After a nine-week reign, the return of Blink-182 did something that Nick Jonas, Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Ariana Grande couldn’t do: Knock Drake’s Views from atop the Billboard 200. The punk group’s California, the band’s first LP since 2011’s Neighborhoods and first album with new guitarist Matt Skiba, sold… Source: RollingStone Link: On the […]
Pearl Jam’s 2016 tour has seen the band celebrating their 25th anniversary onstage by digging into the deep recesses of their catalog, whether it is full album performances of Ten, Vs. and Binaural or unexpected covers of Sting and Doobie Brothers cuts. At the band’s headlining gig at Telluride, Colorado’s Ride Festival Saturday,… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Pearl […]
When Guns N’ Roses announced that Chris Stapleton would be opening the Nashville stop of their Not in This Lifetime reunion tour, it appeared to be the unlikeliest of pairings. Last night onstage at Nissan Stadium, Stapleton himself admitted as much. “When I was a kid, if you’d have told me I’d… Source: RollingStone Link: Chris […]
A trip through customs turned into a comedy of errors as the Red Hot Chili Peppers were mistaken for fellow Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Metallica by Belarus customs officials. According to Flea, with the Chili Peppers touring Europe in support of their new LP The Getaway, the band were at… Source: RollingStone Link: Red […]
Victoria Monét and Ariana Grande have teamed for a new song titled “Better Days,” the singers’ optimistic response to the recent police-involved shootings of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge and Philando Castile outside the Twin Cities, Minnesota, as well as the death of five police officers at a Dallas protest. The track… Source: RollingStone Link: Victoria Monet, […]
Lin-Manuel Miranda ended his Tony-winning run as Alexander Hamilton in the history-making Broadway show he wrote and starred in Saturday night with an emotional curtain call. The July 9th performance also marked the final Hamilton appearances of Leslie Odom Jr., who played Aaron Burr in the hip-hop-inspired historical musical, and Phillipa… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Lin-Manuel […]
In the aftermath of the tragic Dallas shooting that killed five people officers, a photo on the shooter Micah Johnson’s social media accounts featured Johnson standing alongside and shaking hands with Public Enemy’s Professor Griff. However, in a series of tweets Friday, both the rapper born Richard Griffin and Chuck D denied… Source: RollingStone Link: Public Enemy's […]
“I’m nervous as hell,” Garth Brooks announced during a press conference Friday afternoon at Yankee Stadium in New York City. The country music legend was preparing to play the first of two shows at the venue. “If I don’t land on my hat at some point during the night,” he… Source: RollingStone Link: Garth Brooks […]
July 8th marked the 20th anniversary of the release of Spice Girls’ breakout single “Wannabe,” and three-fifths of the iconic girl group reunited for a video Friday where they thanked fans for the decades of support. The minute-long video also hinted at a potential side project that would feature Emma “Baby… Source: RollingStone Link: See Spice […]
When Jay-Jay Johanson's gloomy voice first seduced fans, CDs were king. Hailing from the streaming industry's epicenter of Sweden, Johanson has watched the music business transform firsthand — and he likes what he sees. Johanson — whose quickly recognizable sound couples his plaintive, high-pitched voice with dark electronic soundscapes and sparse but intense beats — […]