In the latter half of the Sixties, British rock groups faced a daunting challenge: how to bridge the chasm between the American-inspired Mersey Beat so beloved earlier in the decade, and the kaleidoscopic psychedelia that had taken its place. Only a handful of acts pulled off the creative leap, and few managed to combine commercial triumph with musical daring and technical innovation quite This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: The Moody Blues’ ‘Nights in White Satin’: An Oral...
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Alone With Chrissie Hynde, a 2017 BBC documentary about the veteran Pretenders singer, is set for DVD and digital release on May 25th via Eagle Rock Entertainment. The package also includes a bonus 1981 This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Chrissie Hynde Documentary, Pretenders Concert Highlight New...
If you went on Ticketmaster in January and pulled up a third-row seat for Taylor Swift‘s June 2nd show at Chicago’s Soldier Field, it would have cost you $995. But if you looked up the same seat three months later, the price would have been $595. That’s because Swift has adopted “dynamic pricing,” where This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Taylor Swift’s Ticket Strategy: Brilliant Business or Slowing...
The Weeknd claimed his third straight Number One release as the singer’s surprise My Dear Melancholy opened atop the Billboard 200. Despite little warning before its March 30th This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: On the Charts: The Weeknd Sends ‘Dear Melancholy’ to Number...
A Tribe Called Quest‘s Q-Tip will serve as co-teacher for a New York University class that will examine the connection between hip-hop and jazz, the rapper revealed on Twitter. The This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Q-Tip to Teach NYU Course on Jazz’s Influence on...
Cardi B had a pair of reasons to celebrate on Saturday Night Live as the rapper, whose just-released debut album Invasion of Privacy is bound for Number One, also revealed on air that she is This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Watch Cardi B Confirm Pregnancy, Celebrate New Album on...
Earlier this winter, Robert Finley was backstage at Seattle’s Showbox nightclub discussing his remarkable personal history when the subject of his age came up. The soul singer said he would be turning 64 soon – on February 13th, in fact. “Robert, that’s tomorrow,” says his friend and bandleader Dan Auerbach, breaking into laughter. “With Robert,” Auerbach explains, “every day is his This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: The Gospel of Robert Finley, Dan Auerbach’s...
Less than 24 hours after Drake told a Toronto audience that he has a “new single dropping tomorrow night,” the rapper delivered on his promise with “Nice for What” and its accompanying star-studded video. “Nice for What” features actresses like Olivia Wilde, Zoe Saldana, Tiffany Haddish, breakout Black This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Watch Drake’s Star-Studded Video for New Song ‘Nice for...
Arcade Fire covered the Cranberries‘ “Linger” during their Friday concert in Dublin, Ireland, the home country of the Cranberries and their late singer Dolores O’Riordan. Win Butler and company performed the This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Watch Arcade Fire Cover Cranberries’ ‘Linger’ in...
Eleven dance music artists and DJs – including Paul Oakenfold, Groove Armada and Thievery Corporation – will rework songs from Paul Simon‘s classic Graceland for the upcoming remix album Graceland – The This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Paul Simon’s ‘Graceland’ to Receive Dance Remix...
Ashanti makes a feisty return in her new “Say Less” video featuring Ty Dolla $ign. The clip opens with the R&B singer blasting the media, paparazzi and misleading headlines. “It’s amazing to me that people don’t even care about finding out the truth,” Ashanti says, as news shows circulate an inaccurate story about her pulling out a fan’s hair and pushing her into a pool. This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Watch Ashanti Blast Media in ‘Say Less’ Video With Ty...
When Cardi B teams up with SZA to announce, “I think us bad bitches is a gift from God,” hearing is believing. The Bronx queen’s long-awaited debut Invasion of Privacy is even better than everybody was hoping it would be, a whirwind tour of Planet Cardi, a place where female warriors reign supreme, taking occasional breaks to plant a Louboutin heel on a rival’s throat. Cardi expands on This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Review: Cardi B’s Debut, ‘Invasion of...
Cardi B, Invasion of PrivacyThe newly minted hip-hop superstar “puts on her bloody shoes and dances the blues” on her debut, writes Rob Sheffield. “Invasion of Privacy is lavishly emotional, intimately personal and wildly funny. … flaunts so many different aspects of Cardi’s game, it comes on like a greatest-hits album, as undeniable as the excellent This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: 10 New Albums to Stream Now: Cardi B, Kali Uchis and More Editors’...
Former Beastie Boys member Ad-Rock offers a funkier edge to Spoon‘s “Can I Sit Next to You” in his new remix of the 2017 song. The This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Hear Beastie Boys’ Ad-Rock Remix Spoon’s ‘Can I Sit Next to...
Various Artists, Revamp: Reimagining the Songs of Elton John and Bernie Taupin | ★★★Various Artists, Restoration: Reimagining the Songs of Elton John and Bernie Taupin | ★★★★ There’s a valedictory air hovering over these Elton John tribute albums, and no wonder: John recently announced his final tour, the capper to nearly 50 years of global This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Review: Megastars Turn Out for Splashy Elton John Tributes ‘Revamp’ and...
America may claim rock & roll, but like most of our greatness, it’s an immigrant creation. And non-natives regularly improve it: think Beatles, Stones, Nico and John Cale in the Velvets, Slits, Raincoats, Neu!, Can. Who knows how much Hinds’ off-handed magnificence has to do with their roots as Madrileños, and how much is merely the mystic universal science of group chemistry and spirit? This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Review: Hinds, Spanish Indie-Rockers, Update Golden-Era Slacker-Rock on...
The announcements came fast: In the same week earlier this year, three of the biggest touring acts in the music industry – Elton John, This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: As Boomer Musicians Retire From Touring, Concert Industry Faces Uncertain...
Ed Sheeran, Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme, Coldplay’s Chris Martin and more discuss Elton John‘s legacy and his impact on today’s music in a trailer for Revamp, the This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Watch Ed Sheeran, Josh Homme Talk Elton John Tribute Album...
Cardi B dismissed the rumors of feuding with Nicki Minaj and enthused about the wide range of collaborators – including Chance the Rapper and SZA – on her newly issued debut LP, Invasion of This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Cardi B Reveals Struggle for Success, Denies ‘Sneak-Dissing’ Nicki...
