It’s no small irony that “Jersey Girl,” one of Bruce Springsteen’s most famous songs about New Jersey, was actually written by Tom Waits. It appeared on his 1980 LP, Heartattack and Vine, inspired by his wife Kathleen Brennan. With reference to “corner boys,” carnival rides and traveling “across the river to the… Source: Music News
9 Pop Culture Icons Who Had Worse First Days Of School Than You Will
Nervous about the first day of school? At least it can’t go badly as it did for your favorite characters from TV and the movies. Source: MTV Movie News
Lionel Richie Named 2016 MusiCares Person of the Year
Lionel Richie will receive the 2016 MusiCares Person of the Year award early next year in honor of his storied music career and charitable work for myriad causes including AIDS, breast cancer, human rights, famine, poverty and human trafficking. Richie will be celebrated at the 26th annual MusiCares benefit gala, set for… Source: Music […]
Dr. Dre, Ice Cube Want Out of Suge Knight-Related Wrongful Death Suit
Dr. Dre and Ice Cube have filed a motion asking a judge to remove them as defendants in a wrongful death lawsuit, stemming from the incident when rap mogul Suge Knight ran over and killed a man named Terry Carter earlier this year. The suit, which Carter’s widow Lilian filed in… Source: Music News
See Sheryl Crow Perform at Rolling Stone Country Party Presented by Patrón
“A change would do you good,” Sheryl Crow sang at the start of a huge event in Nashville Monday night celebrating Rolling Stone Films and Rolling Stone Country, and presented by Patrón. Her 1997 hit was a fitting choice to kick off the party in the town she has called home… Source: Music News
Hear Waka Flocka Flame's Hard-Hitting, New 'Workin'
Waka Flocka Flame has returned with another enthusiastic trap song, “Workin,” which serves as the official first single off his upcoming album Flockaveli 2. Tarentino produced the hard-hitting tune, which follows up many of the hard-style EDM tracks Waka Flocka has appeared on recently. Previously, the rapper had dropped a single produced… Source: Music […]
Rolling Stone's First Photographer: The Stories Behind Iconic Rock Photos
We Sixties rock & roll shooters are getting old! No surprise there. But years ago it occurred to me that when we, one by one, all go to that big darkroom in the sky, our photos remain but the stories behind the photos go to Heaven with us. That fact… Source: Music News
How Beats 1 DJs Like Josh Homme and Pharrell Are Reinventing Radio
“Check, check, check, hi, hello… Thank you so hard.” The sturdy redhead behind the mic is Joshua Homme, the singer-guitarist-leader of Queens of the Stone Age, sitting in the shadows as he prepares to record another weekly episode of The Alligator Hour, his show for Apple’s Beats 1 Internet radio station. Barely 20… Source: Music […]
Professor to Dress as David Bowie for a Year for 'Research'
A professor from England’s Kingston University will be dressing as each David Bowie persona for the next year in an effort to better understand the elusive rock star. Along with Bowie’s unique garb, film and cultural studies professor Will Brooker will also “method-act” personas like Ziggy Stardust and the Thin… Source: Music News
Goofy Told Us What He Thinks About Those Jar Jar Binks Comments
Bill Farmer, the voice of Goofy, responds to those Jar Jar Binks comparisons. Source: MTV Movie News
