Patti Smith’s Poem For Keith Richards Written In 1978
The February 1978 issue of Rock Scene contains a pretty cool poem written by Patti Smith in honour of one “Keith Richard,” yes, with...
Dolly Parton Raises over $500,000 For The Imagination Library During Four Sold-Out Dollywood Concerts
Dolly Parton returned home, this past weekend, to help raise money for her Imagination Library and although the performances were billed Dolly: Pure &...
Live Music At McDonald’s? Yes, But Only In Nashville
My colleagues and I noticed the McDonald's marquee while walking back to Scene HQ from a restaurant that serves real food earlier this afternoon,...
21 Interesting Words From David Foster Wallace’s Vocabulary List
aerobe—organism requiring oxygen to live
afterclap—unexpected, often unpleasant sequel to a matter that had been considered closed
anaclisis—psychological dependence on others; “anaclitic”
apophasis—allusion to something by denying...
Professional ballet performers go undercover as break dancers in Washington Square Park
For Improv Everywhere's latest mission, professional ballet performers pose as break dancers in New York's Washington Square Park. The men hype up their tumbling...
Video: Colonel Hadfield Sings About Space On Debut Album “Space Sessions: Songs From a Tin Can”
Famed Canadian astronaut, Colonel Chris Hadfield has today revealed details about his debut album, Space Sessions: Songs From a Tin Can. With guitar and...
Video: Bill Kreutzmann On The Grateful Dead’s Acid-Soaked Playboy Show
Thanks to a giant urn of LSD-laced coffee, The Grateful Dead’s Playboy show was a gig of accidental psychedelic proportions.
https://youtu.be/qj6ardnopJQ
Marc Cohn on The Holy Trinity Of Writers From Canada – Joni, Neil and Leonard
Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter Marc Cohn has been obsessed with pop music for as long as he can remember: “I was hooked from day...
Frank Black on music streaming: “There’s an opportunity for my music to be heard and potentially paid for? Great,...
The Daily Beast: What do you think about streaming services from a financial aspect?
The Pixies’ Frank Black: I can’t worry about that. It’s like,...
Prince’s next album “HITNRUN” will be a TIDAL exclusive, released September 7th
Prince says:
“After one meeting, it was obvious that Jay Z and the team he has assembled at TIDAL recognize and applaud the effort that...
Anwen Crawford On Why The World Needs Female Rock Critics
"The problem for women is that our role in popular music was codified long ago. And it was codified, in part, by the early...
Infographic: How vinyl records made their comeback
How vinyl records made their comeback by the team at Liberty Games
Duran Duran On Why They Think They’re Still So Influential
Every generation gets into Duran Duran. What do you think it is that makes this band still so influential?
Nick Rhodes: I think the approach...