ROLLING STONE
If you haven't noticed by now, Spotify has taken the world by storm. And why shouldn't it have? Nothing beats an endless library of free streaming music that you can easily share with the world, or at least your tight circle of Facebook buddies.
According to Mashable, music's biggest new destination just got even bigger, as Spotify just announced it's own series of internal apps. With partners such as Rolling Stone, Billboard, and Fuse, Spotify's apps are meant to integrate news, lyrics, and deeper overall interactivity with the streaming service's massive library of tunes.
It was late 2010 when The Weeknd's first tracks were leaked. Though no one knew who the artist behind the music was, the songs, "What You Need", "The Morning", and "Loft Music" were uploaded to YouTube and released to the public. On March 21st, 2011, House of Balloons was officially self-released on The Weeknd's website. Since then, Abel Tesfaye, the Toronto-based R&B singer responsible for The Weeknd, has been turning heads left and right. Pitchfork gave the album an 8.5 of 10 with a nod for "Best New Music" and Hip-Hop guru, Drake, quoted a line from the track, "Wicked Games" on his Twitter account along with linking to The Weeknd's website. You can download the full digital release House of Balloons here.
Rolling Stone in an effort to find the next big thing in music has started a contest. Through viewer choice, the winner of the contest will appear on the August issue of Rolling Stone magazine, are signed to Atlantic Records, and get to record an album. After going through numerous applicants Rolling Stone had narrowed it down to sixteen candidates.
Empires is a band hailing from Chicago. When bands like the Cold War Kids and Kings of Leon's latest albums have sound that contains polish; Empires has made an effort to get rid of that polish in their pop sound. Empire’s front man Sean Van Vet told Rolling Stone they ere going for, "whole Clash/Sex Pistols attitude".
Rolling Stone in an effort to find the next big thing in music has started a contest. Through viewer choice, the winner of the contest will appear on the August issue of Rolling Stone magazine, are signed to Atlantic Records, and get to record an album. After going through numerous applicants Rolling Stone had narrowed it down to sixteen candidates.
One of the candidates is The Americans. The group made out of six members formed in New York, two girls, four boys, with ages ranging from twenty to twenty four.
Their music encompasses everything. Pop, soul, and funk. They have worked with Sean Lennon and Mark Ronson. Sean Lennon has added vocals to the band as well as help producing the album.
The Strokes made a name for themselves when they released, Is This It, in 2002. Since then, they have become a staple of the alternative rock scene. Their most recent album, First Impressions of Earth, was released back in 2006. So, it's been roughly five years since The Strokes released an LP. But, thanks to an article by Rolling Stone, there is proof that the band is releasing a brand new album, tentatively titled, Angles, scheduled to be released on March 22nd, 2011.
Nick Valensi, guitarist of The Strokes, told Rolling Stone, "This is the first one where we are truly working democratically. It's taken a long time because this is a new model for us." Prior albums were said to be largely written by Strokes frontman, Julian Casablancas.
Alberta Cross, whose British take on American southern-blues-rock has attracted the attention of Rolling Stone and the New York Times, is giving two very lucky fans the chance to attend their show aboard the Temptress, a 50's-era former Navy vessel that floats on the Hudson River, that is sure to pack nearly 500 die-hards for their show on November 9.
Coming off a massively successful tour after the release of their 2009 album Broken Side of Time, where they opened for Them Crooked Vultures, the New York based band is now simultaneously headlining their own tour and recording their next studio album. Gaining global recognition with their rock-driven, soulful undertones, Alberta Cross is not only a band to keep an eye out for in the coming months, but also one that you have a chance to see for free.
A galaxy of multi-colored dots swooshed back and forth on the stage's backdrop, splashing towards the right side, and flowing back left, illuminating a wall of keyboards and electronic equipment at the front, two floor drums, a guitar and a bass, and the crowd began to clap and chant in unison as blue smoke poured from the rear of the stage and two shadowy figures emerged from the fog: "RAT-A-TAT! RAT-A-TAT! RAT-A-TAT!"
"I've wanted to see them for years!" a young fan shouted as the crowd pressed her harder against the steel, black baracade separating the crowd from the stage. "This is the most important moment of my life!" she squealed.
Tom Whalley gave no specific reason for his departure from Warner Brothers Records, where he began his career in the mail room over 30 years ago.
No, Robert Plant has not come around. In fact, given the success of his latest solo outing, it is unlikely that he would consider taking the stage with Bonham, Jimmy Paige, and John Paul Jones anytime soon (guess the 2007 reunion concert was one of a kind). Jason Bonham, John Bonham’s son, plans to honor his father and the band’s memory with a tribute tour that will begin on October 8 at Dawson Creek in British Columbia.
After the reunion show in 2007, rumors circulated that Steven Tyler, Axl Rose, or Myles Kennedy was singing lead vocals in rehearsals for a full-on Zep reunion tour. These turned out to be just rumors, and the idea was shelved.
Since 1962, Bob Dylan has been hailed as one of the (if not the) greatest songwriters in history. His nearly 50-year career is captured in his catalogue of hundreds of songs that he plays live on his Never Ending Tour. He’s a rock ‘n’ roll energizer bunny- constantly putting out new music and rearranging his own classics.
There will be 47 tracks on Bootleg Series Vol. 9. According to BobDylanIsis.com, some songs were specially remastered using the original mono LPs to get a full, vinyl sound on CD. One extra feature that’s pretty cool- the CDs will come in classic LP sleeves with liner notes by Rolling Stone’s Greil Marcus.
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