Archive | June, 2016

David Bowie: The Night Ziggy Stardust Met America

On Bowie is a celebration of the late, great rock legend’s life and career, by longtime Rolling Stone columnist Rob Sheffield. The book, out now, looks at all the ways David Bowie kept innovating over a 50-year career, from rock classics like “Space Oddity” to the majestic Blackstar, released this January on… Source: RollingStone Link: David Bowie: […]

Flashback: Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins Re-Record a Genesis Classic

On Peter Gabriel’s ongoing tour with Sting, the band kicks into the 1973 Genesis classic “Dancing With the Moonlit Knight” midway through the set. On opening night, the Genesis nuts in the audience must have lost their collective minds since Gabriel hasn’t publicly performed a song from his old band since an… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: Peter […]

1 in 10 pay for streaming music

On a worldwide basis, 63% of online adults listen to music streaming services on a monthly basis, with 10% of them taking up a paid option. Users in Asia Pacific and North America are most likely to pay for music streaming, according to data released June 28, 2016 by GlobalWebIndex. Internet users in Europe are […]

Florida Georgia Line, Backstreet Boys Team for New Song

“Backstreet Boys was my first concert,” Florida Georgia Line’s Brian Kelley told fans at the duo’s recent show in South Dakota, with partner Tyler Hubbard then reprimanding some fans on the front row: “Don’t laugh at us!” After Hubbard admitted the first record he ever bought was a Backstreet Boys album —… Source: RollingStone Link: Florida […]

See Scotty McCreery Sing Emotional '5 More Minutes'

Since his 2011 win on American Idol, Scotty McCreery has graced the Grand Ole Opry stage numerous times, but his most recent appearance there also ranks among the most emotional. Introducing “Five More Minutes” to the audience, a visibly emotional McCreery explained, “I wrote this song a couple weeks after I… Source: RollingStone Link: See […]

Hear Ramones' Early, Raw Demo for 'I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You'

The deluxe edition of the Ramones’ self-titled debut, timed to celebrate the group’s 40th anniversary, doesn’t arrive until July 29th. But on Tuesday, Rhino Records released the demo for “I Don’t Wanna Walk Around With You.” According to Wall Street Journal, who premiered the clip, the slowed-down demo was recorded by… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]

Hear Darius Rucker's Impassioned 'If I Told You'

Darius Rucker unleashes skeletons from his closet in “If I Told You,” placing himself in the limbo of a relationship that’s starting to get serious and asking if his lady can look past his faults. Set for release to radio on July 5th, “If I Told You” is the first single… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]

Graham Nash Talks New Rock-Doc Series, 'Woodstock' Drama

Graham Nash has plenty of experience with the vagaries of rock & roll documentaries. Take Woodstock, for one: “There were three days of really good music and the movie was three hours,” he says, “so there are a lot of great performances that have never been seen apart from bootlegs.” No… Source: RollingStone Link: Graham Nash […]

Freetown Sound

Dev Hynes described his third LP under his Blood Orange moniker as something “like my version of [The Beastie Boys’] Paul’s Boutique.” It’s that and plenty more: Opening with a butter-smooth R&B chorale that segues into a poetry-slam jazz collage using Ashlee Haze’s incandescent “For Colored Girls (The Missy Elliott… Source: RollingStone Link: Freetown Sound