The Grammy Awards are just a few days away and in addition to moving speeches and stellar performances, the night is shaping up to be a possible treasure of GIF/meme-worthy moments! Like a musical equivalent of Jennifer Aniston and Angelina Jolie at this year's SAG Awards, Katy Perry and Taylor Swift, onetime friends (who are […]
Days before the Grammys are set to take over Los Angeles, Childish Gambino hit the stage at Rolling Stone and Google Play’s bash at the El Rey to perform his nominated track “3005.” The event marked the beginning of a collaboration that’s bringing the magazine’s archives to the digital world via… Source: RollingStone Link: See Photos […]
Meditation doesn’t exactly make for riveting television, so while Jeff Bridges is promoting his new Sleeping Tapes album, he’s falling back on that shiny Oscar trophy for late-night entertainment inspiration. On Thursday night’s Conan, the affable actor explained that his new spoken-word LP, which is accompanied by ambient soundscapes crafted to lull… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]
“Like the great George freaking Strait, I’m the king of getting unwound,” sings Brad Paisley on his current single “Crushin’ It.” And this summer, he’ll be the king of getting around — on the road, that is, with his Crushin’ It World Tour, named for that very song, which kicks off… Source: RollingStone Link: Brad Paisley […]
In the spring of 1991, the radio landscape was bursting with high-energy dance-pop and heavily emotional ballads. “More Than Words,” a comparatively modest single by the Boston hard-rock band Extreme, stuck out — just two voices and an acoustic guitar, with harmonies that recalled the classic pop balladry of bands… Source: RollingStone Link: Extreme's 'More […]
The Allman Brothers may have played their last-ever show in October, but the festival the iconic jam band launched in 2012 lives on. The fourth annual Peach Music Festival is returning to Scranton, Pennsylvania, August 13th through 16th with its most diverse lineup yet. Gregg Allman will represent the Allmans at the four… Source: RollingStone Link: Willie […]
With a Grateful Dead reunion on the horizon, guitarist Bob Weir appeared as the musical guest Thursday night on The Late Late Show to jam on “Truckin’” with guest-host John Mayer. The latter introduced Weir while standing just to his right, and they quickly settled into a groove with the rest… Source: RollingStone Link: See Bob […]
Last spring, Nate Ruess was in the studio with producer Jeff Bhasker, recording a demo of “Nothing Without Love,” a song meant for the next album by his band, fun. Ruess had been tinkering with it for months. Now, at a loss for lyrics, he began to sing about the recent… Source: RollingStone Link: Exclusive: Nate […]
Look up “global superstar” and Dolly Parton is surely at or near the top of that list. It’s nearly impossible to find a place in the world where the country music treasure is not only not known, but also where her presence doesn’t cause a considerable commotion. But for a… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: Dolly […]
Jack White and his ace band delivered a scorching take on “That Black Bat Licorice” during Thursday’s Tonight Show, helping Jimmy Fallon and company bring their week of Los Angeles tapings to a thunderous close. After an awkward introduction from Fallon – in which he fumbles with a vinyl copy of White’s… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]