down. The American icon is gearing up for a summer tour with longtime friend Mavis Staples and has just released Fallen Angels, his 37th LP and second straight Sinatra-inspired album of American Songbook classics. For generations to come, other artists… Source: RollingStone Link: 100 Greatest […]
If there’s one word to describe Mike Busbee’s songwriting ability, it’s “elasticity.” In 2014, the California native helped craft Little Big Town’s “Quit Breakin’ Up With Me,” slapstick honky tonk with a dash of Sugar Ray, and 5 Seconds Of Summer’s “Don’t Look Down,” a full-throttle zap of punk. Last… Source: RollingStone Link: How Busbee […]