Some of the music industry's biggest names are preparing for a busy weekend of performing and traveling in preparation for the Summer Sonic festival, held simultaneously in Tokyo and Osaka, Japan, from August 20-21, 2016. Inaugurated in 2000, the Summer Sonic rock music festival initially placed equal important on international and local musicians. For its […]
Ed Sheeran has been hit with another copyright infringement lawsuit, this one filed by the heirs of Ed Townsend, who co-wrote Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On," Reuters reports.<span…This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Ed Sheeran Sued for Allegedly Copying Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’ Source: RollingStone Link: Ed Sheeran Sued for Allegedly Copying Marvin […]
Anderson .Paak journeys through several striking, vibrant worlds in the sprawling video for Malibu tracks "The Season / Carry Me" and "The Waters.".Paak and Chris Le co-directed the clip, …This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Watch Anderson Paak Embark on Surreal Odyssey in Epic New Video Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Anderson Paak Embark on Surreal […]
Flight of the Conchords, Mac DeMarco, "Weird Al" Yankovic and Sarah Silverman will headline Tenacious D's fourth Festival Supreme October 29th at the Shrine Expo Hall and Grounds in Los Angeles.<span style="l…This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Flight of the Conchords, ‘Weird Al,’ Mac DeMarco Top Festival Supreme Source: RollingStone Link: Flight of the Conchords, 'Weird […]
Former Ozzy Osbourne bassist Bob Daisley has sued the musician and his Blizzard Music Limited for fraud, accusing the heavy metal pioneer of withholding more than $2 million in unpaid royalties.Daisley has sued Osbourne several times fo…This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: ‘Crazy Train’ Co-Writer Sues Ozzy Osbourne Over Unpaid Royalties Source: RollingStone Link: 'Crazy […]
Shazam — that app you probably used to figure out who Nico & Vinz are — is getting its own game show. In a branded take on the Name That Tune formula, contestants will try and identify music quicker than the app and each other. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Beat Shazam will pit contestants […]
"At a certain point, we stopped organizing our life around the band, but we didn't want to stop doing it," Pansy Division guitarist Jon Ginoli explains when asked why the gay punk pioneers' new album, Quite Contrary, is their first since 2009. "There's never been a year since 1991 where we haven't played at least […]
Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, has announced a string of North American tour dates that coincide with the 50th anniversary of his first hit single, 1966's "I Love My Dog."<span style="line…This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Yusuf Islam Plots Intimate North American Tour Source: RollingStone Link: Yusuf Islam Plots Intimate North American Tour
Bob Dylan's 1984 summer tour of Europe wrapped up at Ireland's Slane Castle in front of 40,000 fans thrilled to have their first chance to see their hero since his legendary 1966 electric tour with the Hawks. Irish rock magazine Hot Press sent Bono to interview Dylan before the show, and the U2 frontman walked […]
Cate Blanchett's face is warped, changed and rearranged in the haunting new video for Massive Attack's "The Spoils," featuring Hope Sandoval. Directed by John Hillcoat, the clip features Blanchett's head rotati…This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Watch Cate Blanchett’s Warped Face in New Massive Attack Video Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Cate Blanchett's Warped Face in […]