Richard “Rick” Vanaugh, whose drum skills were spotlighted for several decades on recordings and live stage performances of artists ranging from Kitty Wells to Lorrie Morgan, died Tuesday in Nashville. Vanaugh was also a longtime member of Nashville’s Western Swing-influenced Time Jumpers band, which includes country icon Vince Gill. The… Source: RollingStone Link: Veteran Country […]

Playboy, fresh from doing away with full nudity for its models, is taking another step to modernize by entering the booming area of music streaming. Playboy Music essentially offers original music videos, with subscribers who pay 99 cents each month gaining access to imagery of models posing, acting and lounging to the music. "The models […]

M.I.A. previewed her upcoming album with “Poc That Still a Ryda,” which she describes as a “mix of all the songs on my upcoming LP.” The track includes references Dora the Explorer, MC Hammer, Michael Jackson’s Thriller, Barack Obama and the #OscarsSoWhite movement. “I set this track on fire,” M.I.A. boasts over frenetic… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear M.I.A.'s […]

Grace Slick offered positive feedback on Pink’s cover of Jefferson Airplane’s “White Rabbit.” Pink’s version of the 1967 psych-rock classic appears in the Disney film Alice Through the Looking Glass, out now. “It’s good. Pink has the vocal power, which is all I care about,” Slick told the Wall Street Journal…. Source: RollingStone Link: Grace […]

“We need guitar,” drummer Martin Couri – the Danish half of the Courettes – growled at the sound desk during the duo’s quick, torrid set of Sixties-garage stomp and clang at the Spot Festival in Aarhus, Denmark. “That’s right – we need fat, loud guitar!” singer-guitarist Flavia Couri, Martin’s Brazilian-born… Source: RollingStone Link: David Fricke's […]

Beck has updated his seldom-used Instagram with a series of artist-created videos trumpeting the imminent arrival of “Wow.” The single will be unveiled Thursday at noon EST. “Wow” marks Beck’s first new solo track since his 2015 single “Dreams.” Like that Taylor Swift-cosigned track, Beck once again embraces a more modern, dance-minded vibe as compared to… Source: RollingStone Link: Beck […]

Wiz Khalifa has filed a lawsuit against his former manager in an effort to terminate the 360 deal the then-up-and-coming Pittsburgh rapper signed in 2005. The suit, which accuses Rostrum Records and its founder Benjy Grinberg of profiting off “virtually every aspect of [Khalifa’s] professional life” in the decade since the… Source: RollingStone Link: Wiz Khalifa […]

Former Sonic Youth guitarist Thurston Moore and presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders unite on “Feel It In Your Guts,” a 12-string acoustic piece featuring excerpts from the Senator’s speeches. One thousand hand-numbered, white, flexi-disc vinyl copies are available for free with individual donations to the Sanders campaign. The track is also available as… Source: RollingStone Link: Thurston Moore […]

Dwight Yoakam has partnered with Jack White’s Third Man Records for a new 7″ release as part of the label’s Blue Series. Available June 10th on vinyl and digitally, the release offers up two new tunes from Yoakam that were recorded in Nashville with White. Previous Blue Series recordings have… Source: RollingStone Link: Dwight Yoakam […]

By fusing the worlds of J-pop and metal, Babymetal have managed to transcend not just genre borders but language barriers, as well. The teenage sensations’ heavy sound, sugary hooks and flamboyant choreography make them fun to listen to and watch no matter what their fans’ level of fluency in Japanese…. Source: RollingStone Link: See Babymetal […]