Rolling Stone has never been a jazz-specialist publication, but in the Seventies, the magazine made sure readers stayed apprised of the jazz world as part of a well-rounded musical diet. In the thousands of record reviews Rolling Stone printed between 1970 and 1979, there were hundreds of jazz albums covered,… Source: Music News
5 Things We Learned From Sturgill Simpson's Interview With Foos Guitarist
With the Foo Fighters winding their summer-long tour to a close, lead guitarist Chris Shiflett is shifting some of his focus back to his Walking the Floor podcast. Now at its 28th episode, the series finds Shiflett talking shop with songwriters, sidemen and storytellers. It’s a conversation between artists, essentially, with Shiflett — who joined the… Source: Music News
Watch the Game Show Drake Around Compton in '100' Video
The Game gives Drake a tour of Compton in the duo’s new video for “100,” highlighting both the struggle and the sense of community that defines the former rapper’s hometown. The Theo Skudra-directed clip finds the duo rapping dizzying lines throughout the city, between shots of men lifting weights, women at… Source: Music News
The ‘Mission: Impossible’ Cast Explains How That Jaw-Dropping Opera Scene Went Down
The cast explains how “Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation” pulled off that incredible opera sequence. Source: MTV Movie News
Watch Lauryn Hill's Show-Stopping 'Feeling Good' on 'Tonight Show'
Lauryn Hill made a rare late-night TV appearance Thursday when she stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to perform a show-stopping rendition of Nina Simone’s “Feeling Good.” Hill’s version of the blues classic begins slowly and sultry before picking up its pace; by the three-minute mark, it’s an all-out rave-up…. Source: Music News
11 Things ‘The Force Awakens’ Needs To Be A Real ‘Star Wars’ Movie
“The Force Awakens” looks like it’s shaping up to be a great “Star Wars” movie, but we want to make sure these parallels to the original movies get made. Source: MTV Movie News
Meek Mill's Drake Diss 'Is Trash': Sports World Reacts to 'Wanna Know'
If you’re reading this, Meek Mill, it’s too late. Since Mill accused Drake of employing a ghostwriter, the Canadian rapper has spent the past week straight ethering him with a duo of diss tracks that set the Internet on fire. Likely tired of being the butt of all jokes, Mill finally… Source: […]
Watch Mark Ronson, Kevin Parker Do Funky Queens of the Stone Age Cover
Mark Ronson recruited Uptown Special collaborators Kevin Parker (Tame Impala) and Andrew Wyatt (Miike Snow) for a funky live cover of Queens of the Stone Age’s “I Sat By the Ocean,” filmed for Triple J’s “Like a Version” series (via Pitchfork). The duo both played electric guitar (along with Australian… Source: Music News
Hear Rod Picott's Mystical 'Spare Change'
On veteran folk/Americana road dog Rod Picott’s upcoming seventh album, Fortune, the observant singer-songwriter is turning his normally outward-focused gaze around to point back at himself. And much of what he finds comes down to fate. “A lot of these songs explore a sense of chance, of what might happen with… Source: Music […]
Gary Clark Jr. Releases Two Songs, Details 'Bangin' New Album
Gary Clark, Jr. will release his much-anticipated second major label LP The Story of Sonny Boy Slim this September, the Austin guitar virtuoso revealed. Fans who pre-order the album, due out September 11th, will receive a free download of Sonny Boy Slim’s first two tracks, “The Healing” and “Grinder,” which Clark also posted on… Source: Music News
