In the spring of 1991, the radio landscape was bursting with high-energy dance-pop and heavily emotional ballads. “More Than Words,” a comparatively modest single by the Boston hard-rock band Extreme, stuck out — just two voices and an acoustic guitar, with harmonies that recalled the classic pop balladry of bands… Source: RollingStone Link: Extreme's 'More […]
The Allman Brothers may have played their last-ever show in October, but the festival the iconic jam band launched in 2012 lives on. The fourth annual Peach Music Festival is returning to Scranton, Pennsylvania, August 13th through 16th with its most diverse lineup yet. Gregg Allman will represent the Allmans at the four… Source: RollingStone Link: Willie […]
With a Grateful Dead reunion on the horizon, guitarist Bob Weir appeared as the musical guest Thursday night on The Late Late Show to jam on “Truckin’” with guest-host John Mayer. The latter introduced Weir while standing just to his right, and they quickly settled into a groove with the rest… Source: RollingStone Link: See Bob […]
Last spring, Nate Ruess was in the studio with producer Jeff Bhasker, recording a demo of “Nothing Without Love,” a song meant for the next album by his band, fun. Ruess had been tinkering with it for months. Now, at a loss for lyrics, he began to sing about the recent… Source: RollingStone Link: Exclusive: Nate […]
Look up “global superstar” and Dolly Parton is surely at or near the top of that list. It’s nearly impossible to find a place in the world where the country music treasure is not only not known, but also where her presence doesn’t cause a considerable commotion. But for a… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: Dolly […]
Jack White and his ace band delivered a scorching take on “That Black Bat Licorice” during Thursday’s Tonight Show, helping Jimmy Fallon and company bring their week of Los Angeles tapings to a thunderous close. After an awkward introduction from Fallon – in which he fumbles with a vinyl copy of White’s… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]
Seventy-four-year-old electronic-music legend Giorgio Moroder’s return surprises no one more than Moroder himself. “In the past 10 years, I did very little,” says the friendly, mustachioed producer, sitting in a conference room at his record label’s Manhattan office, recalling a recent point when he turned down an album deal “because I… Source: RollingStone Link: Giorgio Moroder […]
If her catchy "bubblegoth" music is winning fans worldwide, pop star Kerli chalks it up to her revolt against the hard grind of life as her native Estonia shook off its Soviet legacy. I just wanted to leave, I wanted to see the world so much. Source: Yahoo Music Link: 'Bubblegoth' rebel Kerli thanks Estonia […]
Ex-New Radicals members Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois, Glen Campbell collaborator Julian Raymond and Mr. ‘Awesome’ Shawn Patterson also joined THR’s Scott Feinberg for a 50-minute conversation that covered a wide variety of ground. Source: Yahoo Music Link: THR Song Nominees Summit: Common, Diane Warren, Other Nominees Talk Music, Oscars (Podcast)
Alice Cooper has performed with Johnny Depp several times over the past couple of years, building a friendship and musical bond at various gigs, and the shock rocker tells Rolling Stone he’s always impressed by the actor’s lack of ego. “We see each other a lot,” Cooper says of Depp. “He’s…… Source: RollingStone Link: Alice […]