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Paul McCartney has written to Russian authorities in support of Pussy Riot as one member yesterday began a hunger strike after she was barred from attending her own parole hearing in person The former Beatle sent handwritten letters on behalf of Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova asking Russian officials to consider parole for the...

John Fogerty returned to the Late Show With David Letterman yesterday for a second straight night this time with Dawes in tow After playing new single "Mystic Highway" Tuesday night Fogerty led the Dawes through "Someday Never Comes" which the California rockers performed with him on his forthcoming album of...

Just in time for Memorial Day weekend the Thermals strip down to deliver an engaging acoustic rendition of "You Will Be Free" The song appears in its original form on the Portland trio's sixth and latest record Desperate Ground produced by John Agnello (Dinosaur Jr Sonic Youth) Drummer Westin Glass...

Artist Royal ThunderSong "Parsonz Curse"Album CVI "When we went in to the studio to re-record the tracks from CVI acoustically we didn't just want to play the same exact songs how we did on the record just plugged into acoustic instruments" Royal Thunder's Josh Weaver tells Rolling Stone "It was a...

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis partied on the high seas for their "Can't Hold Us" video but they had to settle for a traditional stage and over 3000 screaming fans at Rolling Stone's recent Bacardi Rebels concert Fitz and the Tantrums Perform 'Out of My League' at Bacardi Rebels Concert On May 20th...

On May 20th Fitz and the Tantrums performed along with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis at New York City's Roseland Ballroom as part of Rolling Stone and Bacardi's celebration of Cuban Independence Day And now you can watch Fitz and Co perform "Out of My League" in this exclusive clip from...

Taylor Swift enjoyed a massive birthday bash in her music video for Red single "22" and Conan O'Brien would like to have a word with her The country-pop darling basks poolside chills on the beach with her friends and parties in a swank pad in the clip but Conan is...

The Lonely Island have released a new lyric video in anticipation of their record The Wack Album out June 11th It's as educational as it is catchy and features a hook from Solange to boot "Semicolon" the latest release in the band's Wack Wednesday series reminds us how effective proper punctuation can...

Jailed Pussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina has started a hunger strike to protest having been denied access to her own parole hearing The 24-year-old Russian artist was scheduled for a hearing today but according to The Hollywood Reporter she was not allowed to attend In response she barred her attorney...

Blake Shelton and NBC are organizing a benefit show to aid tornado victims in Oklahoma Shelton a native of the state made the announcement after last night's episode of The Voice according to The Associated Press Shelton and wife Miranda Lambert paid tribute on the show to the thousands of...

Chinese sculptor installation artist and political dissident Ai Weiwei has released the first song off his planned heavy metal album Like the rest of the album "Dumbass" takes inspiration from and has roots in Ai's secret government detainment for 81 days in 2011 The accompanying video takes a direct interpretation...

World Goth Day is an annual worldwide event that celebrates goth music fashion and art on May 22nd It began in 2009 as Goth Day started by two DJs from the BBC the superbly named Martin OldGoth and Cruel Britannia Rather than have it on Halloween they chose May so...

Metallica have enough songs for a new album but their busy schedule in the coming months has sidetracked the band from putting their full focus on a new record The rockers are helming their own Orion Music and More festival in Detroit next month and are also prepping a 3D...

WINNER OF THE WEEK Vampire Weekend It's hard to believe an indie-rock band with such a nuanced sound has scored its second Number One album in a row – Contra sold 124000 copies during its first week in 2010 and the new Modern Vampires of the City trumps that with...

The National played three shows in small New York clubs yesterday celebrating the release of their sixth album Trouble Will Find Me in unique style The first venue announced on Twitter was a tiny bar (and flower shop) in Ditmas Brooklyn called Sycamore ("Care to to join us for a liquid...

A bonus track from the Japanese version of Daft Punk's new album Random Access Memories has emerged online and is available for listen at NO BPM LIMIT  Daft Punk All Hail Our Robot Overlords The track "Horizon" is an instrumental that is the most meditative track on the disco-charged new album which came out...

With a new album out next week John Fogerty played his new single "Mystic Highway" last night on the Late Show With David Letterman The rock & roll veteran sang with the hint of a beatific smile at the corners of his mouth strumming away on a Fender Telecaster for...

Bassist Trevor Bolder who played with David Bowie's Spiders From Mars Uriah Heep and Wishbone Ash died yesterday after a long fight with pancreatic cancer He was 62 Uriah Heep announced Bolder's death on their website Bolder joined Bowie's backing band in 1971 replacing Tony Visconti on bass in time to...

Aretha Franklin is taking off the month of June after canceling a pair of performances last week due to health issues The Associated Press reports  Franklin 71 pulled out of performances on May 20th in Chicago and May 26th at Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut and a spokesperson for the singer says...

Artist Femi KutiSong "No Work No Job No Money"Album No Place For My Dream "It's sad to see the amount of people that are begging" Femi Kuti tells Rolling Stone "And what is worse is those that are said to have caused this terrible period have walked away free or in...