The Moody Blues demonstrated their durability on Saturday night,playing hit singles from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s at theirRock and Roll Hall of Fameinduction in Cleveland. The band began their set with a high-energy triptych that hopscotched across decades. “I’m Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band),” which …
Read More »Watch Jack White Explain How Al Capone's Prison Band Inspired New Song
Jack White detailed on Thursday’s Tonight Show how a “bizarre” find – handwritten Al Capone sheet music – evolved into the closing track on his latest LP, Board House Reach. “I saw this auction that said ‘handwritten sheet music by Al Capone in Alcatraz,’” White told Jimmy Fallon. “I thought, …
Read More »Jay-Z on His Mother Coming Out: 'I Was So Happy for Her That She Was Free'
Jay-Z recalls the moment his mother, Gloria Carter, came out as gay to him in a new clip from his interview with David Letterman onMy Next Guest Needs No Introduction. “For her to sit in front of me and tell me ‘I think I love someone’ – I mean, I …
Read More »Cave In, Old Man Gloom's Caleb Scofield Dead at 39
Caleb Scofield – bassist and vocalist for metal bands Cave In, Old Man Gloom and Zozobra, which he fronted – died in a car accident on Wednesday, New England Cable Newsreports. The musician was in his truck when it collided with a toll booth in New Hampshire. He was 39. …
Read More »Ronnie Wood 'All Clear' After Lung Cancer Scare
Rolling Stones guitaristRonnie Wood revealed in a new interview that heis now cancer-free after being diagnosed with “a touch of lung cancer” in 2017. “I had three months of check-ups and it was all clear and they said go and enjoy life,” Wood told Metro. Wood had a part of …
Read More »Mike Shinoda Sets First Solo Gig Since Chester Bennington's Death
Linkin Park vocalist Mike Shinoda will make his first solo appearance since the death of bandmate Chester Benningtonat the Identity LA festival this spring. The free event, which celebratesAsian Pacific American Heritage Month, will take place at Grand Park in Downtown Los Angeles on May 12th. Korean-American hip-hop artist Jay …
Read More »Watch Post Malone's Post-Apocalyptic 'Psycho' Video With Ty Dolla $ign
Post Malone cruises in a tank through a post-apocalyptic desert in his bizarre “Psycho” video with Ty Dolla $ign. The clip opens with the rappers lounging in their military vehicle as it barrels through a barren wasteland. Elsewhere, Post Malone brandishes a flamethrower against a rabid, wolf-like creature and chases …
Read More »Meek Mill's Legal Troubles: A History
The ballad of Meek Mill is long, repetitive and unpleasant. Over the past decade-plus, the rapper has spent an estimated $30 million on legal defense, as he’s gone in and out of Philadelphia courtrooms, jails and now prison for a variety of charges and petty parole violations that he has …
Read More »Watch Declan McKenna's Intimate Acoustic Set for 'Rolling Stone'
Declan McKenna performed a stripped-down, acoustic mini-set for the latest installment of Rolling Stone‘s “Take One” performance series. The 19-year-old Brit showcased his soulful voice and simple, hooky song structures during the segment, featuring material from his debut album, 2017’s What Do You Think About the Car? After teasing the …
Read More »Hear Judas Priest's Tribute to Soldiers, 'Never the Heroes'
Judas Priestpreview their upcoming Firepower album with a track they call “a traditional Priest mid-tempo powerhouse, with a powerful message.” The song, “Never the Heroes,” finds singer Rob Halford taking on the viewpoint of a soldier in battle – “Never the heroes, we were made to fight/ Never the heroes, …
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