Earlier this year, New York City’s Lincoln Center held a concert titled Danny Elfman’s Music From the Films of Tim Burton, which highlighted suites of the fantastical scores that the composer has created for the imaginative director. One of their best-known collaborations remains the brassy, triumphant main theme in Batman,… Source: Music News

Cutting-edge instrumental trio Battles is having a big year. The group has been in flux ever since vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Tyondai Braxton departed in 2010, but the recent La Di Da Di finds the current lineup — keyboardist-guitarist Ian Williams, bassist Dave Konopka and drummer John Stanier — displaying a newfound cohesion. We… Source: Music News

Jem and the Holograms was always a strange beast: The animated TV cartoon took a Hasbro toy line and remarketed the female band of its namesake as an Eighties alt-Josie and the Pussycats, all while turning pop stardom into a sci-fi adventure. Its young, female hero, Jerrica, was a record… Source: Music News

Slipknot’s Corey Taylor isn’t the kind of guy who backs down from a fight, not even when his opponent is a 6-foot-8, 275-pound monster with a mean streak to match his size. Just ask NXT’s Baron Corbin, who found himself on the receiving end of an open-handed slap from the Slipknot… Source: Music […]

Singer-songwriter Lily Meola may not be a household name — yet — but the fact that she has already toured and performed with Willie Nelson, and also sung with Kris Kristofferson and Jamey Johnson is impressive. Even more so when you consider that Meola is just 20 years old. The Hawaiian-born… Source: Music […]

A capella group Pentatonix scooped up their first Number One album on the Billboard 200 as their new self-titled LP – the quintet’s first album to feature entirely original music and not covers – sold 98,000 total copies in its debut week to narrowly capture the top spot. Of those… Source: Music News

The Big Barrel Country Music Festival is coming back for a second year, taking over the Woodlands of Dover International Speedway one weekend after the annual Firefly Festival. The summertime event kicks off June 24th, 2016, in Dover, Delaware.  Brad Paisley, Eric Church and Sam Hunt are the top-billed headliners for… Source: Music […]

For decades, Slipknot have set out to prove that they’re the slimiest, grisliest alternative to mainstream music around, and for three years now, they’ve tried to do the same with festivals. The masked, nine-person traveling horror show’s annual Knotfest, held this past weekend in San Bernardino, California, serves as a… Source: Music News

Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas’ paths continue to intertwine: the longtime Disney peers and friends have announced an extensive summer tour for next year. The Future Now tour will launch on June 24th in Sunrise, FL and end on September 17th in Los Angeles. “Demi and I, we’re business partners [and] obviously… Source: Music […]

Last week, Keith Richards turned up at the Apollo Theater to honor vocalist Merry Clayton at the Jazz Foundation of America’s A Great Night in Harlem benefit. Also appearing at the event was Steely Dan co-leader Donald Fagen, who performed in tribute to 85-year-old saxophone legend Sonny Rollins, the recipient of the JFA’s Lifetime Achievement Award. The above… Source: Music News