It’s been a decade since the Dixie Chicks declared they’re “Not Ready to Make Nice” — and took home five Grammys for it. Their brilliant Taking the Long Way album, which flipped the musical middle finger to critics of their President Bush-bashing, was a game-changer. It topped the charts, sold… Source: RollingStone Link: Dixie Chicks […]
Change and growth are important components of the 2016 CMA Music Festival, as the multi-day country music event spreads out and secures new talent to represent it on a national scale. To that end, former tour mates Brett Eldredge and Thomas Rhett are taking over hosting duties for the annual ABC… Source: RollingStone Link: Thomas […]
David Bowie released his debut album on June 1st, 1967, the same day as the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. He’d already been trying to become a pop star for years – his first single, “Liza Jane,” had been released under the name Davie Jones and the King Bees,… Source: RollingStone Link: Remembering the […]
Weeks after calling the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame a “private boys’ club” full of “fucking gangsters and crooks,” 2016 inductee Steve Miller said he’s “planning to investigate” the organization. “It’s gonna get better. I’m gonna get these guys,” the rocker told The Howard Stern Show on SiriusXM. “They’re gonna be sorry… Source: RollingStone Link: Steve Miller […]
Miley Cyrus helped launch Maya Ruldolph and Martin Short’s new variety show Maya and Marty with a spectacularly old-school musical performance. The singer mashed up Leonard Cohen and Peggy Lee with some help from Rudolph. Clad in a tuxedo complete with a sparkly top hat and giant white flower, Cyrus launched… Source: RollingStone Link: See […]
The Universal Zulu Nation has issued a new open letter apologizing to the alleged victims of sexual abuse perpetrated by their founder Afrika Bambaataa. The organization also apologized to Ronald “Bee Stinger” Savage and Hassan “Poppy” Campbell, two Bambaataa accusers who were “subjected to unjust and inexcusable attacks on their characters… Source: RollingStone Link: Zulu Nation […]
An animated Iggy Pop dances with an anthropomorphic rose on a bridge over the Seine in a new clip for the punk hero’s 2012 cover of Edith Piaf’s signature song, “La Vie En Rose.” The short was directed by Laurent Mercier and captures the disparate worlds of music and culture that came together… Source: RollingStone Link: See […]
After getting together in 1971, the Eagles needed to find an identity and prove themselves as songwriters. They did both on their debut, which they cut in London with Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin producer Glyn Johns. The album was released on June 1st, 1972; in March 2016, Don Henley spoke… Source: RollingStone Link: Eagles' Debut: […]
“Jurassic Park,” “The Lost World” and “Jurassic Park III” are here. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Netflix and iTunes: What's New in June
By Byron Kaye MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australian music streamer Guvera Ltd, which competes with Apple Inc, Spotify Ltd and Pandora Media Inc, said it plans to raise up to A$80 million ($58.05 million) in a listing to bankroll an ambitious expansion in developing markets. In a listing prospectus lodged on Wednesday, the company with operations […]