Lori McKenna's writing credits include some of country's most emotionally fine-tuned songs: See Brandy Clark's "Three Kids No Husband." But her roots lie in the Massachusetts folk scene, and her own records bypass Music Row for more interesting places. Here, the sound conjures the Sevent…This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Review: Lori McKenna’s ‘The Bird […]
The life of High Point, North Carolina native Fantasia Barrino has transformed in the 12 years since being scrutinized by Simon, Randy and Paula on American Idol: Two Broadway musicals, a Grammy win, a pub…This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: How R. Kelly Inspired Fantasia’s Triumphant Rock-Soul Return Source: RollingStone Link: How R. Kelly Inspired Fantasia's Triumphant Rock-Soul Return
Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi's cancer is in remission. The metal legend revealed the good news during a plaque-unveiling at Spire Parkway Hospital's Specialist Care Centre in Solihull, England, where he'd been receiving treatment for …This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Black Sabbath Guitarist Tony Iommi’s Cancer in Remission Source: RollingStone Link: Black Sabbath Guitarist Tony […]
Paul McCartney strums an acoustic guitar on a sofa in his London office, humming to himself as he tries to recall a melody from his adolescence – one of the first, never-recorded songs he wrote with his teenage friend John Lennon, on their way to starting the <a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/the-beat…This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Paul […]
The actor and comedian Ricky Gervais will release a 15-track album on August 19, the same day his movie "Life on the Road" opens in UK cinemas. The mock documentary "David Brent: Life on the Road" follows Ricky Gervais' fictional character — famous from the 2001-2003 UK TV series "The Office — as he attempts […]
Oasis will reissue their 1997 LP Be Here Now this October as a 3CD set that features the original album alongside B-sides, "the Mustique demos" and live cuts from the era. One of those live perfor…This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Hear Oasis’ Live ‘My Big Mouth’ From ‘Be Here Now’ Reissue Source: RollingStone Link: […]
Nearly an hour after the doors opened for Kesha and the Creepies' sold-out Tuesday-night show at Cleveland's House of Blues, a layer of silver glitter still coated the pavement outside the venue – the remnants of fans taking care of some last-minute pre-show skin bedazzling, according to a security guard. These waywa…This article originally appeared […]
Some of the music industry's biggest names are preparing for a busy weekend of performing and traveling in preparation for the Summer Sonic festival, held simultaneously in Tokyo and Osaka, Japan, from August 20-21, 2016. Inaugurated in 2000, the Summer Sonic rock music festival initially placed equal important on international and local musicians. For its […]
Ed Sheeran has been hit with another copyright infringement lawsuit, this one filed by the heirs of Ed Townsend, who co-wrote Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On," Reuters reports.<span…This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Ed Sheeran Sued for Allegedly Copying Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’ Source: RollingStone Link: Ed Sheeran Sued for Allegedly Copying Marvin […]
Anderson .Paak journeys through several striking, vibrant worlds in the sprawling video for Malibu tracks "The Season / Carry Me" and "The Waters.".Paak and Chris Le co-directed the clip, …This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Watch Anderson Paak Embark on Surreal Odyssey in Epic New Video Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Anderson Paak Embark on Surreal […]