Archive | June, 2016

Inside Electric Daisy Carnival's $47 Million EDM Empire

The sprawling, neon-lit lost weekend Electric Daisy Carnival will take over Las Vegas this weekend for its 20th annual installment. For three days, attendees will commune with fire-breathing monoliths, behold vast art installations, carouse in amoebic dance crowds and bask in the glow of millions of LED lights.  More Olympic event than… Source: RollingStone Link: Inside […]

Kurt Cobain Authorized Art Exhibit in the Works

An authorized traveling exhibition of Kurt Cobain’s artwork is in the works, according to the New York Times. In a profile of Jampol Artist Management’s Jeff Jampol, who specializes in the continued business opportunities of legacy acts (or in non-industry terms, deceased artists), Jampol revealed that he’s working with Courtney Love and daughter Frances… Source: RollingStone Link: Kurt Cobain […]

See Chris Young's Mesmerizing Keith Whitley Tribute

One of the many highlights of CMA Music Festival in Nashville every year is the fan club parties hosted by artists as a way to thank their most fervent supporters. For Chris Young, his fan-centric event at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum last week was a chance… Source: RollingStone Link: See Chris […]

Watch Against the Current Talk 'Connecting' Through Covers

Pop-rock trio Against the Current began their musical journey by recording YouTube covers of popular songs – everything from Taylor Swift’s “Red” to Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” Last month, they released an LP of original material, In Our Bones, but the Poughkeepsie, New York rockers haven’t forgotten… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Against […]

Hear Tiesto's Breezy 'Summer Nights' With John Legend

EDM giant Tiësto has teamed with singer John Legend on their breezy new single “Summer Nights,” the duo’s first collaboration since linking up in 2014 for a Grammy-winning remix of Legend’s “All of Me.” “I was really excited to work with John again following the huge success we had with my… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]

See Jason Isbell's Fiery, Extended Version of 'Children of Children'

While the sun scorched and the dust swirled, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit played one of Bonnaroo’s final sets last Sunday afternoon, moving between mid-tempo ballads like “Traveling Alone” and Drive By Truckers throwbacks like “Never Gonna Change” along the way. The band closed out their performance with an extended… Source: RollingStone Link: See […]

See Frankie Ballard's Yearning 'Good as Gold' Video

The latest installment of Frankie Ballard’s El Rio video series is for the song “Good as Gold,” which finds Ballard playing the role of a determined suitor. “He can buy you nice things,” Ballard admits of his rival in the opening line. “But I can make your knees weak.” “So he… Source: RollingStone Link: See […]

Morrissey Berates Buzzcocks Over Song Usage in McDonald's Ad

Morrissey, a longtime champion of animal rights and an opponent of anyone serving meat as a food product, slammed fellow British rockers Buzzcocks after the group allowed their 1978 track “What Do I Get?” to soundtrack a U.K. McDonald’s commercial. “Please, somebody, tell me it’s just a bad dream …,” Morrissey wrote on… Source: RollingStone Link: Morrissey […]