Victoria Ruiz and Joey DeFrancesco, lead singer and guitarist of the most exciting punk band in America today, Downtown Boys, are eating pizza before a show in their hometown of Providence and discussing the finer points of Internet policy. “We really need to connect on-the-ground policing with Internet surveillance and… Source: Music News

Today (December 11th) marks the 71st birthday of Brenda Lee, who was just 13 years old when she first recorded “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” in 1958. The song has gone on to be recorded by hundreds of artists, making it one of the most successful Christmas songs of all… Source: Music News

Janis Joplin’s psychedelic Porsche sold for $1.76 million Thursday night at RM Sotheby’s “Driven By Disruption” car auction in New York. The iconic vehicle – a pearl-white 1965 Porsche 365c 1600 Cabriolet decked out with a kaleidoscopic Flower Power paint job – was expected to bring between $400,000 and $600,000, CNN reports.  Joplin purchased the Porsche… Source: Music […]

Adele’s return was the pop happening of 2015, but compared to many other acts who reemerged this year, the three-year gap between 2012’s “Skyfall” and the seismic impact of “Hello” was a mere blip. The year has been rife with sudden comebacks by bands or solo stars who had been absent from the popular consciousness… Source: Music News

Mötley Crüe’s Nikki Sixx remembered Scott Weiland’s legacy and recalled his own struggles with drug addiction in the latest episode of the bassist’s Sixx Sense radio show. “Unfortunate death, confusing death, wonderful career and a confusing career. Tragic and beautiful,” Sixx said of Weiland. “Sadly, what people think a rock… Source: Music News

“I’m the L. Ron Hubbard of the cupboard,” Pusha T boasts on “Crutches, Crosses, Caskets,” a hypnotic, Timbaland-produced track from the G.O.O.D. Music rapper/CEO’s upcoming LP King Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude, out December 18th. The brief track finds Pusha alternating between rhymes about wealth (“My infinity pool as long as Magic’s”)… Source: Music […]

The single and video for Rascal Flatts’ “I Like the Sound of That” are both sweetly reminiscent of the trio’s early days when light instrumentation and production allowed their tight harmonies to shine through. The video, which mixes studio footage with live concert clips, highlights the fourth single from the… Source: Music News

The members of Home Free will head overseas next month, kicking off the vocal group’s first international tour with a show in Birmingham, England. Like the Oak Ridge Boys, whose music occupies a similar intersection between gospel, country and barbershop, the guys have maintained a near-constant presence on the road… Source: Music News

Singer-songwriter Cam isn’t exactly what anyone would call a traditionalist, but there’s something her delivery that recalls a classic era of country music and evokes revered icons like Patsy Cline.  Recently the “Burning House” singer made those associations quite clear when she performed Cline’s “Sweet Dreams” on the Grand Ole Opry…. Source: Music […]