Talk to any of Timothy “Timbaland” Mosley’s friends, and you’ll hear the same thing: that just a couple of years ago he was a totally different man. They’ll tell you that he had lost his way, becoming depressed, overweight and contemptuous of the severely minimal beats that fueled hits by …
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“Of course, you’re shocked,” Bruce Springsteen said two days after he dedicated the first preview performance of his New York solo residency, “Springsteen on Broadway,” to the late Tom Petty. “Tom’s only 66,” Springsteen went on, “and he had just played a week ago.” In our interview for Rolling Stone‘s …
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Producer Rick Rubin wasn’t a Tom Petty fan growing up. “I usually liked more edgy music,” he tells Rolling Stone. But he fell in love with the singer-songwriter’s first solo outing, 1989’s Full Moon Fever, after “Runnin’ Down a Dream” entranced him. “The consistency and quality of songwriting on the …
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In 2015, Heart‘sNancy and Ann Wilson had just wrapped a raucous gig at the Hollywood Bowl when their opening act Liv Warfield, a powerful R&B talent who was discovered when Prince saw a YouTube video of her singing “Gimme Shelter” at a karaoke bar, bolted to the backdoor for a …
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At the moment, it can seem nearly impossible to avoid talking about Trump, especially when discussing America’s most exciting punk band, Downtown Boys. But since well before 45’s reign, this Providence outfit hasbeen merging social activism with a riveting bilingual sound. “It’s been assumed that we’re doing this because of …
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According to founding guitarist Vernon Reid, Living Colour‘s new album was officially born onstage at the Apollo Theater one night back in early 2012. Reid and his bandmates – vocalist Corey Glover, bassist Doug Wimbish and drummer Will Calhoun – had been invited to take part in a show celebrating …
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