Saturday at All Tomorrow’s Parties climaxed with Sonic Youth's blazing one-hour set, which centered around their seminal 1988 album Daydream Nation. Watch our video of the noise pioneers kicking things off with a roaring, distorted “Candle.” The track runs for seven minutes, with Thurston Moore ripping away at his guitar ...
September 5, 2010 2:56 P.M. EDT“Leave the lights on for the rest of this — fuck that dramatic hocus-pocus,” Iggy Pop demanded toward the end of the Stooges' headlining set at All Tomorrow’s Parties Friday night. The band gave a raucous performance of 1973’s Raw Power — Pop slammed the microphone into the stage during ...
September 4, 2010 3:00 P.M. EDTIn the new issue of Rolling Stone, we go behind the scenes with the cast and crew of Mad Men, the winner of three consecutive Outstanding Drama Series Emmys. In this exclusive bonus from our cover story, writer Eric Konigsberg sits down with the show's creator, Matthew Weiner, to discuss ...
September 3, 2010 5:22 P.M. EDTAfter his recent blown-comeback shows — an underwhelming appearance at the 2006 Grammys; the debacle at Coachella this year — it is safe to assume there will be no new music from Sly Stone any time soon. So remember him this way: with the late-Sixties and early-Seventies hits; the groundbreaking ...
September 3, 2010 4:27 P.M. EDTApple may have taken aim at Twitter and Facebook by revealing their new music-based social network Ping at a conference earlier this week, but another competitor may be on the horizon: Google could be launching their own digital music service by year's end, industry sources tell Reuters. Google is considering ...
September 3, 2010 3:20 P.M. EDTMere months after Rolling Stone named Gnarls Barkley’s "Crazy" one of Best Songs of the 2000s, the singing half of to duo, Atlanta rapper-gone-crooner Cee Lo Green, now finds himself in contention for the best track of 2010 with the viral, retro-soul sensation "Fuck You." It's been a long musical ...
September 3, 2010 2:29 P.M. EDTHaving been arrested on drug charges in Los Angeles early yesterday, T.I. now must return to Atlanta and face a judge to determine whether the incident was a violation of the rapper's parole. If so, he may have to return to prison just seven months after he was released. "It's ...
September 3, 2010 9:24 A.M. EDTA lot of new garage rock and psychedelia, as good as they get, basically amount to pastiche a-go-go, patchwork excitement built from established precedent: a little Music Machine here, some '67 Pretty Things there, a splash of Os Mutantes, all stretched for a "Dark Star" mile. The Jim Jones Revue ...
September 2, 2010 4:56 P.M. EDTGuns N' Roses encountered more drama on their European tour last night, with Axl Rose storming off stage at Dublin's O2 Arena after he was pelted with bottles from the crowd. Fans had been forced, as at many recent GNR shows, to wait over 90 minutes for the band to ...
September 2, 2010 3:43 P.M. EDTBig Boi Featuring Yelawolf: "You Ain't No DJ" Video Atlanta's finest hooks up with Alabama's up-and-coming as Big Boi and Yelawolf present their new video for "You Ain't No DJ," the latest clip from Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty. Watch it above before George Lucas has ...
September 2, 2010 3:34 P.M. EDTElton John and his "idol," '70s singer-songwriter Leon Russell, will release their album The Union on October 19th, marking the occasion with a show at New York's Beacon Theatre. The two last came together in 1970, when John opened up for Russell at New York's Fillmore East. "His music takes ...
September 2, 2010 1:05 P.M. EDTScissor Sisters recently dropped by the Rolling Stone offices to showcase three songs off their latest album, Night Work. Singer Jake Shears describes "Whole New Way" as "just a really sexy song, it's really dirty," explaining that track was inspired by a New Haven gay bar. "Any Which Way," meanwhile, ...
September 2, 2010 12:48 P.M. EDTKaty Perry grabbed hold of the Number One spot on the Billboard 200 as her second album, Teenage Dream, sold 192,000 copies in its debut week. The other big debut arrived at Number Two: American Idol champ Fantasia's third album, Back to Me, sold 117,000 copies. The two pushed Eminem's ...
September 2, 2010 11:41 A.M. EDTT.I. was arrested on drug charges last night in Los Angeles, after police smelled marijuana drifting from the rapper's Maybach during a traffic stop on Sunset Boulevard. After searching the vehicle, police charged T.I. and his wife Tamika "Tiny" Cottle with possession of a controlled substance, TMZ reports. Bail was ...
September 2, 2010 10:05 A.M. EDTApple’s press conference to announce Ping and iPod updates featured another surprise: A new song from Chris Martin, who appeared as a special guest. "It might not even come out," Martin said of the ballad, "Wedding Bells," which he played alone at the piano. "[This] could be the only time ...
September 1, 2010 6:36 P.M. EDTWhat new flicks should you see (or not see) this Labor Day weekend, as the summer movie season draws to a close? Peter Travers breaks it down for you in this week's At the Movies. You first choice should be director Robert Rodriguez's Machete , an all-star B-movie spawned from ...
September 1, 2010 5:01 P.M. EDTKings of Leon's New Single "Radioactive" Out September 8th The music video for "Radioactive," the first single off Kings of Leon's new album Come Around Sundown, will premiere on the band's official site and Vevo on September 8th. Fans who pre-order Come Around Sundown starting on September 14th will also ...
September 1, 2010 4:00 P.M. EDTAt a music-themed conference this afternoon in San Francisco, Apple CEO Steve Jobs has announced the company's new line of iPods and a "social network for music," called Ping, that will allow iTunes users to connect with their friends for music recommendations. Job described Ping, which will be available with ...
September 1, 2010 3:20 P.M. EDTCee-Lo: "F-ck You" Video Cee-Lo has unleashed the new video for his viral hit "F-ck You" (and not "Forget You."). The retro clip, equal parts Glee and Grease, follows Cee-Lo's journey from a lovelorn nerd to a "lady killer." Check it out above. Brandon Flowers: "Hard Enough" (Featuring Jenny Lewis) ...
September 1, 2010 1:43 P.M. EDTWith Apple expected to announce changes to iTunes and a new line of iPod Touch devices at a music-themed conference later today, Sony is asserting their own place in the digital music marketplace by unveiling a new music and video subscription service at a conference in Berlin, also today. According ...
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