Kanye West’s weeklong visit to New York for Fashion Week and SNL 40 wrapped up Friday morning with a revelatory interview with hip-hop station Power 105. The rapper hung out in the studio for almost an hour and covered subjects as far-ranging as his sneaker line and forgetting to apologize to… Source: RollingStone Link: Kanye West […]
When Sam Riggs chose to follow his dream of being a professional musician, picking up and leaving his native Florida, he had a decision to make: Nashville or Austin. He ultimately elected to settle in the Texas capital, citing its reputation as an incubator for original talent. Since then, he… Source: RollingStone Link: 5 Minutes […]
Virginia singer-songwriter Natalie Prass has sung backup for Jenny Lewis, and there’s more than a passing resemblance to Lewis in the sweet, sunny heartbreak songs on Prass’ debut LP. But Prass’ vocal style is cutesier, and she leans harder on her retro sensibilities: These songs would be at home in… Source: RollingStone Link: Natalie Prass
For Jim Irsay, the owner and CEO of the Indianapolis Colts and an avid collector of the world’s most sought-after guitars, it was a steal at 5,000. At Arader Galleries, a New York City gallery and auction house more accustomed to selling antique maps and rare books, two rare guitars encased… Source: RollingStone Link: Colts […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Glen Campbell's daughter says that although she can't have a typical conversation with her father, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease, she's able to speak to him through music. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Music connects ailing Glen Campbell and daughter Ashley
Australian filmmaker Baz Luhrmann is set to create his own record label with RCA Records. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Baz Lurhman to enter music business with RCA Records
At 69 years old, Dolly Parton is nothing less than a global icon. Just last summer, she stole the show at England’s Glastonbury Festival and released her latest album, the well-received Blue Smoke. But until 1974, Parton was a 28-year-old “girl singer,” as she often says, who had come to… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: Dolly […]
An interview with Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi, in which he explains how a gruesome machinery accident led him toward the sound that would become the foundation of heavy metal, has been animated by VH1. The clip, The Complete History of Heavy Metal: Fingers Bloody Fingers, shows how the Birmingham,… Source: RollingStone Link: Black Sabbath's […]
Once again, we talked to 10 of the hottest artists who are climbing the charts, breaking the Internet or just dominating our office stereos. This month, we talk to an 82-year-old Mississippian releasing his first blues album and a 16-year-old X-Factor veteran — not to mention the Nineties-centric rap of Vic Spencer, the… Source: RollingStone Link: 10 New […]
It should have been his ’68 Comeback Special. But in the end the five concerts Garth Brooks was to perform at Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland, became a dashed dream. For Brooks, but especially for the fans, who passionately protested the decision of the city manager to deny a license for… Source: RollingStone Link: Garth Brooks' […]