For 15 years, Bonnaroo has lured festival-goers from all corners of the country with a unique mix of positive vibes, good food and great music. From Pearl Jam’s monster headlining set and Chance the Rapper’s many surprise appearances to Dead & Company’s festival-closing bonanza and — finally! — flushable toilets, here… Source: RollingStone Link: 25 Best […]
Adele opened her Sunday concert in Antwerp, Belgium with a somber reflection on the horrific Orlando shooting, which left 50 dead and 53 injured. The singer dedicated the show to “everybody in Orlando and at Pulse nightclub last night,” adding, “The LGBTQ community, they’re like my soulmates since I was really… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Adele […]
For the first time in years, the 2016 CMA Music Festival was defined more by artistry than mass appeal. While country’s most populist stars, from Luke Bryan to Carrie Underwood, did their thing — and did it well — it was the more outside-the-lines artists that provided the four-day gathering with some of… Source: RollingStone Link: 25 Best […]
A new industry report has revealed that wet British weather is threatening the future of the country's music festivals reports NME. Industry researchers ParcelHero have detailed in their latest report the effect of the rainy British weather on the country's festivals, reporting that during the particularly wet summer of 2012, 57 festivals were cancelled in total, representing 5.9% of […]
Plus: Can an attorney play electric guitar to prove his client’s point? Source: Yahoo Music Link: Judge Strikes Request to Nix Led Zeppelin's Music Expert from 'Stairway to Heaven' Trial
Plus: Can an attorney play electric guitar to prove his client’s point? Source: Yahoo Music Link: 'Stairway to Heaven' Trial: Judge Strikes Led Zeppelin Music Expert Request
Lin-Manuel Miranda celebrated his Tony Award for Best Original Score with an emotional sonnet paying tribute to his wife and the victims of the massacre at Orlando’s gay nightclub Pulse. His musical Hamilton is nominated for 16 awards tonight. Carole King introduced the nominees, which included Sara Bareilles for the musical… Source: RollingStone Link: See […]
Alex Brightman and the young cast of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical adaptation of School of Rock performed the thrilling number “You’re in the Band” during the 70th annual Tony Awards. The show received four nominations for the night. Webber introduced the performance before the Tonys stage turned into Horace Green School…. Source: RollingStone Link: See […]
Following Sunday’s shooting in Orlando that left 50 dead and dozens in critical condition, Against Me!’s Laura Jane Grace, who grew up and lived in Florida, spoke with Rolling Stone about the hatred and fear that has seeped into our culture and why we need better gun control laws in… Source: RollingStone Link: Laura Jane […]
Eddie Vedder took Pearl Jam’s Saturday night performance at Bonnaroo in Tennessee as an opportunity to speak his mind about a controversial transgender “bathroom bill” up for discussion in the state. Vedder called out by name the bill’s sponsor, Representative Susan Lynn, who has been pushing for the requirement that students… Source: RollingStone Link: Eddie […]