ATLANTA (AP) — Open your ears. What do you hear? Source: Yahoo Music Link: Reward your ears: 5 gadgets to liven up your music

Gilli Smyth, a co-founding member of the influential psychedelic and space-rock ensemble Gong, died Monday. Her son, Orlando Allen, reported the news on Facebook, saying she'd been battling pulmonary pneumonia. She was 83.Smyth is credited with helping pioneer Gong's unusual, atonalThis article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Gong Co-Founder Gilli Smyth Dead at 83 Source: RollingStone […]

Questlove unveiled his new endeavor, "Questlove Supreme," a three-hour radio program on Pandora focusing on global music. The show will be a blend of eclectic playlists and music-themed interviews with performers like Maya Rudolph and Kimbra. The show is set to premiere Wednesday, September 7th at 1 p.m. ET on the RootsThis article originally appeared […]

—It must be pure coincidence, but chef Diana Davila —who left Cantina 1910 in December— is back in the news days after her former restaurant permanently closed. Last year Reider launched his supper club, Pith from his Columbia University dorm room in New York. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Ex-Cantina 1910 Chef Eyes Lease, Cook County […]

Chvrches performed a rousing cover version of Calvin Harris and Rihanna's "This Is What You Came For" Tuesday during a session for BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge. The Scottish synth-pop trio offeThis article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Watch Chvrches’ Emotive Live Cover of Calvin Harris, Rihanna Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Chvrches' Emotive Live Cover of […]

R&B singer Maxwell returned in July with his first album since 2009. His reemergence was warmly received. His new single "Lake By The Ocean" has spent multiple weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: See Maxwell’s Steamy, Falsetto-Laden ‘1990x’ Video Source: RollingStone Link: See Maxwell's Steamy, Falsetto-Laden '1990x' Video

Nearly 30 years ago, a gangly 21-year-old Rick Astley, his magnificent pompadour and his lovably geeky dance moves arrived on these shores from his native England armed with such hits as "Together Forever," "It Would Take a Strong Strong Man" and, of course, the tsunami-strength "Never Gonna Give You Up," which reached Number One in […]

A few hours before Of Mice and Men are scheduled to hit the stage in Auburn, Washington, vocalist Austin Carlile leans back against his tour bus and breaths a contented sigh. "I'm so glad to be back on the West Coast," he says as his band heads into the final stretch of a tour opening […]

James Franco conjures a hedonistic Hollywood party with his band Daddy's psychedelic video for "I'm a Sword Swallower." The NSFW, old VHS-quality clip is a jumble of sex, knives, photography and masks – soundtracked by brooding bass and pounding drums, remixed by Prince Rama."EverythiThis article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Watch James Franco-Directed NSFW Music Video ‘I’m […]

Steve Aoki knows exactly what will happen when he dies. His corpse will come under the care of the Alcor Life Extension Foundation, an organization with a fleet of cryonic cylinders in Arizona. Alcor promises to preserve Aoki's earthly form at a sufficiently low temperature so that – should technology ever advance toThis article originally […]