The surviving members of Led Zeppelin defended themselves in court earlier this year against a claim that they had plagiarized part of their biggest hit, "Stai…This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Read John Paul Jones’ Testimony at Led Zeppelin ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Trial Source: RollingStone Link: Read John Paul Jones' Testimony at Led Zeppelin 'Stairway […]
No matter who you are or what skills you bring to the table, starting a new band with keyboardist Herbie Hancock and saxophonist Wayne Shorter, two of the jazz world's most iconic luminaries, is serious business. Not so serious, though, that <a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/…This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Inside Carlos Santana’s New Jazz-Rock Supergroup Source: […]
Peter Bjorn and John play a game of human dominos in the video for the appropriately titled "Dominos," off the indie rock trio's new LP Breakin' Point.<wm:emb…This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Watch Peter Bjorn and John Play Human Dominos in New Video Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Peter Bjorn and John Play Human Dominos in […]
Since taking the stage with the Grateful Dead one last time in the summer of 2015, Phil Lesh has charted his own path. Rather than join the spin-off group Dead & Company, the bassist has kept busy with various other projects, including Phil Lesh and Fri…This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: The Last Word: Phil […]
After visiting Montreal for a show, Sting met with cognitive psychologist Daniel Levitin, who, alongside colleague Scott Grafton, analyzed fMRI images to study how the musician's brain analyzes and organizes music. "The state-of-the-a…This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Sting’s Brain Scanned, Analyzed to Study Mental Music Organization Source: RollingStone Link: Sting's Brain Scanned, Analyzed to […]
Taylor Swift has pledged a $1 million relief donation to Louisiana after the state was struck with devastating torrential rains, causing massive flooding that killed at least 11 people. "We began [2015's] The 1989 World Tou…This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Taylor Swift Donating $1 Million to Louisiana Flood Relief Source: RollingStone Link: Taylor Swift […]
As Metallica gear up for their upcoming Minneapolis gig, which they will be live-streaming via Pandora at 9 p.m. CST on Saturday, August 20th, Lars Ulrich has made a video in the band's San Francisco headquarters, offering an intimate look at where they write and record….This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: See Inside Metallica’s HQ […]
De La Soul continue to drop new tracks prior to the August 26th release of their new crowd-funded LP And the Anonymous Nobody…, with "Greyhounds" featuring <a href="http://www.rolli…This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Hear De La Soul and Usher’s Lush Jam ‘Greyhounds’ Source: RollingStone Link: Hear De La Soul and Usher's Lush Jam 'Greyhounds'
West Coast fans of revered archival record label Numero Group can celebrate, as the Chicago-based label will travel from Bloomington, IN to Seattle, WA this fall to set up pop-up shops in several cities. According to a statement from the label, "on sale will be every in-print Numero CD, LP, cassette,…This article originally appeared on […]
American actor, composer, rapper and writer Lin-Manuel Miranda has signed on to co-produce and write songs for Disney's live-action reboot of "The Little Mermaid". The move will see Miranda working alongside Oscar-winning composer Alan Menken, whose credits include scores to Disney hits such as the original animated "The Little Mermaid", "Beauty and the Beast" and "Aladdin". Menken also wrote the iconic songs "Under […]