After years of copyright battles between musicians, songwriters, record labels and companies from Pandora to Sirius XM, the U.S. Copyright Office has jumped back into the debate with a 245-page report declaring “music creators should be fairly compensated for their contributions.” While that may seem like common sense, the Office’s suggestions… Source: RollingStone Link: 'Music Creators […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Philharmonic says music director Alan Gilbert will step down in late 2017. Source: Yahoo Music Link: New York Philharmonic music director Gilbert to step down
Live and on record, winter has been a generous season. Onstage, there was a rapid succession of memorable evenings with Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden, the British band Savages at the Mercury Lounge and the jazz pianist Fred Hersch at the Village Vanguard. Billy Idol fired a couple of… Source: RollingStone Link: Fricke's Picks […]
Bob Dylan is being honored this weekend with an incredible tribute concert in Los Angeles featuring performances by Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, Eddie Vedder, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Beck, Jack White, Willie Nelson, Beck and many others. Jimmy Carter will be on hand to present Dylan with the 2015 MusiCares Person… Source: RollingStone Link: Weekend Rock […]
Black metal godfathers Venom left their glory days behind in the late 1980s, but founder Cronos’ “never say die” attitude has lasted well into the 21st century. The band’s 14th studio album shows them clinging to relevancy with grim resolve, and occasionally hitting the mark. It’s a lukewarm return to hell, saddled with… Source: RollingStone Link: From the […]
Tupac Shakur is one of the most revered rappers to ever live – and as he proved on legendary tracks like the Dr. Dre-assisted “California Love,” he was also a brilliant collaborator. But his most mind-blowing alliance never came to fruition: In a recently unveiled handwritten letter likely written in… Source: RollingStone Link: Tupac/Outkast Album? […]
More than a year since folk singer Roy Harper was charged with several counts of child sex assaults, a jury has begun announcing verdicts – but with some catches. On Thursday, a British jury at Worcester Crown Court acquitted the 73-year-old singer-songwriter, best known as the singer of Pink Floyd’s “Have… Source: RollingStone Link: Folk […]
Madonna plays a matador in her new video for “Living for Love,” becoming the biggest artist to premiere a music video on Snapchat. On Thursday, the singer innovatively debuted the video on the Snap channel of the application’s ‘Discover’ page for 24 hours. (The video premiered on Vevo Friday afternoon.) “Living for Love” shows Madonna dressed as… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]
It’s taken them four decades, but Van Halen are finally releasing a live album with David Lee Roth at the helm. Tokyo Dome Live In Concert, taped June 21st, 2013 at a show in Japan, will be released on March 31st. It will be available as two CDs, a four-LP set… Source: RollingStone Link: Van Halen […]
With the kickoff date of their Las Vegas residency looming, the members of Rascal Flatts — Gary LeVox, Joe Don Rooney and Jay DeMarcus — have been holing up in an East Nashville rehearsal space, working their way through a custom-built show that highlights the group’s hits and harmonies. “As you’ve noticed,… Source: RollingStone Link: Rascal […]