Last year marked the end of a legendary era, as the Muscular Dystrophy Association announced it would no longer broadcast its Labor Day telethon. Founded and hosted by comedian Jerry Lewis, the annual show began in 1966, with each year boasting a long list of superstar guests — from Frank… Source: RollingStone Link: See Canaan […]
Grant Park will heat up in late July for the 25th installment of Lollapalooza. Perry Farrell and Co. need to feed their somewhat captive audience of music lovers, and this year's food lineup features the debut of nine new vendors. The "Crack Pie" slices from Momofuku Milk Bar —a cult-favorite pastry that David Chang, Christina Tosi […]
Lady Gaga sat down with the Dalai Lama Sunday for a conversation that was broadcast on Facebook Live. In their 20-minute talk, the singer and His Holiness discussed the power of kindness and compassion, finding inner peace and the Lama’s advice to people struggling with personal issues. “How do you help young… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]
Magic! have no intentions of going quietly. The reggae-pop band exploded out of the gate in 2014 with their Hot 100-topping single “Rude,” an omnipresent summer radio anthem that sold millions of copies, spawned viral parody videos and most notably for the four Canadian musicians behind it, carried with it the… Source: RollingStone Link: Magic! Singer […]
Two of shock metal’s most potent acts – Slipknot and Marilyn Manson – are set to embark on tour on Tuesday. It’s a pairing that Corey Taylor, Slipknot’s crash-test-dummy-masked frontman, feels makes perfect sense. “I love his music,” the singer says in an interview conducted before his recent spinal surgery, which… Source: RollingStone Link: Slipknot […]
It’s been nearly three years since Pam Tillis put out an album of original in the form of Dos Divas, the colorful 2013 project she recorded with her pal Lorrie Morgan. It’s even farther back — nearly 10 years — since Tillis’ last solo album Rhinestoned appeared in 2007. Tillis, who… Source: RollingStone Link: Pam […]
Two of the biggest and best metal releases of 2016 come from veterans. Deftones’ atmospheric and lunging Gore is the band’s first album since the death of bassist Chi Cheng and finest since “Change (in the House of Flies)” drifted across radio waves. As dense as it is urgent, Gore… Source: RollingStone Link: Best Metal […]
Thomas Rhett’s new single, “Vacation” can be described as three and a half minutes of blissful escapism. Or, as he calls it, “very tweetable.” “I can see people hashtagging, ‘Party like you’re on vacation,’” he says. The hip-hop-tinged tune was inspired by the Georgia native’s love of the beach. But it… Source: RollingStone Link: Thomas […]
Steven Tyler will release his first-ever solo album, We’re All Somebody From Somewhere, on July 15th. The title track, which Tyler performed live last week on NBC’s Today Show, is a funky mix of horns, drum loops and the Aerosmith frontman’s unmistakable scat vocals. In between lyrics name-checking Biloxi, Mississippi, New… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]
The 16th annual BET Awards took over the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles last night, featuring a mix of pop, rap and R&B A-listers. Though the chaotic state of America and the shadow of Prince’s passing gave the broadcast a somewhat somber air, there were still electric performances from Beyoncé, Usher,… Source: RollingStone Link: BET […]