In a nondescript alley in downtown Manhattan Brooklyn musician Grey Gersten sits inside an abandoned elevator shaft that’s been converted into the surreal art museum Mmuseumm He’s behind a movie theatre-style ticket booth surrounded by various instruments drum machines and recording equipment asking strangers intimate questions such as “Did you…
There’s only one person it seems who doesn’t find Lana Del Rey a confounding mystery “I know everything about myself” Del Rey says in her first Rolling Stone cover story on stands now “I know why I do what I do” In many hours of interviews for the story conducted…
A year after the James Brown singles “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag” and “I Got You (I Feel Good)” reached the top spot on the R&B charts the funk and soul legend returned to Number One with his somewhat tongue-in-cheek ode to the fairer sex the ballad “It’s a…
Earlier this week TMZ reported that Coolio had signed a deal with Pornhub to release his new video and debut any of the rapper’s new music And while the Internet let out a collective chuckle the 50-year-old rapper tells Rolling Stone nearly all of the report is untrue Where Are They…
Farm Aid is coming to Raleigh North Carolina’s Walnut Creek Ampitheater on September 13th and this year Jack White will be joining board members Willie Nelson Neil Young John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews on the bill Preservation Hall Jazz Band Jamey Johnson Delta Rae Lukas Nelson & Promise of the…
When “Yeah” landed on top of Billboard’s Country Airplay chart this week it was Joe Nichols’ fifth time at Number One but a first for him in that its recording fees came out of his own pocket In May of 2012 the singer left Show Dog-Universal and was without a…
Some of Alan Jackson’s most personal artifacts will be on display during a special exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville Opening August 29th “Alan Jackson 25 Years of Keepin’ It Country” will chronicle the country traditionalist’s quarter-century career as well as key moments of his upbringing…
Duran Duran are suing their own fan club for breach of contract claiming that it did not pay the band who scored a Number One hit in 1982 with “Hungry Like the Wolf” its promised revenue In 2010 the group signed a contract with Worldwide Fan Clubs Inc based in…
Fill in the blanks According to Nielsen Soundscan album sales are down ___ percent and tracks are down ___ percent Did you guess 15 and 13? Congratulations! You have been paying attention to 2014’s strangely consistent download-business collapse Your prize a beautifully retro RIAA platinum-album certification plaque will arrive any…
Johnny Winter’s brother multi-instrumentalist Edgar will pay tribute to his sibling who died at age 70 last week on his upcoming tour In a statement Edgar expressed admiration for Johnny and remorse for his passing “My wife Monique and I are shocked at the suddenness of Johnny’s passing especially since…
