In what will be a bittersweet announcement for Deadheads, the four surviving and original members of the Grateful Dead revealed that they will reunite to celebrate their 50th anniversary with three gigs at Chicago’s Soldier Field July 3rd to 5th. However, for percussionists Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann, bassist Phil Lesh…… Source: RollingStone Link: Grateful Dead […]
On Tuesday, the Dave Matthews Band announced an extensive 2015 tour that spanned from May until September. For the casual fan, probing the DMB itinerary used to mean Googling “Dave Matthews Band tour dates,” which would then lead to a variety of links that listed the entire jaunt plus maybe ticket…… Source: RollingStone Link: Google Adds […]
On the heels of Thursday’s revelation of the 2015 Oscar nominations, First Aid Kit have released a new video for the song they contributed to an Academy-recognized film. The Swedish folk duo cover R.E.M.’s “Walk Unafraid” on the soundtrack for Wild, the movie for which both Reese Witherspoon (Best Actress)…… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Peter […]
By Aleksandar Vasovic BELGRADE (Reuters) – Tax inspectors in Serbia have turned their attention to a parade of local pop and folk music stars summoned to explain their earnings and extravagant lifestyles in the wake of a government pledge to rein in a vast gray economy. For the past week, a succession of singers have […]
On the occasion of Bush’s sixth album, Man on the Run, lead singer Gavin Rossdale sat down to tell Rolling Stone the saga of the band’s two-decade run, from the U.K.’s leading grunge rockers to stalwarts of modern rock radio. Rossdale didn’t become successful overnight: He shares the story of…… Source: RollingStone Link: Now and […]
Tupac Shakur’s clothing, lyrics and other personal effects will be on display at Los Angeles’ Grammy Museum beginning next month as part of a special exhibit, “All Eyez on Me: The Writings of Tupac Shakur.” It will cover the rapper’s entire career, from his stint in Digital Underground in the…… Source: RollingStone Link: Tupac Exhibit […]
Photographer Art Kane wasn’t one to get overly impressed by the stars he was shooting. “When Art Kane took our picture, he told us, ‘Go there, do this, do that, be asleep, put your head on his shoulder,’ ” Pete Townshend said of the iconic 1968 photo of the Who asleep…… Source: RollingStone Link: Art Kane's […]
The singer-songwriter (and daughter of Carole King) tells #pretapodcasts why she’s done being “taken for granted” Source: Yahoo Music Link: 'Off the Cuff' Podcast: Louise Goffin Makes Her Own Mark In Music History
Runaways producer and notorious L.A. music legend Kim Fowley has died. In recent months, he had been undergoing cancer treatments, though no cause of death has been announced. He was 75. Charismatic and eccentric, Fowley is best remembered as the record producer for the all-female rock group the Runaways. He introduced Joan…… Source: RollingStone Link: Kim […]
A little over a year after last playing together, the Black Crowes have officially announced that they are ending the band. “It is with great disappointment and regret,” guitarist Rich Robinson said in a statement, “that after having the privilege of writing and performing the music of the Black Crowes over…… Source: RollingStone Link: Black Crowes' […]