“Free Bird!” someone from the back of the Greek Theater in Berkeley, California yelled Thursday night. Bob Dylan and his band responded accordingly. The legendary folk singer, who turned 75 last month, closed the evening’s performance with the ultimate southern rock jam “Free Bird,” by Lynyrd Skynyrd. It’s the first time Dylan covered the rock… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]
In a lengthy Facebook post, Neil Young cleared the air about how he feels about Donald Trump using his songs: “YOUNG CONTINUES TO DENY TRUMP PERMISSION TO USE HIS MUSIC,” the rocker wrote, attaching a short clip of him yelling “Fuck you, Donald Trump” onstage. The discrepancy began with an interview with… Source: RollingStone Link: Neil […]
In Manchester, Tennessee, 22-year-old Casey Young died early Saturday, WSMV-TV reports. Young was struck by two vehicles on Interstate 24 near the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival taking place this weekend. He was found wearing a Bonnaroo wristband and a Bonnaroo t-shirt. The collision happened just after 1 a.m. near the McMinnville Highway… Source: RollingStone Link: Bonnaroo […]
The summer heat descended on Nashville Friday, June 10th, but CMA Music Festival had the artists to match, bringing the crowds out in droves to see performances on many different stages. Joseph Llanes is the only photographer allowed in the backstage hallways of Nissan Stadium, where country music’s biggest acts are… Source: RollingStone Link: CMA Music […]
Christina Grimmie, a 22-year-old former contestant on The Voice, was shot and killed Friday night while signing autographs after her Orlando, FL show. Kevin James Loibl, 27, opened fire after Grimmie’s concert with the band Before You Exit at The Plaza Live late Friday night. He fatally shot himself after Grimmie’s brother Marcus tackled… Source: RollingStone Link: 'Voice' […]
Radiohead have announced a “unique” event to take place on Friday, June 17th, the same day their new album A Moon Shaped Pool arrives on Spotify. Dubbed Live From a Moon Shaped Pool, the event will take place at record stores globally. The band released information on a site dedicated to their new… Source: RollingStone Link: Radiohead […]
The Tony Awards are upon us and, with Hamilton’s historic nomination sweep, Broadway is continuing to grow even more massive and wide-reaching than ever before. Still, Hamilton comes from a long lineage of tide-changing musicals that reshape the way we see theater, hear music and learn to tell stories on-stage. Now… Source: RollingStone Link: Weekend […]
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping is this generation’s Spinal Tap, but the pop antics the Lonely Island tap into go back to the Eighties. In constructing Conner4Real, Andy Samberg’s goofy, cocky pop icon, the trio pulled from some of pop’s most famous moments and personalities to create one whole publicity stunt… Source: RollingStone Link: Which Superstars […]
Jeremih and G-Eazy have teamed up for the sultry “Saw It Coming.” The song will appear on the soundtrack for the Ghostbusters reboot, which hits theaters July 15th. Max Martin co-wrote the track, which features G-Eazy rhyming on the verses while Jeremih delivers the chorus. Because of a lyrical reference to the… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]
It’s been eight years since Mark Chesnutt released his last full album of original material, yet the traditionalist has lost none of the honky-tonk edge that turned his 1990 major-label debut Too Cold at Home into a million-seller. Tradition Lives features 12 all-new tunes, including the Beaumont, Texas native’s self-penned… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Mark […]