Archive | July, 2016

David Bowie's Art Collection Set for Exhibition, Auction

David Bowie's private art collection will be put on display around the world before heading to auction at Sotheby's in London in November, Reuters reports. </wm:e…This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: David Bowie’s Art Collection Set for Exhibition, Auction Source: RollingStone Link: David Bowie's Art Collection Set for Exhibition, Auction

Watch Elle King Zap Ghosts in New 'Good Girls' Video

Elle King has unveiled the video for “Good Girls,” her song contribution to Ghostbusters: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. In the video, King sings her rousing, blues-tipped tune in a ghost-filled laundromat and also at a rowdy bar. “I do what the good girls don’t,” she grittily sings. “I do what the good… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]

Steve Young, of M/A/R/R/S' 'Pump Up the Volume' Fame, Dead

Steve Young, a founding member of influential acid-house trendsetters M/A/R/R/S and electro-pop group Colourbox, has died. Record label 4AD, which put out recordings by both groups, confirmed the news. “One of the label’s true pioneers, Steven leaves behind an incredible legacy and will forever be in our hearts,” the announcement reads…. Source: RollingStone Link: Steve Young, […]

Jack White Named to Nashville Gender Equality Council

Nashville mayor Megan Barry named Jack White to a new Council on Gender Equality during an executive order-signing event Wednesday. The role of the 45-member Council will be to study gender equality in the Nashville metro area and report back their findings to the mayor. The rocker, who previously served on former… Source: RollingStone Link: Jack […]

Beyonce, Rihanna, Alicia Keys: How to Get Killed While Black

Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, Rihanna and Chris Rock are among the stars to contribute to Mic’s video listing the 23 reasons why black Americans have been killed, particularly in recent years since the launch of the Black Lives Matter movement. The video supports the We Are Here Movement and follows the viral murders of… Source: RollingStone Link: Beyonce, Rihanna, […]

Calvin Harris, Taylor Swift Song Co-Write: Questions We Still Have

Taylor Swift’s fans were right. The pop star was the infamous “Nils Sjoberg” named in the writing credits for Calvin Harris’ Rihanna collaboration “This Is What You Came For,” a representative for Swift confirmed.  Harris, Swift’s ex, also confirmed that she wrote the lyrics and sang a bit on the song as well. However, the… Source: RollingStone Link: Calvin […]

Hear Justice's Psychedelic First Single in Five Years, 'Safe and Sound'

French electronic duo Justice rev their funk engines with “Safe and Sound,” their first new song in five years. “Man up, hold tight, driving dark/ Head up, foot down, speed of sound,” voices chant on the track – a psychedelic disco epic built on finger snaps, synth-strings, spastic jazz-fusion synths… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Justice's […]

Kool & the Gang Return With Funky New Song 'Sexy'

Kool & the Gang have released their new track “Sexy (Where’d You Get Yours),” the funk-soul legends’ first new single in nearly a decade.  “Sexy” signifies a modernization of Ronald and Robert “Kool” Bell and company’s unmistakable sound, right down to the dance floor-tailored bass grooves and the perfectly timed horns…. Source: RollingStone Link: Kool […]