The Supertramp fan community was dealt a devastating blow over the weekend when news hit that co-founder Rick Davies has died after a long battle with multiple myeloma. “As co-writer, along with partner Roger Hodgson, he was the voice and pianist behind Supertramp’s most iconic songs, leaving an indelible mark …
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My favorite moment from the Oasis show wasn’t watching them sing “Wonderwall” or “Champagne Supernova.” It wasn’t the fireworks at the end of the night or Liam Gallagher’s growling banter. My favorite moment of the night — the first of two concerts at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey …
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Six years ago, near the end of a show in Austria, Bob Dylan grew so enraged by fans taking photos and shooting video that he stopped the set, narrowly avoided a nasty fall, and delivered an extraordinarily rare rebuke to the audience. “Take pictures or don’t take pictures,” he snapped. …
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“The full E Street Band right here!” Bruce Springsteen announced to the lucky crowd packed into Monmouth University’s Pollack Theatre on Saturday afternoon. Springsteen had just performed “Thunder Road” with seven musicians, six of them representing a just-for-this-occasion combination of original and current E Street Band members — Steven Van …
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It’s a perfectly dreary Saturday in Seattle as the morning rain has subsided and cooled off an unseasonably warm September. Earlier in the day, the doors of the Museum of Pop Culture, or MoPop as it’s colloquially called, opens its doors for what they know will be its busiest day …
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For almost a decade, Christopher Guest has been “essentially retired,” the actor/director reveals in the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now. After he directed Mascots for Netflix in 2016, he recalls the streamer telling him they’d make any film he wanted —but he didn’t have an idea for one. …
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In late July, Willie Nelson was onstage during his set on the Outlaw Music Festival tour in Raleigh, North Carolina, when tour manager John Selman noticed an abrupt shift in the weather. During his 20-plus years working with Nelson, Selman has dealt with the elements, but nothing like what he …
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The East Village’s TabeTomo Ramen is quiet on a Tuesday afternoon — but not for long. Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist soon stroll in, with the former colorfully explaining his tardiness: “I was underwear shopping…I’m gonna get fucked in these,” he informs, admiring the three-pack as he sits in the …
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As promised, the third installment of Drake‘s Iceman series, which has been streamed live on YouTube, premiered tonight, offering more hints about his upcoming album, Iceman. The stream follows the first two in the series, where Drake unveiled singles “What Did I Miss?” and “Which One.” Tonight, he shared “Somebody …
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I never lived in New York, but growing up about 120 miles from the city, within TV antenna range of WPIX, Channel 11, I absorbed a lot of its culture as a kid. Crazy Eddie’s madcap commercials, The Honeymooners marathons on New Year’s Eve, ads for “beautiful Mount Airy Lodge” …
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