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The Avalanches Postpone Festival Shows Over Medical Condition

The Avalanches have postponed upcoming European festival appearances due to a health issue. The Australian electronic trio – who returned this month with Wildflower, their second LP and first in 16 years – wrote on Facebook that member Tony Di Blasi "has been advised ag…This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: The Avalanches Postpone Festival Shows Over […]

Watch Paul McCartney, Bob Weir Perform Together in Boston

On Friday and Saturday night, Dead and Company performed in front of a sold-out crowd at Boston's Fenway Park. On Sunday, Paul McCartney's tour swooped into the home of the Boston Red Sox. Thankfully, Bob Weir was still in town and, for the first time ever, <a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/the-gra…This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Watch Paul […]

See Slayer's Bloody First Comic-Book Covers: 'It Has to Be Violent'

Slayer lyrics have always read like graphic novels – violent, bloody, belligerent, menacing – and their cover art regularly depicts ensanguined hellish infernos. So the only thing surprising about the thrash-metal group's foray into comic books, which they're announcing today, is that it's taken them so …This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: See Slayer’s Bloody […]

Radiohead launches music video competition for fans

Rock band Radiohead have called upon fans to help them create a music video for their latest album "A Moon Shaped Pool," with entries to be collated via the group's Instagram account. The band, which has posted artist-created vignettes for each album track to their Instagram account every Friday since the album launched, has now […]

Guns N' Roses Detained at Canadian Border for Gun Possession

Guns N' Roses have been on their best behavior since the launch of their Not in This Lifetime tour, with the band taking the stage on time and not performing past curfew. However, the trek endangered its lon…This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Guns N’ Roses Detained at Canadian Border for Gun Possession Source: RollingStone […]

More music on horizon for Newport jazz and folk fests group

Music lovers have flocked to Newport during Rhode Island summers since the 1950s to enjoy open-air performances by some of the music world's biggest names. Miles Davis, Billie Holiday and Led Zeppelin thrilled audiences at the jazz fest, while Bob Dylan went electric at the folk festival. Source: Yahoo Music Link: More music on horizon […]

Alan Vega, Suicide Singer and Punk Icon, Dead at 78

Alan Vega, singer in the influential protopunk duo Suicide, died peacefully in his sleep Saturday. He was 78. Henry Rollins first reported news of Vega's death, sharing a statement from Vega's family. "With profound sadness and a stillness that only…This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Alan Vega, Suicide Singer and Punk Icon, Dead at 78 […]