Rare concert footage of Talking Heads performing during their legendary Remain in Light trek has been unearthed after 35 years. Filmed four years before the band’s concert film Stop Making Sense, this 80-minute performance was taped in stark black-and-white at Passiac, New Jersey’s Capitol Theatre on November 4, 1980. The show came…… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch an […]
LONDON (Reuters) – English DJ Mark Ronson kept the top spot in the British singles chart on Sunday with "Uptown Funk," featuring U.S. singer Bruno Mars, the Official Charts Company said. It is the fourth non-consecutive week at number one for the track, which had a combined download and streams tally of 130,000. The song […]
Five people were shot and wounded early Sunday morning during Chris Brown’s performance at San Jose, California’s Fiesta nightclub. Following the shooting, Brown tweeted “I’m 100,” alerting fans that he was uninjured in the shooting, but that tweet was later deleted, the San Jose Mercury News and San Francisco Gate report. Brown…… Source: RollingStone Link: Five […]
When the Foo Fighters made the surprise announcement that they would perform at Inglewood, California’s the Forum on Saturday night, a show that doubled as Dave Grohl’s 46th birthday celebration and the band’s first gig of 2015, fans had no idea the concert would turn into an all-star jam session on the level…… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch David […]
Lenny Kravitz will join Katy Perry as “special guest” when the Prism singer takes the stage at the Super Bowl XLIX halftime show on February 1st. Perry extended her Super Bowl invite to Kravitz during halftime of the AFC playoff matchup Saturday night between the New England Patriots and the Baltimore Ravens. “My first special…… Source: RollingStone Link: Lenny […]
A three-year legal battle over the name “Van Halen” has finally been settled. Kelly Van Halen, who was once married to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band’s drummer, Alex Van Halen, until they divorced almost 20 years ago, has been fighting to use her famous last name on a…… Source: RollingStone Link: Van Halen […]
Lauryn Hill will hit the road in February for a string of small, intimate performances. Dubbed “Small Axe: Acoustic Performance Series,” the two-week trek will spend two nights at Washington D.C.’s Howard Theatre before heading north for five shows in New York. Tickets for the gigs, each of which will only seat between…… Source: RollingStone Link: Lauryn […]
Universal Music Group has filed a lawsuit against two companies its lawyers claim are distributing illegal mixtapes to prisoners. The company Centric Group and its subsidiary Keefe Group both distribute products in addition to music, like food and deodorant, to correctional facilities. The label – which cites unlicensed recordings by…… Source: RollingStone Link: Universal Sues […]
Chuck Berry wrote a handful of the most famous hits in rock & roll history. But have you ever heard the disco version of “Havana Moon” he put out in 1979? German label Bear Family has set out to honor every twist and weird turn in Berry’s career with a…… Source: RollingStone Link: Chuck Berry's […]
As protesters continue to gather in New York City following a grand jury decision not to convict a police officer in the death of Eric Garner, the victim’s daughter Erica and family member Steven Flagg have released a tribute song, “This Ends Today.” The track is dedicated to the 43-year-old Staten Island…… Source: RollingStone Link: Eric Garner's […]