“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
Matisyahu Kicked Off European Festival Over Palestinian Politics
Organizers of a reggae festival in Spain have canceled a scheduled appearance by Matisyahu after he did not respond to their requests to endorse Palestine. Other artists at the Rototom Sunsplash Reggae Festival threatened to pull out of the festival since they felt that he, as a Jewish American, was… Source: Music News
Justin Bieber Joins Khalil and Khelani on Smooth 'Future'
While Justin Bieber has had his famous friends publicly counting down the days until he releases his highly anticipated new single, “What Do You Mean?” he’s hopped on a collaboration with burgeoning artists Kehlani and Khalil. Listen to the smooth “Future” below. Your browser does not support the audio element. Produced by… […]
Watch Chemical Brothers' Creepy, Cyborg-Filled New Video
The Chemical Brothers present a dystopian wasteland of oil-guzzling and decaying limbs in their hypnotic clip for “Sometimes I Feel So Deserted,” a single from their eighth LP, Born in the Echoes. The video – directed by Ninian Doff – gives off a Mad Max-meets-Walking Dead vibe, as a pair of… Source: Music News
Former Black Flag, Misfits Member Dez Cadena Reveals Cancer Battle
Dez Cadena, who rose to prominence fronting Black Flag prior to the band’s recruitment of Henry Rollins, has announced that he is still battling throat cancer. The guitarist and singer had a malignant tumor removed from his larynx earlier this year. Friends of Cadena have posted a GoFundMe page, where… Source: Music News
13 Best Things We Saw at Peach Fest 2015
Ironically, the first time the Peach Music Festival — founded by the Allman Brothers in 2012 — was held without its signature band in the lineup is the year the eclectic gathering found its identity. While Gregg Allman represented the seminal Southern-rock jam band at the fest on Friday night, it’s… Source: Music News
