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Flo Rida on Chart Domination and His Recipe for Success
Posted on05. May, 2012 by freemp3download.
Click to EnlargeFlo Rida performs at the Beacon Theatre in New York.Jason Kempin/Getty Images for You Tube In the five years since dropping his debut album, Mail on Sunday, Flo Rida has amassed seven Top 10 singles, two of which (“Low” and “Right Round”) reached Number One. “We've definitely got the recipe down pat,” the [...]
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Perry Farrell Remembers Adam Yauch
Posted on05. May, 2012 by freemp3download.
Perry Farrell of Jane's Addiction performs in Louisville, Kentucky.Stephen J. Cohen/Getty Images I first saw the Beastie Boys when they came to L.A. and played an afterhours party. A couple of the guys from Jane's Addction, Dave [Navarro] and Stephen [Perkins], were with me. They were playing instruments in those days – they were kind [...]
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Mick Jagger Will Host and Perform on ‘SNL’ Finale
Posted on04. May, 2012 by freemp3download.
Mick Jagger attends a fashion show in New York.Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images Mick Jagger will host and perform on the May 19th season finale of Saturday Night Live, Deadline reports. This will be third time the Rolling Stones frontman will perform on the SNL stage, and his first time hosting the show. In 1978 he and [...]
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Skatalites Co-Founder Lloyd Brevett Dead at 80
Posted on03. May, 2012 by freemp3download.
LLoyd Brevett of the SkatalitesDavid Corio/Redferns Lloyd Brevett, bassist and co-founder of the highly influential ska band the Skatalites, died this morning at the age of 80, Billboard reports. Brevett, known for playing the upright bass, passed away at Andrews Memorial Hospital in St. Andrew, Jamaica, after being treated for a stroke and seizures. The [...]
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Rick Ross Unveils Album News, Label Signings With Usual Flair
Posted on03. May, 2012 by freemp3download.
Rick Ross performs at the Proud2 in the O2 Arena in London.Christie Goodwin/Redferns via Getty Images Rick Ross and his Maybach Music Group crew (minus Stalley, who is currently on tour) assembled at the Eventi Hotel in Manhattan today for a slew of announcements, including a July 31st release date for Ross' anticipated God Forgives, [...]
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Can’s Irmin Schmidt Sheds Light on his Band’s Intensity and Turmoil
Posted on02. May, 2012 by freemp3download.
Irmin SchmidtPaul Heartfield A month shy of his 75th birthday, German keyboardist Irmin Schmidt is old enough to have lived through World War II. But the spirit of his music with Can – one of Krautrock's key groups and an influence on pioneering bands from the Sex Pistols to Radiohead – remains eternally young. While [...]
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Scott Weiland Talks ‘Avengers’ Tune, STP Anniversary Tour
Posted on02. May, 2012 by freemp3download.
Scott Weiland of The Stone Temple Pilots performs in San Francisco.C Flanigan/WireImage The coming months will be busy ones for Scott Weiland, who has several projects confirmed or in the planning stages. First up: “Breathe,” a new solo song on Avengers Assemble, the soundtrack to The Avengers out today on Marvel Music/Hollywood Records (the film [...]
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Win a Gretsch George Harrison Signature Duo Jet Guitar
Posted on01. May, 2012 by freemp3download.
George Harrison Signature Gretsch Duo Jet GuitarCourtesy of Gretsch Guitars To celebrate the May 1st DVD release of Martin Scorcese's George Harrison documentary Living in the Material World, Rolling Stone is giving away a Gretsch guitar modeled on Harrison's original 1957 Gretsch Duo Jet, which he purchased secondhand in the early Sixties. Harrison recorded Please [...]
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Hundreds of Lost J Dilla Tapes Returned to His Mother
Posted on30. Apr, 2012 by freemp3download.
J DillaJohnny Tergo The Michigan storage facility that yielded thousands of records once belonging to J Dilla also held a treasure trove of the deceased hip-hop producer's lost material, AllHipHop.com reports. Hundreds of original beat tapes, notebooks, letters and other items were found along with the massive vinyl collection that a record store owner discovered [...]
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The Weeknd Mesmerizes at Bowery Ballroom
Posted on30. Apr, 2012 by freemp3download.
Abel Tesfaye aka The Weeknd performs at Coachella.FilmMagic.com/FilmMagic Abel Tesfaye, otherwise known as the Weeknd, has built his career upon a detached mystique, hardly showing his face, giving nary an interview and releasing music online capriciously. Last night at Bowery Ballroom, it was clear that this ploy of always keeping them wanting more has paid [...]