More than four decades after Yoko Ono staged an unofficial Museum of Modern Art exhibition — a 1971 takeover titled Museum of Modern [F]art, in which she claimed to have let flies loose on the museum campus and asked visitors to find them around the city — the museum is officially welcoming… Source: RollingStone Link: Yoko Ono […]
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Former Police drummer Stewart Copeland recently gathered together some formidable talent for one of his recent Super Grove jam sessions. Among the musicians were Rush’s Neil Peart, Tool’s Danny Carey, South Park co-creator Matt Stone and Vertical Horizon frontman Matt Scannell. Copeland shared video of the summit, a four-minute clip… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Drummers […]
Jamey Johnson has long been a disciple — and friend — of Willie Nelson, so when the Alabama native took the stage of the Grand Ole Opry last week, it was no surprise that he covered one of the Texas legend’s tunes. Watch above as the singer-songwriter performs the sonically… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Jamey […]
Justin Bieber’s chiseled, tattooed chest endures the yolky sting of retribution in the first promo for the pop star’s upcoming roast special, which airs on Comedy Central on March 30th. The 30-second spot finds Bieber mugging and flexing for the camera before he’s pelted with a torrent of eggs in slow motion while… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]
Magnetic Fields mastermind Stephin Merritt has scheduled a rare 14-date solo U.S. tour with plans to perform a 26-song, alphabetized set each night. Accompanied by longtime bandmate Sam Davol on cello, Merritt will perform acoustic renditions of songs from throughout his career, ordering them alphabetically by song title. As such, these shows should… Source: RollingStone Link: Magnetic […]
Jimmy Page will premiere the complete companion audio to the upcoming deluxe edition of Led Zeppelin’s Physical Graffiti on Yahoo Live this Thursday, in advance of its release date next week. Afterwards, the guitarist and producer will answer questions from a live audience in attendance at London’s Olympic Studios, where… Source: RollingStone Link: Jimmy Page […]
Is it an album? Is it a mixtape? Who cares? The 17 tracks that Drake released at midnight on a recent Thursday hit harder and hold together more cohesively than most big-budget event albums. There’s nothing resembling a radio single on If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late, and not many… Source: RollingStone Link: If You're […]
“I grew up hearing songs like ‘Banks of the Ohio’ played at bluegrass festivals, and I never really paid attention to the words that much,” says Sean Watkins, an Americana A-lister who kicked off his career by co-founding Nickel Creek at age 12. “It sounded like a happy song. One day,… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Sean […]
The first album by this very young quartet from Barcelona is what folks used to mean by alternative rock: a genuinely contrary fury of jagged-granite guitars and severe pop discipline. Mourn’s grip and immediacy in “Dark Issues,” “Misery Factory” and “Marshall” (the chorus: “Shut up, Marshall!”) are especially remarkable as… Source: RollingStone Link: Mourn