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Metallica Play 'Enter Sandman' for Mariano Rivera

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Mon, 09/23/2013 - 11:10
Hard-rock fans who attended yesterday's Yankees game in the Bronx got a special treat as Metallica performed their classic tune "Enter Sandman" for pitching great Mariano Rivera who is set to retire at the end of this season Since 1999 Rivera has entered games behind that song and to show...

Neil Young Covers Tim Hardin's 'Reason to Believe' at Farm Aid

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Mon, 09/23/2013 - 10:55
Fans usually know what to expect from Neil Young's Farm Aid set He's performed every single year since the first one in 1985 and he usually plays his pro-weed anthem "Homegrown" the environmental plea "Mother Earth" and a bunch of tunes from his 1978 LP Comes a Time along with...

Bon Jovi Drummer Goes Under the Knife Again

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Mon, 09/23/2013 - 10:45
Tico Torres has undergone a second emergency surgery in two weeks this time to remove his gall bladder According to The Guardian Bon Jovi are now going ahead with scheduled shows with Rich Scannella filling in on drums while Torres recovers The band canceled their Mexico City show on September 10th...

Pussy Riot Member Starts Hunger Strike Over 'Slave Labor' Conditions

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Mon, 09/23/2013 - 10:20
Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova has begun a hunger strike to protest what she has described as "slave labor" conditions in her Russian penal colony The imprisoned punk rocker also says she received a death threat from a prison official Reuters reports  "Beginning September 23rd I am going on hunger strike and refusing to participate...

Q&A: Rush's Geddy Lee On Finally Taking a Break From the Road

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Mon, 09/23/2013 - 10:00
For the first time in well over a decade Rush have absolutely no idea what they're doing next  They just wrapped a long world tour in support of their 2012 LP Clockwork Angels and have yet to seriously discuss the future Their manager wants them to launch a tour next...

Edie Falco Fights Back Tears During James Gandolfini Tribute at Emmys

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Mon, 09/23/2013 - 09:35
Edie Falco fought back tears last night at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards during a speech paying tribute to her Sopranos co-star James Gandolfini who died on June 19th of a heart attack at 51 "His portrayal of Tony Soprano had such depth and dimension that a lot of people still...

Carrie Underwood Celebrates the Beatles at the Emmys

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Mon, 09/23/2013 - 09:10
It's been just about 50 years since the Beatles touched down on American soil and last night's 65th Primetime Emmy Awards paid tribute to the game-changing moment in music history with a tribute by Don Cheadle and Carrie Underwood who sang "Yesterday" Did Your Favorite Actor Win an Emmy Last Night? Underwood...

Robert Glasper Experiment Proclaims 'I Stand Alone' - Song Premiere

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Mon, 09/23/2013 - 09:00
The Robert Glasper Experiment contemplates solitude in the piano-heavy "I Stand Alone" featuring Common and Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump On the track Glasper maintains his tradition of fusing jazz hip-hop and R&B For the song's production Glasper was eager to combine some of his friends' vocals "I've known Common for...

Jane Lynch Remembers Cory Monteith at Emmys

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Mon, 09/23/2013 - 09:00
Amid controversy the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards paid tribute to late Glee star Cory Monteith who died on July 13th of a drug overdose at 31 Watch Will Ferrell Bring His Sons Onstage at the Emmys While some in the industry – including the son of Odd Couple star Jack Klugman who...

Turin Brakes Get 'Blindsided Again' - Song Premiere

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Mon, 09/23/2013 - 09:00
Turin Brakes channel Pink Floyd in their new track "Blindsided Again" from the drawn-out intro to the eventual dreamy vocals The song builds on slow funk and swirling guitar to create a trippy whimsical journey akin to being sucked into a vortex  Check Out All the Hottest New Rock Pictures "Lyrically it's...

Dhani Harrison Embraces Dad's Song for Charity – Song Premiere

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Mon, 09/23/2013 - 08:30
Dhani Harrison carries a weighty family name but he's carved his own path until now the son of George Harrison dipped into his father's catalog for a good cause covering "For You Blue" from the Beatles' Let It Be to raise money for the George Harrison Material World Charitable Foundation and the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation in...

Elton John Sings for Liberace at Emmys

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Mon, 09/23/2013 - 08:30
As the HBO biopic Behind the Candelabra celebrated 15 nominations at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards last night Elton John performed "Home Again" a song he wrote about the late Liberace Watch Michael Douglas' Emmy Acceptance Speech After Candelabra stars Michael Douglas and Matt Damon introduced John the singer wearing a sparkly...

'Yesterday's Blowin' Back' by Dead Meadow - Free MP3

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Mon, 09/23/2013 - 08:00
Artist Dead MeadowSong “Yesterday’s Blowin' Back”Album Warble Womb "It started out as an acoustic number" Jason Simon tells Rolling Stone "Sometimes you just gotta let your worries go and enjoy" 

Dr. Dog Build 'B-Room' From the Ground Up - Album Premiere

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Mon, 09/23/2013 - 08:00
"This was a straight-up construction project" says Dr Dog's Toby Leaman referring to the B-room a crucial fixture of the new recording studio that he and his bandmates built early this year in a converted silver-smith mill outside Philadelphia B-Room also happens to be the title of his band's eighth...

Fratellis Rip It Up on 'This Old Ghost Town' - Song Premiere

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Mon, 09/23/2013 - 08:00
After a five-year studio hiatus the Fratellis return in a big way with their third album We Need Medicine to be released October 8th Front and center is "This Old Ghost Town" an urgent and exhilarating shot of rock & roll which premieres here right on the heels of the...

'Breaking Bad' Recap: The Abominable Snowman

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Mon, 09/23/2013 - 07:40
The next time we see Walter White and Jesse Pinkman will be the last time we see them Until then these are the images we're left with from last night's Breaking Bad Walt emerges from seclusion to see his ex-girlfriend Gretchen and her husband Elliot Schwartz talking about him on television...

Emmys Recap: 'Breaking Bad,' 'Modern Family' Take Top Honors

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Mon, 09/23/2013 - 00:25
It was a night of upset victories at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards hosted by Neil Patrick Harris Sure Modern Family held onto the title of Outstanding Comedy Series against Louie and the final season of 30 Rock but even with that cop-out the awards managed to offer enough drama and...

'Boardwalk Empire' Recap: Swampy Sales

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Sun, 09/22/2013 - 22:05
Sorry Boardwalk Empire – you're going to have to try another tactic Maybe sending sitcoms to Hawaii or Disney World worked in the past but taking Nucky out of Atlantic City and putting him in a semi-exotic location in order to jump-start his narrative just isn't working His plot line...

McCartney and Timberlake Showcase New Material at iHeartRadio

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Sun, 09/22/2013 - 18:40
Las Vegas' iHeart Radio offered its audience plenty of fireworks on its second night with a barrage of pyrotechnics going inside the arena often leaving the stage in a smoky haze Plenty of musical fireworks accompanied those literal pops and flames from Paul McCartney who opened the show with an eight-song...

Ray Charles Honored on U.S. Postage Stamp

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Sun, 09/22/2013 - 18:30
Music legend Ray Charles is getting another accolade The United States Postal Service is honoring the late singer with a commemorative stamp to be released on Monday as part of its Music Icons series that had previously honored Tejano music singer/guitarist Lydia Mendoza and country legend Johnny Cash On that day –...

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