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Beck To Treat His Record Label To Waffle Breakfast After Grammys
Gigwise - 15 Feb 2015 18:35
The ever-so charming Beck has decided to treat the staff at his record label to a waffle breakfast after his win at the Grammys last weekend. Billboard has reported that a message has been distributed to the employees of...
'SNL' 40th Anniversary Show Adds 'N Sync to Roster
Hollywood Reporter - 15 Feb 2015 03:36
"Gee, it's good to be together again," the boy band tweeted.
Music Review: Paul McCartney Offers an Intimate Valentine's Gift at Irving Plaza
The New York Times - 15 Feb 2015 16:21
Mr. McCartney performed a sudden show on Saturday night, ahead of a scheduled appearance Sunday on a "Saturday Night Live" special.
Watch Dave Grohl Yell At The Kaiser Chiefs In Their Tour Video Skit
Stereogum - 15 Feb 2015 03:36
Right before the encore during Kaiser Chiefs’ recent run of arena shows, the band has been playing a video where Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl verbally berates them in their dressing room to get them pumped up. The ...
Kid Ink, YG, Wale, Tyga & Rich Homie Quan Appear in 'Ride Out' Video
The Boombox - 16 Feb 2015 01:59
Rappers Kid Ink, YG, Wale, Tyga and Richie Homie Quan are revving up the promotions for the upcoming racing flick, 'Furious 7.' The rap quintet have teamed up to star in the adrenaline-fueled video of their collaborative...
15 Songs You Can 'Believe' In
Starpulse - 16 Feb 2015 00:30
Doesn't everybody need something to believe in? People believe in a number of things, whether it is God, good (morality), love, dreams becoming reality, or otherwise. Everyone believes in somethin...
Paul McCartney @ Irving Plaza, NYC 2/14/15
Stereogum - 15 Feb 2015 23:52
Every now and then, I take a trip to some other, quieter city and, like a lot of people who live here, get tempted to leave New York. And then things happen, like my day gets spontaneously rearranged around seeing Bruce ...
Zane Lowe Leaving BBC Radio 1 For Apple
Stereogum - 15 Feb 2015 20:12
After more than a decade DJing for BBC Radio 1, Zane Lowe is leaving the station to go work for Apple. It’s unclear what he’ll be doing in his new position, but he’ll be moving to America to do it. “I want to tha...
Noel Gallagher Reveals That He Is On Prescribed Tablets For Severe Condition
Gigwise - 15 Feb 2015 18:35
Noel Gallagher has revealed that he is on prescribed tablets for a medical condition, and that doctors have told him he would ‘drop dead’ if he stops taking said tablets. In an interview published in The Telegraph ov...
Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp And Joe Perry To Perform Together At Rock In Rio
Gigwise - 16 Feb 2015 00:35
Alice Cooper will play this year’s Rock In Rio festival, in Brazil, backed by a band that will include Johnny Depp and Joe Perry of Aerosmith fame. The supergroup will perform under the band name ‘Hollywood Vampires�...
Azealia Banks Is Twitter Fighting With Erykah Badu Now
Stereogum - 15 Feb 2015 19:57
Surprise, surprise: Azealia Banks got into a spat with Erykah Badu on Twitter yesterday. After Badu replied to someone who asked if she listened to the rapper and said that she “tried,” Banks ascended from whatever h...
Prince Performs Special Valentine's Day Show In The Morning For Celebrities
Gigwise - 15 Feb 2015 18:35
Prince decided to share the Valentine’s Day cheer on Saturday morning by waking up early in order to a play to a crowd that included Beyoncé, Jay Z and Chris Rock. Other musicians including Nas and Queen Latifah were ...
Review: John Zorn and Collaborators in a Village Vanguard Run
The New York Times - 16 Feb 2015 01:55
The saxophonist had a week of shows at the Village Vanguard that on Friday included Steve Coleman, also on sax, and the drummer Milford Graves.
Kxng Crooked to Serve as Face of Urban Hitchcock Apparel Line
The Boombox - 16 Feb 2015 01:43
Kxng Crooked is venturing out into the fashion business. The Slaughterhouse member will serve as the first face of Urban Hitchcock, an apparel and merchandising line founded by entertainment industry veteran Jonathan Hay...
Scheinman Trio offers surprising sounds at KC Jazz Club
Washington Post - 16 Feb 2015 01:14
It certainly wasn't what one expects at the KC Jazz Club. "They asked me to present some sort of program emphasizing my country background," violinist Jenny Scheinman explained Friday night as she took the small Kennedy ...
Rootnote Collective and their community efforts in '1 Year Of Rootnote'
Ear Milk - 16 Feb 2015 01:10
Nearly gone are the days of mean-spirited competition between artists. Yes, Twitter beef and lyrical potshots are still pretty rampant, but the dawning of the Collective Age is upon us. This era is marked by the joining ...
Paul McCartney Plays Surprise Valentine's Day Concert in New York
Rolling Stone - 16 Feb 2015 00:46
It was nearly 1 a.m. when Paul McCartney left the stage at New York's Irving Plaza last night, and as dazed fans streamed toward the exit and staff swept red confetti from the dancefloor, it almost seemed like it had all...
Heavy metal's measure of grandiosity goes full tilt on the Periphery
Washington Post - 16 Feb 2015 00:36
While today's alt-rock can be excessively unassuming, heavy metal has retained a good measure of grandiosity. Periphery, the Bethesda-based sextet that headlined a four-band show Friday night at the Fillmore, recently re...
Albums & Singles Released This Week: 16th February 2015
The 405 - 16 Feb 2015 00:29
Good luck finding a more eclectic week of new album and single releases in 2015. Today's the day to pick up new albums from José González, BADBADNOTGOOD & Ghostface Killah, Ibeyi and many more.
Virginia Opera presents 'Salome,' a tour de force etched in love and death
Washington Post - 16 Feb 2015 00:29
Virginia Opera's cinematic production of Richard Strauss's "Salome" was a passionate tour de force that etched love and death in vivid bas-relief on Saturday evening at George Mason University's Center for the Arts.
Hear Father John Misty's Bare, Faithful Cover of Nirvana's 'Heart-Shaped Box'
SPIN - 16 Feb 2015 00:08
Josh Tillman, the folk-rock weirdo and former Fleet Foxes member, released his second album as Father John Misty this past week and in celebration he stopped by
Rihanna Graces Three Covers of W Magazine Korea [PHOTOS]
The Boombox - 15 Feb 2015 23:43
Rihanna is appearing on not one, not two but three covers of the upcoming issue of W Magazine Korea. The Bajan beauty debuted the covers on her Instagram page on Saturday (Feb. 14).