Lesley Gore, the singer of Sixties hits like “It’s My Party,” “Judy’s Turn to Cry” and “You Don’t Own Me,” passed away today at a New York City hospital following a bout with cancer. Gore was 68. “She was a wonderful human being – caring, giving, a great feminist, great… Source: RollingStone Link: Lesley Gore, […]
Passion Pit have announced the details for the new album Kindred, the synthpop band’s first LP since 2012’s Gossamer. In addition to revealing that the 1o-track Kindred would arrive on April 21st and that pre-orders will kick off February 17th, the Michael Angelakos-fronted outfit also shared the album’s first single, the joyous “Lifted… Source: RollingStone Link: Passion Pit […]
It’s the end of the world as Ariana Grande knows it and she feels fine in the new music video for My Everything’s “One Last Time.” Set in the moments before the Apocalypse and borrowing from those fashionable single-camera, found-footage films like Cloverfield, Project X and Into the Storm, “One Last Time” finds… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Ariana […]
By his count, Robert Christgau has reviewed around 14,000 records since 1967. “To the eternal ‘Opinions are like assholes — everybody’s got one,’ ” he writes in his upcoming memoir, Going Into the City: Portrait of a Critic as a Young Man, “I just say, ‘Yeah, but not everybody’s got… Source: RollingStone Link: Read an […]
While fans of Dwight Yoakam and Eric Church no doubt enjoyed seeing the two share the same bill on Church’s Outsiders World Tour this winter, they missed out on the pair performing together. Blame it on bad timing. Yoakam had even picked the song for the two to play: “I told… Source: RollingStone Link: Dwight […]
A rare recording of the Beatles performing at a Hamburg, Germany strip club in December 1962 is set to hit the auction block starting February 27th. Auction house Ted Owen & Co. will offer up the original master recording tape of the small Star Club gigs, recorded between Christmas Day and New… Source: RollingStone Link: Beatles' 1962 […]
While many country fans cite George Jones’ “He Stopped Loving Her Today” as the greatest country song of all time, Ray Scott holds another single released that same year in the esteemed position: Don Williams’ “Good Ole Boys Like Me.” In the latest installment of Scott’s “Roots Sessions,” premiering exclusively on… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Ray […]
Drake, "If You're Reading This It's Too Late" (Cash Money) Source: Yahoo Music Link: Music Review: Drake silences the jokes with cold, dark album
Music played a big part of SNL’s 40th anniversary festivities Sunday night, starting with Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake opening song-and-dance number, which channeled years of famous catchphrases and characters. Kanye West also performed a medley of tunes — “Jesus Walks,” “Only One” and “Wolves,” — while Martin Short and Maya Rudolph (as… Source: RollingStone Link: Paul McCartney, […]
Kanye West concluded a performance-heavy week with an appearance at Saturday Night Live’s 40th anniversary special Sunday night. Three days after headlining the first annual Roc City Classic with Kevin Durant and two days after surprising Drake and Nas’ Sprite NBA All-Star Weekend concert, the rapper donned Marilyn Manson-esque contact lenses for an innovative mini-medley. West was the only musician… Source: RollingStone Link: See […]