Archive | July, 2015

Breaking Benjamin Battle Mystery Illness on Painful Road to Number One

When Breaking Benjamin frontman Benjamin Burnley heard that his band’s fifth album, Dark Before Dawn sold more than 140,000 copies and hit the top position of this week’s Billboard album charts, it’s possible that he got dizzy and saw spots. The symptoms weren’t a reaction to good news, but part of a chronic… Source: RollingStone Link: Breaking Benjamin […]

Jake Owen on Eclectic New Album: 'Why Paint Another Sunset?'

Jake Owen previewed tracks from his upcoming fifth album aboard his tricked-out ski boat Tuesday, showing that even though he’s experimenting with new sounds, it’s not like he’ll never sing about the beach again. Related: Tortuga Fest 2015: Rolling Stone Country’s Best Photos Famous for hits like “Barefoot Blue Jean Night” and… Source: RollingStone Link: […]

Amy Winehouse Demos for Unfinished Third LP Destroyed

Amy Winehouse died from alcohol poisoning in July 2011 at age 27, with only two studio albums to her name. The troubled singer recorded demos for a third LP, but those tracks will never be heard – since they were destroyed by David Joseph, chairman/CEO of Winehouse’s label, Universal Music U.K…. Source: RollingStone Link: Amy Winehouse […]

Watch Modest Mouse Mock Fantasy Genre in 'The Ground Walks' Video

Modest Mouse have premiered the eerie, fantasy-inspired new video for “The Ground Walks, With Time in a Box,” another single off the group’s long-awaited 2015 LP Strangers to Ourselves. In the video, Isaac Brock and company dress up like bizarre medieval vagrants – one wears a crown of house keys; another… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Modest […]

Keith Whitley's 10 Greatest Love Songs

Had Keith Whitley not died at age 33 from alcohol poisoning in 1989, the influential vocalist would have turned 60 today. During his short life, Whitley had a way with a heartbreak ballad, whether it was with hits like “I’m Over You” and “I Wonder Do You Think of Me,”… Source: RollingStone Link: Keith Whitley's […]

Rolling Stones Unearth Rare and Unseen Memorabilia for New Exhibit

The Rolling Stones will unearth 50 years of rare and unseen band artifacts for “Exhibitionism,” their first major gallery exhibit, which runs from April to September 2016 at London’s Saatchi Gallery. Tickets go on sale starting Friday, July 10th via Saatchi and the “Exhibitionism” website. According to a description on the site,… Source: RollingStone Link: Rolling […]

Luke Bryan on 'Kill the Lights,' Country's Sexiest Men

Luke Bryan is in the middle of one of his biggest years. In March, he wrapped up his wildly popular Spring Break EP collection and is pregaming for the August release of his fifth studio album Kill the Lights with his Kick the Dust Up tour. “With Kill the Lights, my approach… Source: RollingStone Link: Luke […]

Hear Prince's Psychedelic New Song, 'HARDROCKLOVER'

Prince’s new song, “HARDROCKLOVER,” opens not with the expected thunderous riff, but a minimalist synth pulse. The singer-guitarist surveys the hazy scene at a party, “in between this waking life and R.E.M.” – but when the title lover walks in the room, the track erupts with psychedelic wah-wah, funky slap-bass… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Prince's […]