Archive for September 25th, 2012
Texas Sheriff’s Department to Fiona Apple: ‘Just Shut Up and Sing’
September 25th, 2012
A Texas sheriff's office has responded after Fiona Apple ranted against authorities at a Houston show following her arrest for hash possession CNN reports Rusty Fleming a spokesman for the Hudspeth County Sheriff's Office had some pointed words for Apple in a statement "Just shut up and sing" Apple was arrested last week...
Song Premiere: . . . And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, ‘Catatonic’
September 25th, 2012
And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead's explosive indie-prog is defined by the push and pull of Conrad Keely's epic mysticism and Jason Reece's primal punk surge But when it came time to write their eighth studio album Lost Songs the two songwriters weren't...
Feist Wins Polaris Prize for ‘Metals’
September 25th, 2012
Feist's Metals was awarded Canada's coveted $30000 Polaris Music Prize last night over Drake's Take Care Kathleen Edwards' Voyageur and seven other releases in a Masons-like secret vote "Everyone had a favorite here tonight and I did too – and I did not think it was me" Feist said onstage after hearing her...
Song Premiere: The Sword Headbang in ‘Veil of Isis’
September 25th, 2012
Click to listen to The Sword's 'Veil of Isis' Austin heavy metal outfit the Sword are set to follow up 2010's Warp Riders with their new record Apocryphon (Razor & Tie) out October 22nd Now you can get a taste of the album with this fresh headbanger "Veil of Isis" Frontman JD...
Behind the Scenes of Karmin’s Women Who Rock Cover Shoot
September 25th, 2012
Karmin's fans came out in force to help the duo win our "Women Who Rock" flip cover contest Keyboardist Nick Noonan figures that the stars must have aligned for the win – and the cover shoot "Max [Vadukul] the photographer just happened to have shot our favorite Rolling Stone cover...
Karmin Win Rolling Stone’s Women Who Rock Contest
September 25th, 2012
The votes are tallied and Rolling Stone is pleased to announce Karmin as the winner of our “Women Who Rock” flip cover contest In partnership with Garnier Fructis Rolling Stone's “Women Who Rock” contest celebrates the diverse array of female artists currently dominating the music world Karmin singer Amy Heidemann will grace...
Bon Iver ‘Winding It Down,’ Justin Vernon Says
September 25th, 2012
Bon Iver leader Justin Vernon expressed uncertainty about the future of the band in an interview last weekend with The Local Show on Minnesota Public Radio – comments his record label quickly sought to walk back When host David Campbell asked Vernon what he's up to with Bon Iver Vernon responded...
Book Review: Neil Young’s Wandering Journey Through the Past
September 25th, 2012
Neil Young Waging Heavy Peace A Hippie Dream Blue Rider Press Four stars "Generally the best feelings are the early takes" Neil Young remarks toward the end of his first ever memoir "First or second takes mostly" He's explaining his approach to recording with Crazy Horse but he could just as...
‘Love Crime’ by Spirit Animal – Free MP3
September 25th, 2012
Artist Spirit AnimalSong "Love Crime"Album This Is A Test "'Love Crime' is about a breakup a friend of mine went through where the other person lost interest abruptly and got with someone else very shortly after That's the "crime" in this case" Spirit Animal's Steve Cooper explains to Rolling Stone "That...
Chris Brown Faces Court Hearing Over Positive Marijuana Test
September 25th, 2012
Chris Brown has tested positive for marijuana while on probation for his infamous 2009 assault on Rihanna Reuters reports Brown tested positive in June in Virginia where he had been fulfilling the community service portion of his sentence Brown who was sentenced to five years of probation for the assult presented...