After going through an extremely public conversion to evangelical Christianity, touring incessantly for four years and going through a very un-public and gradual conversation out of evangelical Christianity, Bob Dylan was burned out and unsure of his next move. So 1982 was one of the quietest years of Dylan’s career. Besides a… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: Bob […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Whether he was singing his own compositions or writing for other artists, Smokey Robinson was instrumental in shaping the Motown sound that changed American popular music in the 1960s. Now, his accomplishments have won him the pop music prize from the national library. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Smokey Robinson honored with national […]
Snoop Dogg and Jeremih host a neon-lit bacchanal in the outrageous new video for the former’s latest single, “Point Seen Money Gone.” The clip finds the pair blowing money fast on booze and beautiful women, while Jeremih croons a slick auto-tuned hook and Snoop delivers a slew of ridiculous lines. “Robert De Niro, fly as a… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]
In tribute to the all-female reboot of Ghostbusters, a quartet of Japanese comedians created their own J-pop version of the original Ray Parker Jr. theme song. The comics also made a hilarious video to accompany their cover, where they even fend off a pair of breakdancing ghosts. In familiar ghostbusting-ready uniforms,… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]
On July 10th, Vancouver tape artist Ian William Craig will quietly emerge with what may end up one of 2016’s most celebrated avant-garde releases. Centres, his debut for FatCat’s re-energized 130701 imprint, is a melancholy, 73-minute suite performed on broken cassette players, thrifted reel-to-reels and desiccating tapes. With a classically… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Ian […]
Cream drummer Ginger Baker is recovering from open heart surgery and a fall, The Mirror reports. The 76-year-old underwent the surgery in mid-June, around the same time he also suffered an unspecified bad fall. In a recent post on the drummer’s website, Baker’s daughter Leda wrote, “He called the day after his surgery to… Source: RollingStone Link: Cream […]
Beck was as surprised as anyone by the success of 2014’s Morning Phase, which won a Grammy for Album of the Year and became his best-selling album in a decade. “I had no expectations,” he says, describing a lot of his albums as “ships in the night.” Morning Phase was intended… Source: RollingStone Link: Beck Talks […]
Art-rock innovator, soul-pop craftsman, “world music” ambassador: Peter Gabriel has evolved substantially with each LP, often abandoning a comfortable style to stake out new creative ground. And whether he’s wielding his soulful “Sledgehammer” or channeling an evil “Intruder,” his music always aims for the grandiose – even his leftovers are crafted with imagination and… Source: RollingStone Link: 20 Insanely […]
Jon Pardi has sweet validation with his sophomore album, California Sunrise, which made its debut at the top of the country charts. He’ll be the first to admit watching the numbers like a hawk, eyeing his first Number One after coming frustratingly close with his first album. But he’ll also… Source: RollingStone Link: See Jon […]
As his tune “American Country Love Song” climbs the charts, Jake Owen has given fans another taste of his forthcoming album American Love by releasing audio of the song “Good Company.” Like some of Owen’s previous releases, “Good Company” is an ode to lazy, obligation-free days spent with friends but this… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]