In 1997, the year after her son was fatally shot in Las Vegas, Afeni Shakur launched the Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation, which hosted an annual performing arts day camp for inner city youth in the Atlanta area. She was inspired by how the gifted rapper, actor and one-time dancer studied… Source: RollingStone Link: What Happened […]
Yoko Ono debuted the video for the Miike Snow remix of her song “Catman.” Charmed actress Rose McGowan directed the Sixties-inspired video, wherein a young woman in a cat-like face mask and black outfit dances into a room of older women sitting sullenly at school desks. After the feline-woman spins by them, the older women look up… Source: RollingStone Link: See […]
Gucci Mane’s new single “On Me” features a sample from Tupac Shakur’s “Fuck ‘Em All,” from his 2002 posthumous album Better Dayz. “I feel like 2Pac when he made All Eyez on Me,” Gucci raps over grinding drums. Elsewhere, Gucci raps about needing a detox (“I’ve been smoking kush all week/ And… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]
Big K.R.I.T. embarked and completed an ambitious project Tuesday for his new mixtape, with the Mississippi rapper freestyling over a dozen beats by artists like Drake, Kanye West, Flying Lotus and more. K.R.I.T. uploaded a new freestyle every hour for 12 hours to form his 12 for 12. Stream the mixtape below… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Big […]
Beyond its long-standing role at the vanguard of electronic music, Britain is on the international radar thanks to a handful of Bandcamp rock bands, a renewed interest in grime and their own brands of post-Spotify pop. Here’s 20 artists to watch. Source: RollingStone Link: 20 Great New British Artists to Watch
“It’s almost like I’m possessed by the devil, and I’m letting go of my possessions,” Kathleen Hanna says of the new LP by her band the Julie Ruin. “I can see my head spinning around, and I’m puking out all this shit that’s not my problem.” During her quarter-century-plus career with Bikini Kill… Source: RollingStone Link: Why Kathleen […]
Alongside major headline acts, festivals are great places to discover up-and-coming artists. Here's a look at some of the rising stars to watch out for in this summer's festival line-ups — whether or not you make the trip. Next up, the Spanish festival BBK Live, held July 7 to 9 in Bilbao. Source: Yahoo Music Link: […]
In recent years, Kenny Chesney’s female singing partner of choice has been roots rocker Grace Potter, who loaned her versatile voice that typically commands the Nocturnals to the chart-topping singles “Wild Child” and “You and Tequila.” For his forthcoming album Some Town Somewhere, Chesney will change things up by enlisting… Source: RollingStone Link: Kenny Chesney […]
Plus, get reviews of the latest albums from Bat for Lashes, Maxwell and more. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Blink-182, Maxwell, Bat For Lashes and More Music Reviews
The music major responds that the suggestion of antitrust violations by bankrupt Rdio are “nothing but speculation and conjecture” and pretext for avoiding $17 million claims plus allegations of fraud. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Sony Music Investigated for Alleged Collusion in Streaming Music