The house band at the Republican National Convention – led by former Saturday Night Live bandleader G.E. Smith – raised some eyebrows when they played David Bowie's "Station To Station" early on in the festivities on July 18th. The 10-minute title track to Bowie's 1976 LP of the same name is the longest song in […]
Sean "Diddy" Combs' 2016 Revolt Music Conference (RMC) has announced the first round of music industry panelists and honorees set to join this year's event instalment, including DJ Khaled, Nas and label executives Lyor Cohen and Julie Greenwald. The third annual networking forum will be hosted in Miami from October 13-15, at the Eden Rock Miami Beach Resort […]
Wilco find a poignant middle ground between melodic and melancholy on their new song "If I Ever Was a Child," set to appear on their upcoming LP, Schmilco.The country-tinged tune shuffles ahead with the stilted skip of Glenn Kotche's drums as Jeff…This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Hear Wilco Reminisce on Wistful New Song ‘If […]
The seemingly unlikely pairing of Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford and teenage pop-metal crew Babymetal united Monday night for performances of a couple of Priest's fan favorites. The duet was one of the spectacles at an awards show with a mouthful of a …This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Watch Rob Halford Cover Judas Priest […]
Rock Band 4 debuted in October, and developer Harmonix spent more than six months after the launch adding features new and old to the game in free updates. Now, the studio and co-publisher Performance Designed Products are set to release Rock Band Rivals, which will be the game’s first paid expansion when it arrives this […]
A year after Led Zeppelin issued their final catalogue reissues, the group has uncovered more rarities: eight unreleased recordings they made for the BBC, including a "lost" three-song session from 1969. These new discoveries will round out an expanded and remastered edition of the band's 1997 release, BBC Se…This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Led […]
Sting stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! to promote his next studio album, 57th & 9th. He also performed the back-to-basics Police song "Next to You" with help from his current backing band, The Last Bandoleros, who added punch and smooth backing vocals.</wm:em…This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Hear Sting Perform Police Song ‘Next to You’ on ‘Jimmy […]
Troye Sivan made his U.S. television debut seven months ago on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon,…This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Watch Troye Sivan Go ‘Wild’ During ‘Fallon’ Performance Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Troye Sivan Go 'Wild' During 'Fallon' Performance
In June, Rufus Wainwright and an army of 1,500 singers teamed to perform Leonard Cohen's classic "Hallelujah" at the Toronto's Luminato Festival. Weeks later, the official video for the unique performance has been unveiled, with Wainw…This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: See Rufus Wainwright’s Stunning Cover of ‘Hallelujah’ Backed by 1,500 Singers Source: RollingStone Link: […]
Schoolboy Q has set course for an autumn-long tour in support of his new album Blank Face LP. Joey Bada$$ will serve as special guest on the majority of the North American leg of the trek, which includes a stop at the two Aust…This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Schoolboy Q Plots Extensive Blank Face […]