Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine debuted a short film called The Odyssey at her website on Thursday. Episodes from the 40 minute piece were previously released as music videos from F+TM's latest album How Big How Blue How Beautiful. Welch worked with director Vincent Haycock on the vids, which he called a "personal journey." more...
Kendrick Lamar and Nicki Minaj are featured on Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People list. The double issue, for the week of May 2-9, features Minaj's Young Money boss, Lil Wayne, giving her high praise. "She's so influential and doing all the right things," he began. "She's an icon, a boss, and a role model to all these young girls out here . . ." more...
Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton will spend a portion of his summer playing bass for Thin Lizzy. Thin Lizzy will perform a number of festival dates this summer, including two nights in Germany, and they are also scheduled to appear on the Rock Legends Cruise V with such names as Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo, REO Speedwagon and Don Felder. more...
"We appreciate what you and TIDAL have done on behalf of the philanthropic efforts and we're so proud of our Ragin' Cajuns, Alpha Phi Alpha, for what they did and we want to present to you a very special key to the city that we made specifically for you," said Robideaux. Wayne laughed as he put the one-of-a-kind necklace around his neck, saying he "made it." more...
The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Roger Waters, the Who, Bob Dylan and Neil Young are among the classic rock legends rumored to perform at a newly forming festival. The Los Angeles Times reports that the fest, scheduled for October, will go down at the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio, California - the same site where Coachella takes place. more...