Slipknot have announced the rescheduled tour dates they had to book as frontman Corey Taylor undergoes spinal surgery. The band was to kick off the tour, which will be co-headlined by Marilyn Manson and also feature Of Mice and Men, tonight. Instead, the tour will now begin on June 28th… Source: RollingStone Link: Slipknot Reschedule […]
Atlanta rapper Rocko has sued Future for over $10 million, claiming the musician breached a contract with his A1 Recordings when he signed a side deal with Epic Records, TMZ reports. According to Rocko, whose real name is Rodney Hill, Jr., Future inked a contract with A1 in 2011 for six albums. At… Source: RollingStone Link: Atlanta […]
Two California songwriters claim Ed Sheeran lifted music from their song, “Amazing,” for his own hit song, “Photograph.” Source: Yahoo Music Link: Ed Sheeran Accused of Copying Music for 'Photograph' in Million Lawsuit
Dolly Parton continues to demonstrate her long-standing support of the LGBT community. In a brief, but powerful video, the global entertainment icon subtly voiced her opposition to North Carolina’s HB2 bill. The legislation, also known as the “bathroom bill,” forces transgender individuals to use restrooms associated with their gender assigned… Source: RollingStone Link: Dolly Parton […]
In 2013, RZA had just gotten offstage at Los Angeles’ Bedrocktoberfest when he first revealed he’d been working with Interpol lead singer Paul Banks on a collaborative project. Looking back on the moment during a recent chat with Rolling Stone, he admits he was “high, drunk, feeling good” when he stated that it would take… Source: RollingStone Link: RZA, Interpol's […]
By the mid-1960s, renegade country singer Johnny Cash’s personal and professional lives were becoming increasingly erratic. His record sales were in a slump, his addiction to prescription pills helped destroy his first marriage to Vivian Liberto, mother of Cash’s four daughters, and he was arrested for various misdemeanors, including an… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: See […]
When Cymande first formed in London during the early 1970s, their music evaded easy categorization. Hits such as “Bra,” “The Message” and “Brothers on the Slide” seemed as conversant in spiritual jazz and rasta reggae as American soul and Nigerian afro-funk. Not surprisingly, the group’s members hailed from across the… Source: RollingStone Link: Cymande, London's […]
One of the final hurdles a country artist faces on the road to stardom is that of anonymity, because a major label deal and a song on the radio don’t mean a ton of people listening still can’t identify who’s singing. Tennessee native Dustin Lynch seems to have cleared this… Source: RollingStone Link: Dustin Lynch […]
It would be an wild exaggeration to suggest that David Bowie brought down the Berlin Wall, but 29 years ago this week, on June 7th, 1987, his concert in West Berlin did play a role in the monumental event two years later. He was just three shows into the European leg of… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: David […]
Bonnaroo 2016 kicks off Thursday afternoon. For those who can’t make it to Tennessee, there is a Plan B. The four-day music and arts festival will be streaming from several online platforms including Red Bull TV and Sirius XM. Red Bull TV will have two or three channels streaming selected sets beginning… Source: RollingStone Link: How […]