Infographic: Coachella Music Festival Facts & Figures
April 5, 2013
The music festival season is about to kick off in a big way. Coachella is bearing down on Indio, California like a tsunami. The two-weekend event brings the big bands (Chili Peppers, Stone Roses, Blur), greasy food and enough sun to make your sunscreen
Billy Joel Mulling Full Album Tour, Playing with Elton John Again
April 4, 2013
Billy Joel has essentially been in semi-retirement for the past three years or so, but he wanted Rolling Stone to know that he’s not retiring. That said, he’s not really sure he’s going to play any more shows after two festival dates next month,
Dave Matthews, Muse, Zac Brown, Sting Hit Atlanta for Free Final Four Concerts
April 3, 2013
Dave Matthews Band, Sting, Muse, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals and Zac Brown Band will be among the performers for the 2013 NCAA Big Dance Concert Series in Atlanta presented alongside the NCAA Men’s Final Four tournament. While the basketball games will be played
Rolling Stones Finally Reveal North American Tour, Add Hyde Park Shows
April 3, 2013
Surprise: The Rolling Stones are going on tour. Just kidding about the surprise part, everyone knew the Stones would tour. Everyone’s known since last year. But nobody from the band’s camp would tell us when. But after putting up billboards all over the country
Reselling Digital Music Runs into Legal Hurdles
April 2, 2013
When I was in high school I experienced a tragedy in my life of epic proportions that I labeled “The Great CD Loss of ’99.” All that actually happened was that I left a case with nearly every CD I owned on a bus
Why Ozzy Osbourne Got Kicked Out Of Black Sabbath
April 2, 2013
Following a legal battle between guitarist Tony Iommi and frontman Ozzy Osbourne over the band’s name, not to mention several denials from the former, the prospects of Black Sabbath jumping on the reunion bandwagon seemed highly unlikely to say the least. But after tentatively
Was Justin Timberlake Forced to Release ’20/20′ to Satisfy Live Nation Contract?
March 29, 2013
Earlier this week the buzz around Justin Timberlake concerned the phenomenal sales of The 20/20 Experience, which topped the charts its first week out with 968,000 copies sold. That’s the most sales so far this year, and also the most since Taylor Swift moved
Concert Review: Eric Clapton at Gwinnett Arena in Atlanta
March 28, 2013
There are few things more iconic in music than Eric Clapton. Its impossible to have a discussion about the best guitarist of all time without mentioning his name. He is the only three time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee (Creme, the Yardbirds
Chronicling Aimee Mann’s Film Accomplishments
March 24, 2013
Aimee Mann has always kept her hand on the pulse of the music and film scenes, maintaining relevance and influence through consistent solo releases, film soundtrack work, and wacky cameos. While her music has always been strongly written while touting hook-filled accessibility, her forays
Album Review: Bruno Mars ‘Unorthodox Jukebox’
March 24, 2013
Bruno Mars is a different sort of pop star. It’s hard to define him strictly as being a “pop star” because he seems to command a higher level of respect, even though that is exactly what he is. It may only be an illusion
