San Francisco’s Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival celebrated its eighth year in style with huge headliners like Elton John, Mumford and Sons and the Black Keys each holding down each of its three nights. Here’s what went down at the Bay Area’s biggest summer fest, drawing an estimated 70,000-plus revelers. Source: Music News
Watch A$AP Rocky Explore Psychedelic NYC in 'Jukebox Joints' Video
A$AP Rocky gives a psychedelic tour through New York City in his video for the Kanye West-co-produced “Jukebox Joints.” The rapper ventures from a retro diner to a hair salon to a house party, delivering slick lines about sex and drugs. “She the type to seek love and make it everlasting… Source: Music News
Chris Young Announces 'I'm Comin' Over' Fall Tour Dates
After sharing the marquee with Lee Brice on a joint tour earlier this year, Chris Young is plotting his own headlining trek for fall. The I’m Comin’ Over tour, named after the singer’s upcoming fifth studio album, kicks off October 22nd in Savannah, Georgia, hitting 14 cities before wrapping December… Source: Music News
Bjork Ready to 'Start Anew' and Move On From 'Vulnicura'
Björk recently announced she was canceling several upcoming European concerts, citing a scheduling conflict for the nixed gigs in support of her LP Vulnicura. While the performances were initially postponed, in a new message to fans, the singer explains her eagerness to move on from her acclaimed, but painful, new record. “Singing this… Source: Music […]
Tom Morello on Ferguson Visit: 'I'm Not a Humanitarian; I'm a Hell-Raiser'
This past weekend, musicians and activists convened in Missouri to commemorate the first anniversary of the killing of Michael Brown. Alongside panels featuring luminaries such as Cornel West, Talib Kweli organized two shows in St. Louis, which included the Tom Morello–headlined Ferguson Rocks show featuring the guitarist’s Freedom Fighter Orchestra, Boots Riley, Outernational and Steffanie Christi’an. For the… Source: Music […]
Watch Gwar's Insane TED Talk on Regional Identity
TED Talks don’t usually begin with the speaker being slammed in the head by a stone tablet and then having the flesh ripped from their face, but that’s what happened when one Gwar member was recruited to participate in the popular speaking series. Appearing at a TEDx conference in the metal… Source: Music News
Prince Warns Young Artists: Record Contracts Are 'Slavery'
Two days after Prince announced that he would release his new album HitNRun exclusively to Tidal, the singer revealed the reason he is sidestepping a record label and offering the LP directly through Jay Z’s streaming service. “Record contracts are just like — I’m gonna say the word – slavery,” Prince… Source: Music News
Phil Rudd: 'I'm Going to Be Back' With AC/DC
AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd promises he’s “going to be back” with the Back in Black band in a new interview. Speaking to New Zealand’s 3D, Rudd said his first priorities when his eight-month home detention sentence ends is to “get my job back, get back on the road and make a lot… Source: Music News
Sean Price, Veteran Rapper and Boot Camp Clik Member, Dead at 43
Sean Price, Brooklyn rapper and member of the hip-hop groups Heltah Skeltah, Boot Camp Clik and Random Axe, died Saturday morning at the age of 43. DJ Premier first revealed Price’s death, posting on Instagram, “R.I.P. Ruck… Love and Respect to The Duck Down Family!!! #SeanPrice.” Price’s wife also confirmed… Source: Music News
Bobbi Kristina Brown Given 'Toxic Cocktail,' Lawsuit Claims
The estate of Bobbi Kristina Brown filed a multi-million wrongful death lawsuit against her boyfriend Nick Gordon Friday following Brown’s death at the age of 22. In the suit, Brown’s estate conservator Bedelia Hargrove alleges that Gordon “gave Bobbi Kristina a toxic cocktail rendering her unconscious and then put her face down… Source: Music News
