Archive for October 30th, 2012
Concert Business Grinds to a Halt in Hurricane Sandy’s Wake
October 30th, 2012
David Byrne and St Vincent had to postpone their appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman tonight in New York because one of their backup musicians was stuck in Mexico City a monitor engineer was stranded in San Francisco and a horn player flew from Portland to Minneapolis to...
Ronnie Wood Engaged to 34-Year-Old Theater Producer
October 30th, 2012
Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood is engaged to marry Sally Humphreys a 34-year-old theater producer Wood split from his second wife Jo Wood in 2008 A collection of memorabilia and artwork owned by the couple was recently auctioned off as part of their divorce settlement which was finalized in 2011 Jo...
Mumford & Sons Tease Concert Film With Trailer
October 30th, 2012
This past summer Mumford & Sons hit the road for a Stateside trek they dubbed "The Gentlemen of the Road" tour as they geared up for the release of their latest LP Babel Along the way directors Fred&Nick captured interviews and behind-the-scenes footage of life on tour with the British...
The Best of Rod Stewart
October 30th, 2012
Rod Stewart is one of rock's all-time great vocalists His brief tenure in the Jeff Beck group laid the groundwork for Led Zeppelin and his early 1970s work (both solo and with the Faces) remains criminally underrated His output over the past thirty years is spotty at best so this...
Flashback: Neil Young’s Haunting ‘Like a Hurricane’ on ‘MTV Unplugged’
October 30th, 2012
By late 1992 many of the biggest names in rock were scrambling to book MTV Unplugged specials Eric Clapton introduced himself to a whole new audience with his Unplugged special earlier that year and sold a shocking amount of records Neil Young was an obvious next choice for the network...
The State of Streaming Music
October 30th, 2012
For more than a decade people in the record industry have been trying to shift music fans from stealing music to paying say $10 a month to listen to any song on demand Until recently that seemed like an absurd dream Then came services like Pandora Spotify and Rdio making...
Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler on ‘Lover Alot’ – Track-by-Track Premiere
October 30th, 2012
Click to listen to Aerosmith's 'Lover Alot' RollingStonecom will be premiering Aerosmith's Music From Another Dimension! album one track at a time in the weeks leading up to the November 6th release This driving rocker is an echo directly from Aerosmith's earliest hit-making years and could arguably fit easily on any of their classic Seventies...
Rolling Stones Swagger Through ‘The Last Time’ in Ireland
October 30th, 2012
In 1965 filmmakers followed the Rolling Stones for a weekend tour of Ireland after "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" had just climbed to Number One on the charts The resulting documentary Charlie Is My Darling finally surfaced at the New York Film Festival in September and will see a box...
‘Love Is Making Me Tired’ by Only You – Free MP3
October 30th, 2012
Artist Only YouSong "Love Is Making Me Tired"Album Applying Myself / Love Is Making Me Tired 7" "The song is a pleading conversation between two lovers who are being pulled apart by lust and apathy" Only You's Rachel Fannan tells Rolling Stone "In the lyrics I get to play myself and my...