Prince’s unique musicianship was mirrored and enabled by the ornate guitars he used. Luthier Andy Beech of D’haitre Guitars in Bellingham, Washington is behind many of them. Beech designed 31 instruments for the late musicians including his famous “Cloud” guitar and “Symbol” guitar.  “I feel unbelievably privileged,” Beech said while showing how the specialized instrument was constructed. “When… Source: RollingStone Link: Meet […]

Chance the Rapper teamed up with Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz for energetic new track “No Problem,” which arrives a day before the May 13th release of Chance 3. “No Problem” premiered on Zane Lowe’s Beats 1 radio show. The Chicago MC channels the strained vocal aesthetic of Future over a beat anchored by swirling, soulful voices. Chance… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]

It would be logical to assume that music-industry success came easy for Jakob Dylan. Truth be told, however, at the start of his career, little was promised for the musician and frontman of the Wallflowers – not least because he was attempting to follow in the footsteps of his father, arguably… Source: RollingStone Link: Jakob Dylan […]

Dillon Francis, a DJ, celebrated the debut of his new moniker, DJ Dillon Francis, with the release of a music video for the song "Need You" with NGHTMARE this week. In the video, a visor-clad Francis shows up to DJ a casual backyard party and ends up turning it on its head with his music […]

The Black Keys, Ian MacKaye, Modest Mouse and more have donated a variety of items to an eBay charity auction benefiting Studios for Schools, a nonprofit aimed at building recording and production spaces in high schools. The auction also features bundles from the Coathangers and Burger Records, as well as a collection… Source: RollingStone Link: Black […]

Cam wrote her current hit, “Mayday,” about a failed relationship, but when it came time to come up with a concept for the video, she turned to a plot line that highlighted one of her heroes, Amelia Earhart. “She was just a badass and didn’t care what people thought. She wasn’t… Source: RollingStone Link: See […]

Producer and DJ Mark Ronson gave an update to Charlie Rose on Lady Gaga’s highly-anticipated follow-up to 2013’s Artpop. Ronson teased a more “analog” approach to the pop star’s new music. Rose brought up Ronson and Gaga’s forthcoming collaboration after showing a clip of the producer and singer covering the Talking… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]

The Stone Roses released a rollicking new alt-rock song “All For One” on Thursday. It marks the British band’s first original track since 1994. The single is upbeat Britpop with layered, winsome vocals recalling those on Oasis’ “Champagne Supernova.”  In March, frontman Ian Brown confirmed the Stone Roses were at work on a new album after speaking with NME outside of… Source: RollingStone Link: Stone […]

An intimate, private memorial celebrating the life of Prince was held Wednesday night at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Jointly organized by Prince’s ex-wives, Manuela Testolini and Mayte Garcia, the event brought together a wide array of celebrities from Larry King to Savion Glover and many of Prince’s old friends including… Source: RollingStone Link: Prince Honored […]

The 80th birthday of songwriter, actor and country-music icon Kris Kristofferson will be celebrated next month with the release of The Complete Monument & Columbia Album Collection, a 16-CD deluxe box set from Sony Music’s Legacy Recordings. Due June 10th, the collection will consist of 11 of Kristofferson’s studio albums… Source: RollingStone Link: Kris Kristofferson's […]