Shaun White makes it back from PyeongChang, South Korea – with his latest Olympic gold medal dangling from his neck – just in time to delve into another of his passions, putting on one of the most distinctive music and action sports festivals in the world: Air + Style. As …
Read More »'Dare to Be Different': See Doc About How WLIR Broke U2, Cure in U.S.
The new documentary about the influential Long Island radio station WLIR is coming to Showtime on March 30th.New Wave: Dare to Be Differentfocuses on how the station helped break some of the biggest British bands of the Eighties like U2, the Cure, the Smiths, New Order, Duran Duran and Depeche …
Read More »Van Morrison Preps New LP 'You're Driving Me Crazy'
Van Morrison reinvents jazz, blues standards and deep cuts from his catalog on the new LP, You’re Driving Me Crazy, out April 27th via Sony Legacy Recordings. The soul singer collaborated with Hammond organ/trumpet virtuoso Joey DeFrancesco on the album, which is his 39th studio project. You’re Driving Me Crazy …
Read More »Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie Revive 'Twins of Evil' for Co-Headlining Tour
Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson will co-headline the “Twins Of Evil: The Second Coming Tour” this summer, a nod to the rockers’ joint “Twins of Evil” 2012 tour. The two artists will play close to 30 shows together, starting July 11th in Detroit and wrapping up August 29th in Irvine, …
Read More »Rick Ross Hospitalized After Caller Reported Him Unconscious
UPDATE: Rick Ross returned to his South Florida home early Monday after a four-day hospitalization, TMZ reported, adding that the rapper continues to receive treatment at his residence. Rick Ross was hospitalized early Thursday morning and is now connected to machines to help him breath and to assist his heart …
Read More »With Spotify IPO, Labels Expect Massive Windfall. But Will Artists Benefit?
After some 20 years of stumbling through the digital era, the world’s biggest record labels are finally poised to get richer, thanks to Spotify’s plan to go public. The music-streaming giant, which has 159 million monthly listeners and 73 million paid subscribers, filed for a modified initial public offering Wednesday, …
Read More »Watch Kevin Smith Recount Heart Attack Ordeal in New Video
Kevin Smith recounted his experience suffering a massive heart attack in a 19-minute video that the Clerks director streamed on Facebook. Smith, who suffered the heart attack following a comedy show Sunday night, admitted that when the symptoms began, “I just thought I got some bad milk. That was it.” …
Read More »Hear Chris Cornell's Cover of Johnny Cash's 'You Never Knew My Mind'
Chris Cornell transformed a pair of Johnny Cash poems into a heart-wrenching acoustic ballad, “You Never Knew My Mind.” The ballad is the late Soundgarden singer’s contribution toa collection of Cash’s unrecorded poetry, lyrics and lettersput to music calledForever Words. “You Never Knew My Mind,” premiered on Zane Lowe’s Beats …
Read More »Dua Lipa: 'New Rules' Singer Opens Up About Bad Exes, Kosovo Roots
Some dudes on Saturday Night Live’s crew are hammering together a green screen at Studio 8H when Dua Lipa walks past them in a long black dress, steps onto a stage, and seats herself atop a grand piano, dangling her legs from the end like a lounge act. It’s the …
Read More »Toto Plan Career-Spanning Limited Edition Box Set 'All In'
Toto will rerelease and remaster the majority of their catalog for the limited edition box set All In, a massive 13-CD, 17-LP collection that includes two discs of unreleased material. All In, available to preorder now through April 10th ahead of its fall release, will include the band’s first 10 …
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