Miley and the Lips got weird, Arcade Fire brought the funk and Billy Joel busted a gut on one of his favorite Paul McCartney tunes. In 2014, artists weren’t afraid to shake off their own material and try on a few of their favorites. And with social sites like YouTube…… Source: RollingStone Link: 10 Best […]
The rumble and roar of the road. The dangers of addiction. The pack mentality that comes with crisscrossing the country alongside your best friends. Also, the skill of former North Carolina State University basketball star Julius Hodge. All four were on BJ Barham’s mind when he wrote “Wolves,” the title track to…… Source: RollingStone Link: […]
Some people are getting ready to take the rest of the year off – but not Pusha T, who’s hard at work on his second solo album, King Push, the follow-up to 2013’s My Name Is My Name. “Aw, man, I’m working on it feverishly,” says the Virginia MC. “It’s…… Source: RollingStone Link: Pusha T […]
In 2014, the rock star tell-all autobiography train rolled on with Jimmy Page, Joe Perry, Carlos Santana, Mick Fleetwood, George Clinton, Paul Stanley and Billy Idol among others all getting their turn. But some of the years best books were the stories you didn’t already know, including a great alternate history…… Source: RollingStone Link: 10 Best […]
Two weeks after throwing an unexpected cover of “Friends in Low Places” into the middle of his set at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Justin Timberlake tackled the song again during last weekend’s performance in Nashville — this time with help from Garth Brooks himself. The song arrived just after…… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]
What a year for songs — songs about love and underwear and mixtapes and lipstick. There were more killer songs this year than anyone could absorb, more than this list can hold. (Some gems are over on my albums list, to avoid duplicating all the same artists.) These are my…… Source: RollingStone Link: Rob Sheffield's […]
Bob Marley would have turned 70 in 2015, so the reggae singer’s family is marking the milestone with a yearlong commemoration of his music and legacy. For the first time, the Marleys are granting Universal Music Group access to its extensive and private vaults of previously unreleased music to make for stocked reissues, video releases and…… Source: RollingStone Link: Bob Marley's […]
When Grammy-winning group the Mavericks release their new album Mono on February 17th, they’ll do so without founding member Robert Reynolds. Despite the fact that his name appeared in the liner notes for 2013 reunion album In Time, that was pretty much the case then, as well. According to his now former bandmates,…… Source: RollingStone Link: The Mavericks […]
Kelly Clarkson brought out the big guns during her “Miracle on Broadway” Christmas benefit show on Saturday night in Nashville, an event she hopes will become an annual tradition. Obviously inspired by the holiday classic Miracle on 34th Street, the more than two-hour extravaganza at Music City’s Bridgestone Arena included names…… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]
AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd has declared that he will be rejoining the group by the time it embarks on its world tour next year, despite facing charges of drug possession and threatening to kill in New Zealand. “I’m going back to work with AC/DC, and I don’t care who likes it and who doesn’t,”…… Source: RollingStone Link: AC/DC's Phil […]