A Bee Gees musical is in the works, with Universal Theatrical Group securing rights to the legendary band’s life story and music. Singer Barry Gibb, the group’s only surviving member, will executive produce the as-yet-untitled project. More
Until David Yaffe’s Reckless Daughter: A Portrait of Joni Mitchell, Mitchell had never before cooperated with previous biographers. And based on the interviews she gave Yaffe for his book, the legendary singer-songwriter seems eager to finally spew. One-time lover James Taylor was “broody and moody … incapable of a relationship.” More
The Kennedy Center has announced the lineup for a performance of Philip Glass’ 20 Etudes. Joining Glass are Blood Orange’s Dev Hynes, as well as Aaron Diehl, Jenny Lin, and Jason Moran. Each musician will perform four of the 20 pieces, which Glass composed over a 20-year period. The event takes place… More
In the weeks since a shooter killed 58 people and wounded more than 500 others at Las Vegas’ Route 91 Harvest festival, Kevin Lyman, producer of the long-running Warped Tour, has been thinking a lot about security at his outdoor festival. In recent years, he’d already added police dogs and more barricades, and started contacting Homeland Security for help before shows. More
Radiohead’s Thom Yorke has interviewed actor Benedict Cumberbatch (best known for his roles in “Sherlock,” Star Trek, and Doctor Strange) for Interview Magazine. Over the course of the interview, Yorke (who is friends with the actor) asks about young adulthood, Cumberbatch’s new… More
Susanna has announced a new album, Go Dig My Grave. The full-length is set to feature the Norwegian singer’s renditions of traditional folk songs as well as covers of more contemporary artists, including Joy Division (“Wilderness”) and Lou Reed (“Perfect Day”). (She’s previously covered Joy Division’s “Love Will Tear Us Apart.”) More
Today, a strange video of professional wrestler John Cena covering the Pixies surfaced on the internet. More
Canada is the second largest country in the world, and the birthplace of famous artists like Justin Bieber, Drake, The Weeknd, Shania Twain, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Alessia Cara, Grimes and Carly Rae Jepsen. So, in the third part of Rolling Stone‘s video series, “The Scene,” our correspondent Afika Nxumalo visits the laid-back city of Montreal to explore the musical talents and hidden gem venues that make up the diverse city. More
A new compilation will spotlight the Rolling Stones‘ many performances for the BBC in the early-to-mid–Sixties. One of the highlights of the album, titled On Air, is a version of “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” that the band recorded on September 18th, 1965, for the program Saturday Club – mere months after the single came out. More
Larry Ray, founding guitarist of the long-running Detroit psychedelic rock and power pop band Outrageous Cherry, has died. The band announced the news, saying he passed following a short battle with lung cancer. More