The Eagles unveiled a remarkable live version of their classic, “Hotel California,” which will appear on the upcoming 40th anniversary deluxe edition of Hotel California, out November 24th. Recorded at the Forum in Los Angeles in October 1976 – just months before the album’s release – the live rendition of …
Read More »Taylor Swift: Tom Petty Had 'Songwriting I Idolized'
Many artists paid respects to Tom Petty since his untimely death on Monday. NowTaylor Swift is among them.“To me, Tom Petty represented a kind of songwriting I idolized: complex simplicity,” she said to Rolling Stone. “It said so much in the lyrics, the concepts, the stories, the message, the nuances …
Read More »See Charlie Puth Break Down Emotional Hit Song, 'Attention'
Since Charlie Puth released “Attention,” the emotional first single from his upcoming album Voice Notes, this year, it has shot into the Top 5 and it has been certified platinum, thanks in part to the way he stacked hook upon hook. The singer-songwriter and pop star recently welcomed Rolling Stone …
Read More »See Dave Grohl's Over-the-Top Christopher Walken Impression
During a recent interview, Dave Grohl recalled the time that Foo Fighters played an episode of Saturday Night Live that Christopher Walken hosted – complete with an impression of the cult-icon actor. (It starts at the29:44 mark.) Before Walken would introduce the group on the episode, which aired in February …
Read More »Watch Busy Philipps in Grizzly Bear's Dark New 'Losing All Sense' Video
Grizzly Bear bend reality into reality television in the surreal new video for “Losing All Sense.” The track appears on the band’s new album, Painted Ruins. The Cody Critcheloe-directed clip opens with a glamorous, yet beleaguered woman played by Busy Philipps, emerging from a limousine sopping wet and walking into …
Read More »Bruce Springsteen: Intimate White House Gig Inspired New Broadway Run
Bruce Springsteenhas revealed that his intimate White House performance for Obama staffers inspired his upcoming Broadway residency. Speaking to the New York Times, Springsteen also provided some details about the Broadway performances, which will run from October to February at New York’s Walter Kerr Theater. In January, Springsteen secretly staged …
Read More »Yeah Yeah Yeahs Ready 'Fever to Tell' Set With Unreleased Songs, Demos
Yeah Yeah Yeahs have announced a massive reissue for their breakout 2003 debut LP Fever to Tell, one of Rolling Stone‘s 100 Best Albums of the 2000s. “A friend of a friend kept asking if we were ever gonna put Fever To Tell out on vinyl as it hasn’t been …
Read More »J. Cole Calls for NFL Boycott Over Colin Kaepernick Treatment
As football players around the NFL took a knee and locked arms during the National Anthem in protest, J. Cole called on his fans to boycott the NFL over the league’s seemingly concerted mistreatment of Colin Kaepernick, the quarterback who started the anthem protests and remains unsigned by any pro …
Read More »Tidal Announces Hurricane Relief Benefit Concert
Tidal is planning to host a benefit concert on October 17th to raise money for natural disaster relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, which devastated parts of Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico in August and September. The event will also benefit those affected by the …
Read More »Hear Miley Cyrus' Country Breakup Song 'Week Without You'
Miley Cyrus imagines leaving a lover behind in her latest retro ballad, “Week Without You.” The song will appear on the singer’s Younger Now album, due out September 29th. Cyrus balances her romantic woes with crunchy instrumentation. “I know that I gave you my heart, but you stomped it to …
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