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  1. Stevie Wonder Clarifies Comments on Frank Ocean's Sexuality

    Stevie Wonder issued a statement this weekend clarifying comments he made earlier in the week regarding Frank Ocean's sexuality MTV reports In an interview with the Guardian the soul veteran had appeared to question the authenticity of the younger singer's attraction to another man which Ocean...
  2. The National and Chris Cornell Open for Obama at Iowa Rally

    The National and Chris Cornell kicked off a campaign rally for President Barack Obama on Saturday afternoon outside Des Moines the Times-Delphic reports A crowd of 10000 people had gathered for the free outdoor event at Urbandale's Living History Farms where the president was due to speak In a...
  3. Jay-Z Gets Assist From Kanye at Made in America

    "You've been so good to me Philadelphia" Jay-Z said moments after wrapping a monumental hour-long headlining performance at his own Budweiser Made in America Festival "Now I'm gonna be good to you" The rapper’s gift? A seven-song encore from his frequent partner-in-crime Kanye West and...
  4. Songwriter Hal David Dead at 91

    Hal David the longtime songwriting partner of Burt Bacharach died on Saturday morning at the age of 91 the Associated Press reports His wife Eunice David said that he died at Cedar Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles of complications from a stroke David was the lyricist in the partnership with...
  5. Death of Chris Lighty Ruled a Suicide

    New York City medical examiners have officially ruled the death of Chris Lighty a suicide the Daily News reports The influential hip-hop manager died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head on Thursday at the age of 44 Lighty was found dead in the back yard of his Bronx home...
  6. Taylor Swift Throws an Adorkable Breakup Party in 'We Are Never Ever Getting Back Tog

    Taylor Swift stands firm in the new video for her instant-smash "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" flinging strong-willed sass in the single-take clip Sporting cozy pajamas and bright red lips (a la Zooey Deschanel in her iPhone/Siri ad) Swift gets bold with her Adam Levine...
  7. Premiere: Behind the Scenes of Amon Tobin's 'ISAM' Live 2.0 Tour

    Electronic producer and composer Amon Tobin is one of the genre's most respected innovators but his progressive sounds don't align very closely with the current EDM craze In this exclusive clip Tobin talks about his upcoming ISAM Live 20 Tour and its improvements from last year's ISAM Tour "I...
  8. National Geographic Channel removes ‘hardcore huntress’ from show after online protes

    In just 24 hours, one man's online petition convinced the National Geographic Channel to rethink it's plans to include a big game hunter on a new show set to debut this fall. Conservationist Tim Martell, 42, says a lifetime of watching National Geographic specials inspired him to pursue a career...
  9. Stevie Wonder: 'I'm Writing Really Different Songs'

    Stevie Wonder gave a revealing interview to the Guardian this week to promote his upcoming headlining slot at the UK's Bestival During it he said that he is still making music "I'm still experimenting There's a new instrument I'm learning to play called the harpejji It's between a piano and...
  10. Behold, the chocolate eclair hot dog

    With Labor Day on the horizon, millions of Americans will be enjoying hot dogs on the grill. But a Canadian company has taken the sausage-in-a-sliced-bun experience to a whole new level, creating a chocolate eclair hot dog. Maple Lodge Farms debuted the comestible at the Canada National...
  11. Weekend Rock Question: What Is the Greatest Vocal Performance in Rock History?

    An impassioned vocal delivery can elevate a song to amazing heights Would "Twist and Shout" be as memorable without John Lennon's shredded vocal cord screams? Can you imagine "Like a Rolling Stone" without Bob Dylan's nasal delivery of "How does it feeeeeeel?" A lot of people have sung "River...
  12. Medieval well discovered beneath couple’s living room

    Nearly 25 years after they moved into their home, an English couple has discovered a 33-foot-deep medieval well beneath their living room floor. "I was replacing the joists in the floor when I noticed a slight depression—it appeared to be filled in with the foundations of the house," Colin...
  13. South Texas mayor killed by 500-pound donkey

    They say that U.S. politics, whose two major parties are represented by a donkey and an elephant, is a full-contact sport. But one small South Texas town is dealing with tragedy after their mayor was killed by an aggressive, 500-pound donkey. William Bohlke had been in office only since May, but...
  14. Exclusive Book Excerpt: Rush Expand on LP With 'Clockwork Angels: The Novel'

    Rush drummer Neil Peart crafted such an epic story for the band's new LP Clockwork Angels a mere rock album can't tell the whole thing – so early in the process he teamed with science fiction novelist Kevin J Anderson to help him turn it into a book "Kevin did...
  15. Academy Awards Revamp Rules for Best Original Song

    After considering just a pair of tunes this year for the Best Original Song Oscar the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has revamped its rules for the category setting a new minimum of five nominees The Associated Press reports The final candidates will be determined by the highest...
  16. Premiere: Exclusive Footage From 'Thank You Les'

    With his new CD/DVD release Thank You Les Les Paul Trio guitarist Lou Pallo pays tribute to his friend and bandleader with some special pals in tow The CD contains 21 tracks and features guests like Keith Richards Steve Miller Slash Billy F Gibbons and more while the DVD includes...
  17. Nas Reflects on Past Love in 'Bye Baby'

    Over a smooth beat and silky vocals Nas gets insightful about love in the new video for "Bye Baby" The rapper goes through the now empty home he used to share with his lover finding a box of slides that contain memories of his relationship Sitting down with a bottle...
  18. James Murphy Working on Film With Ron Howard

    James Murphy frontman of the now-defunct LCD Soundsystem recently told Rolling Stone about his directorial debut a short film that he will make with oversight from Ron Howard "I don't know what I'm doing but that's what I'm excited about" he said The film which Murphy will start working on...
  19. Premiere: The Indecent, 'Here Comes Another'

    Stop us if you've heard this one before the Indecent is a family band However this is no casual gimmick triplets Emily Madeline and Bo Brout have played music together since early childhood and they linked up with drummer Nicholas Burrows many years later to form the band With their new...
  20. 'Tell Me Why' by Steve Bug - Free MP3

    Artist Steve BugSong "Tell Me Why"Album Noir "I play all over the world on a constant basis and always come back with different impressions Accordingly this changes the music that I produce" Steve Bug explains to Rolling Stone "I’ve had the idea to make a concept album for some time but...