UPDATE: According to Diplo, the duo’s 24-hour set was broken up by cops 18 hours into the set. Skrillex and Diplo embarked on a 24-hour marathon DJ set yesterday, and midway through the daylong performance, the EDM duo premiered a much-anticipated surprise for fans: The debut album from their Jack Ü project. Dubbed… Source: RollingStone Link: Skrillex, […]
After years of figuratively pooping on unlucky celebrities, geeks and financial fat cats, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog finally gets his own sitcom. Adult Swim’s The Jack and Triumph Show pairs the foul-mouthed, cigar-smoking puppet with 30 Rock alum Jack McBrayer as former co-stars of a Lassie-esque show who reunite… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Triumph […]
AWOLNATION returned to the line of duty last month with “Hollow Moon (Bad Wolf),” the initial offering off their upcoming LP, Run. Now, Rolling Stone premieres the synth rockers’ latest album cut, “Windows.” “Windows” finds AWOLNATION mastermind Aaron Bruno searching for a balance between blissful and abrasive: Over sparse, bass-heavy production, Bruno lets his voice… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]
UPDATE: Following a few more questions from Lowe about West’s post-Grammy comments regarding Beck defeating Beyoncé for Album of the Year, Kanye publicly apologized to Beck via Twitter. “I would like to publicly apologize to Beck, I’m sorry Beck,” wrote West. His next tweets included an addidtional apology to Bruno Mars, because he “used to hate on him… Source: RollingStone Link: Kanye West: […]
Madonna took a hard tumble at the BRIT Awards (we feel for ya girl) and we couldn’t help but take a look back at some of the best spills, tumbles and trips in music. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Epic Celebrity Falls: Music Edition
As on-demand music-streaming services such as Spotify, Deezer and Rdio gouge each other’s eyes out to reach the most possible American customers, they’ve also expanded their battlegrounds throughout the world. Deezer is in 180 countries; Spotify counts more than 50. And it’s not as if they can open a local… Source: RollingStone Link: Streaming Music […]
The music industry has announced an agreement to release albums globally on Fridays, ending divergences among regions that have fueled piracy in an age of instant music. Thursday's decision, after nine months of consultation, is expected to go into effect by summer in the Northern Hemisphere, said Frances Moore, chief executive officer of the music […]
As if the Clueless soundtrack could get any more classic than a house with columns dating back to 1972, the alt-pop heavy compilation will get a fresh vinyl makeover to celebrate the film’s 20th anniversary, Entertainment Weekly reports. The LP will be re-released on April 7th via Universal Music, and — with a hat tip to Cher… Source: RollingStone Link: 'Clueless' […]
Had Johnny Cash lived past the age of 71, he would’ve turned 83 today. Cash was one of the original outlaws, a man who spent the first decade of his career shaping the sound of popular country music before choosing to switch gears — record sales be damned — and operate… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: […]
“We’re a strange band,” admits Steven Tyler as Aerosmith approach the 45th anniversary of their first show, which took place in November 1970. “We’re still the same members. No tapes, no synthesized drums onstage. I don’t have six dancers with hot-ass booties and titties sticking out. We’re true to our Aerosmith-ness.” The… Source: RollingStone Link: Aerosmith […]