Keith Flint, the intense and charismatic frontman of the British electronic group the Prodigy, died this weekend at his home in Essex, England. He was 49. “It is with deepest shock and sadness that we can confirm the death of our brother and best friend Keith Flint,” the band said …
Read More »Jack White to Help Restore Detroit-Area Negro League Baseball Stadium
Jack White has lent his efforts toward helping restore a Detroit-area baseball stadium that served as home for the Negro League’s Detroit Stars. Hamtramck Stadium is one of the last Negro League-era ballparks still standing, and the rocker, along with the Piast Institute and the Friends of Historic Hamtramck Stadium, …
Read More »Chris Shiflett Takes a Sanity Check in Roaring New Song 'This Ol' World'
“Has this ol’ world lost its goddamned mind?” Chris Shiflett asks in his soaring new country jam “This Ol’ World,” which he released in conjunction with a slate of solo European tour dates. The Foo Fighters guitarist doesn’t need a lot more than a verse and a lick to create …
Read More »Watch Aerosmith Rip Through 'Mama Kin' at Woodstock '94
Aerosmith haven’t even started their Las Vegas Deuces Are Wild residency at the Park MGM yet, but they’ve already announced plans to take it on the road. In August they’re going to take the show to casinos in National Harbor, Maryland, Atlantic City, New Jersey and Springfield, Massachusetts. (They’re all …
Read More »Ariana Grande, John Legend, Alicia Keys to Perform at 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards
Ariana Grande, John Legend, Alicia Keys, Garth Brooks, Halsey and Kacey Musgraves are among the performers set to appear during the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards. The March 14th show will broadcast live from Los Angeles’ Microsoft Theater on Fox. Additionally, it will air live on iHeartRadio radio stations nationwide and …
Read More »Hear Flying Luttenbachers' First New Music in 12 Years
The Flying Luttenbachers are more of an idea than a band. Just as Robert Fripp has steered King Crimson through countless lineups and styles during the past 50 years, Luttenbachers drummer, composer and sole consistent member Weasel Walter rebooted his group constantly during its initial 1991–2007 run, typically reemerging each …
Read More »Hear a Celebration of Peter Tork's Life and Music
The latest episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast celebrates the life and music of Peter Tork, with previously unheard interview audio and more. Andy Greene and Rob Sheffield join host Brian Hiatt to discuss Tork’s place in music history, while also tracing the Monkees‘ broader story and making …
Read More »Monkees Singer and Bassist Peter Tork Dead at 77
Monkees bassist and singer Peter Tork, who played with the group from their earliest days as a made-for-TV band in the Sixites through their recent reunion tours, died Thursday of unknown causes. He was 77. Tork’s sister Anne Thorkelson confirmed the affable musician’s death toThe Washington Post. “I am told …
Read More »Kehlani Throws a Mountain Bash in New 'Nunya' Video
Kehlani parties at a snowy mountain cabin in her laid-back “Nunya” video. The clip follows the vocalist as she hangs out in the woods, gazes out at a scenic lake and hangs out with friends who smoke and shoot dice. Guest rapper Dom Kennedy appears throughout, riding shotgun in Kehlani’s …
Read More »Flashback: George Jones, Charley Pride Cut Up on 'Why Baby Why'
By the late 1970s, a lengthy battle with drugs and alcohol had earned country music legend George Jones the pejorative nickname “No Show Jones,” as his concert and public appearances became more erratic and unpredictable. But on February 17th, 1998, with those struggles mostly behind him, the singer debuted his …
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