“We needed an anthem” Spike Lee said “When I wrote the script for Do the Right Thing every time when the Radio Raheem character showed up he had music blasting I wanted Public Enemy” The director may have asked for an anthem for his 1989 chronicle of big-city racial tensions but…
Nicki Minaj made some barbed comments during her acceptance speech for her fifth consecutive win as Best Female Hip-Hop Artist at the BET Awards Sunday night that appeared to be directed toward Iggy Azalea After quasi-plugging her upcoming album The Pink Print Minaj said “What I want the world to know…
On July 1st Rolling Stone Country will premiere the video for “Home Sweet Home” the first single off Nashville Outlaws A Tribute to Mötley Crüe which features artists including Florida Georgia Line LeAnn Rimes the Mavericks and Cassadee Pope offering country interpretations of the Eighties hard-rock titans’ biggest hits For…
Lemmy Kilmister has already spent enough time at home sidelined for nearly a year by a small avalanche of health issues heart trouble diabetes surgery and more Now the Motörhead frontman is back following up on the band’s acclaimed Coachella sets with a tour of European festivals that features dates…
Last week Busta Rhymes hopped on Twitter to tease a collaboration with Eminem “It’s official! Busta Rhymes ft Eminem ‘Calm Down’ is coming July 1st” Busta tweeted accompanied by the pair standing cross-armed in the studio One day earlier than promised “Calm Down” has arrived Using a loop of those…
Welcome to Young Guns our series exploring the most notable guitarists from the next generation of six-string legends For more interviews with the guitarists inspiring us right now click here WHO Gary Clark Jr has been hailed as everything from “the new Hendrix” to a 21st century savior of the blues thanks to the…
Before Metallica took the stage at the UK’s Glastonbury Festival over the weekend they poked fun at the Britons who protested their appearance over frontman James Hetfield’s support of hunting with a video titled Glastallica directed by Glastonbury documentarian Julian Temple The 10 Best Metallica Songs as Chosen by Rolling Stone…
It takes Ketch Secor and Critter Fuqua approximately 45 seconds upon entering East Nashville’s the Fiddle House to grab a few instruments off the wall and start jamming on two fold-up chairs in the middle of the sales floor A few “hellos” preceded this sure but when you’re the founding…
Prince’s landmark album and film Purple Rain turned 30 this week and the singer marked the occasion Saturday night with a late-night surprise concert at Paisley Park featuring a very special guest Purple Rain co-star Apollonia Kotero made her first ever visit to the estate See Where ‘Purple Rain’ Ranks Among…
Zendaya Coleman has dropped out of Lifetime’s planned Aaliyah biopic adding yet another complication to the production just weeks after the film was announced 100 Best Songs of the Aughts Aaliyah ‘Try Again’ The 17-year-old Disney Channel star had been set for the title role in the TV movie and also planned…
