Here’s some advice brilliantly worded by Steve Albini: Live your life like Patti Smith will be writing your obit. Case in point, the punk/literary icon’s stunning eulogy to longtime friend Tom Verlaine, the late Television […]
Barrett Strong, a singer and songwriter who rose to fame as the vocalist on Motown’s first hit single Money (That’s What I Want), has died, aged 81. The news was confirmed on Monday by the […]
Motown’s Barrett Strong arrives at the induction ceremony for 35th annual National Academy of Popular Music/Songwriters Hall of Fame in New York on June 10, 2004. Louis Lanzano/AP hide caption toggle caption Louis Lanzano/AP Motown’s […]
Barrett Strong, whose songwriting made him a key figure in the early days of Motown, has died at the age of 81. Strong was born in West Point, Mississippi in 1941, and grew up in […]
Australian rockers Airbourne returned to North America last year for a late summer / early fall tour. While the band was in Louisville to play the Louder Than Life festival, Heavy Consequence caught up with […]
Sir Mick Jagger has announced his own line of harmonicas. The Rolling Stones frontman has a penchant for playing the mouth organ, and now he has his own collection going on sale on February 8, […]
MOTÖRHEAD, the iconic Godfathers of heavy metal, have unleashed a brand new video for the previously unreleased track “Greedy Bastards”, taken from the upcoming release “Bad Magic: Seriously Bad Magic”. “Greedy Bastards” is the second […]
If you loathe Ticketmaster for its infamous service fees or the software overload that cost you Taylor Swift tickets this summer, just know that Fred Rosen is unmoved by your anger. “The public brought all […]
Photo Credit: Vale Arellano The Rolling Stones have officially joined TikTok, allowing creators to access their music catalog on the platform. Users will be able to create covers and remixes of iconic Rolling Stone hits […]
He’s been holdin’ out so long. Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger joined TikTok Thursday, more than a year after bandmate Keith Richards made his debut on the popular social media app. Jagger’s first TikTok — […]
The Rolling Stones have joined TikTok. The iconic rock’n’roll band’s back catalogue is now available to soundtrack clips on the video-sharing platform for the first time. Frontman Sir Mick Jagger has also opened his own […]
Dolly Parton has collaborated with Paul McCartney and Stevie Nicks on songs for her upcoming rock album. After the music superstar was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in November, she announced […]
The Rolling Stones have shared a live version of ‘Wild Horses’ from their greatest hits-style LP ‘GRRR Live!’. The slow-burner featured on the 1971 LP ‘Sticky Fingers’, but was released the prior by the Flying […]
Getty Image Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Jeff Beck has passed away at the age of 78 years old. The guitarist’s family posted a message on the sudden news Wednesday evening. Beck died Tuesday […]
Keith Richards has teased new music is “on its way”. The Rolling Stones guitarist was seemingly referring to new tunes from the ‘Start Me Up’ band. In a belated Happy New Year message to fans, […]
Following the tragic and sudden news that Jeff Beck passed away at the age of 78 on January 10th, many of his peers in the music world have paid tribute to the legendary guitarist. On […]
On the Shelf The Number Ones: Twenty Chart-Topping Hits That Reveal the History of Pop Music By Tom Breihan352 pages$24.66 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from […]
Iron Maiden may have been snubbed by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last year, but Royal Mail at least has given its stamp of approval to the heavy metal band. Twelve stamps will […]
Kx5 (Kaskade x Deadmau5) Photo Credit: Peter Don On December 10th, Kaskade and Deadmau5 came together as their duo project, Kx5, to perform their first-ever headlining concert at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Around 50,000 […]
A playful elegy for a reluctant royal, writer-director Marie Kreutzer’s “Corsage” — starring a magnetic Vicky Krieps as the 19th century Empress Elisabeth of Austria — is a costumed period portrait freed from the corset […]