A coroner’s report intothe deathof Vinnie Paul has determined that thePanteradrummer died of a heart condition. Paul was found dead in his Las Vegas home June 22nd at the age of 54. According to the Clark County Coroner’s Office, Paul suffered from dilated cardiomyopathy, a condition which restricts the heart’s …
Read More »Lindsay Kemp, Dancer and David Bowie Collaborator, Dead at 80
Lindsay Kemp, a British dancer and choreographer who acted as a mentor and collaborator to David Bowie, died Saturday in Tuscany, Italy at the age of 80. Nendi Pinto-Duschunsky, the director of the in-production documentary Lindsay Kemp’s Last Dance, confirmed Kemp’s death in a Facebook post where she noted he …
Read More »Hear Soccer Mommy's Ghostly Cover of Bruce Springsteen's 'I'm on Fire'
Soccer Mommy amplifies the melancholy in Bruce Springsteen‘s “I’m on Fire” in her mournful cover of the 1984 song. Sophie Allison reframes the soft-rock single in a ghostly indie-rock atmosphere, elongating every syllable over a strummed electric guitar. The revamped song, a longtime Soccer Mommy setlist staple, will highlight an …
Read More »Noah Cyrus, Lil Xan Pledge Romance Forever on New Song 'Live or Die'
Noah Cyrus and Lil Xan pledge romantic loyalty on their new collaborative single “Live or Die.” “On our way to the sky, we’re gonna look down on tight/ When we die, you and I: two heartbreak soldiers,” Cyrus croons over rumbling synthesizer and plinking electronics. “When you lay by my …
Read More »Harry Hudson on New Album, Tour, Surviving Cancer
Harry Hudson stopped by Rolling Stone’s Morning Sessions during his first Lollapalooza weekend as a performer. The 25-year-old singer-songwriter released his debut album Yesterday’s Tomorrow Nightearlier this year. While in conversation with Rolling Stone‘s Jerry Portwood, Hudson talked about the road to releasing his new album and his love for …
Read More »Darlene Love on Aretha Franklin: 'Being Near Her Was Like Attending a Master Class'
Darlene Love first met Aretha Franklin when she came to Los Angeles in 1957 to perform with Franklin’s father, the great baptist minister and civil rights figure Clarence LaVaughn Franklin. It was the beginning of a five-decade friendship where they got to share the stage everywhere from the Obama White …
Read More »Lil Pump Announces 'Harverd Dropout' Tour
As Lil Pump prepares to release his sophomore album Harverd Dropout, the teenage rap phenomenon announced his fall tour. The Harverd Dropout Tour will run from late September through early November. Lil Pump’s tour will begin in Denver on September 28th and end on November 6th in Los Angeles. There will be …
Read More »Rolling Stones Curate 'Confessin' the Blues' Compilation
The Rolling Stones have curated a new compilation, Confessin’ the Blues, that will feature songs from blues legends like Howlin’ Wolf, Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters. The set arrives November 9th via BMG and Universal. Confessin’ the Blues fittingly opens with Waters’ “Rollin’ Stone” and features other classics like Berry’s …
Read More »Elvis Costello Previews Upcoming LP 'Look Now' With Two New Songs
Update:Elvis Costello has released a lyric video for “Under Lime,” streaming above. He also released a statement explaining the meaning behind the song, which continues the story of the character Jimmie from hisNational Ransomalbum’s “Jimmie Standing in the Rain.” In “Under Lime,” Jimmie is getting ready for humiliation as the …
Read More »Lenny Kravitz Maps North American Tour for 'Raise Vibration'
Lenny Kravitz will take his upcoming new album Raise Vibration on the road this fall with a North American tour. The eight-gig trek kicks off September 21st in Atlanta and concludes at Los Angeles’ Palladium on October 8th. Tickets for the tour go on sale July 27th; a free CD …
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