Archive | August, 2016

Chris Brown Released on $250K Bail After Assault Arrest

Chris Brown was released from a Los Angeles jail late Tuesday night on $250,000 bail, hours after the singer was arrested on assault with a deadly weapon charges following a daylong standoff with police.This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Chris Brown Released on $250K Bail After Assault Arrest Source: RollingStone Link: Chris Brown Released on […]

See Die Antwoord's Hallucinatory 'Banana Brain' Video

Die Antwoord enjoy a night of gunfire, drugs and make-out sessions in their insane video for "Banana Brain." A young woman, played by the group's Yolandi Visser, doses her religious parents with sleeping pills and hops in her friend's (Ninja) car, en route to a wild house party. "Stay with me tonight/ This article originally […]

Inside Ruth B's Outspoken Debut

Two years ago, Ruth B was a 19-year-old working at Marshalls in Edmonton, Canada, when she had an idea. Inspired by her love of fantasy novels, she wrote her first song, "Lost Boy," a spare, soulful piano ballad about loneliness, packed with Peter Pan references. She uploaded six seconds of the chorus to Vine, which […]

Go Inside the Music of Marvel's Luke Cage

From the moment Luke Cage was introduced getting pelted with bullets and not getting hurt while Ol' Dirty Bastard's "Shimmy Shimmy Ya" played, it was clear that hip-hop would be a pivotal part of Netflix's upcoming Harlem, New York-set superhero series. And to underscore that point, Netflix just … Read More > Other Links From […]

Former AC/DC Drummer Phil Rudd Recovering From Heart Attack

Former AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd revealed that he recently underwent an emergency procedure after suffering a heart attack, but that he's already recuperated and ready to return to his kit. ''Yeah, I had a fucking heart attack, but I am good now, got a stent inside," Rudd This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Former AC/DC […]

Pink Floyd Exhibition Unearths Lost Footage, Laser Show

London's Victoria and Albert Museum will honor the trailblazers of psychedelic rock with "The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains," an immersive exhibition set to run between May and October 2017. The show, which marks the 50th anniversary of the band's first single release, will feature a laser light This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: […]

Song of the Summer 2016: Who Owned the Season?

Yet another reason to blame Robin Thicke – he single-handedly ruined the whole Song of the Summer mystique. After "Blurred Lines" stunk up the dog days of 2013 like a banana in the glove compartment, we had a couple of radio summers where nobody wanted to get stuck with the tainted association. The whole idea […]

More than 200 musicians stand behind the 'Blurred Lines' appeal

As noted by The Hollywood Reporter, this copyright infringement ruling is being countered by 212 musicians. The 2015 outcome granted the Gaye family $5.3 million in damages and 50 percent of royalties from the song –but the ruling put in place longer-term consequences for copyright cases. Source: Yahoo Music Link: More than 200 musicians stand behind the 'Blurred Lines' […]