Big news tonight for the music industry: Rolling Stone has just announced they plan on launching their own music charts, marking the first platform to challenge Billboard's reigning monopoly on the market since it rose to prominence in the 1950s. Reportedly, Rolling Stone's charts will cover top 100 singles and the top 200 albums in the United States and will differ from its … [Read more...]
Chance The Rapper Talks Surf, Doing What He Wants and More
Chance The Rapper isn't the most outspoken rapper, but when he does speak...well, this is what happens when he speaks. We come to find out that Chance does what he wants, no matter the cost. He seems a little too existential for monetary reasons to guide him through life. If he would have taken a major record deal after dropping his oh so popular mixtape Acid Rap, he may … [Read more...]
Skrillex Talks Grateful Dead, Taylor Swift & More
Wow. You know you have hit the top of the top when Rolling Stone magazine calls you an expert. This article is about Skrillex calling RS, as a resident expert, weighing in on their Expert Opinion column. They played for him nine songs, old and new, and asked his opinion. Below is the Reader's Digest version of what he had to say about these songs. You may head over to the … [Read more...]
Jay Z ‘s Black Album Celebrates its 10th Anniversary [Full Album Stream]
"Fellow Americans, it is with the utmost pride and sincerity that I present this recording, as a living testament and recollection of history in the making during our generation." And he did just that. 10 years ago today, Jay Z dropped The Black Album. Read that again...10 years. It has been 10 years since 99 problems, an entire decade has passed since ladies were officially … [Read more...]
Rolling Stone Italia Bashes EDM Community
I came across this video on my Facebook feed the other day and it really, really pissed me off. The footage contains the character of a DJ partying, playing to an empty warehouse, and sitting in his room while footage of other bizarre and random events play throughout. The narrator of the video, talking to the EDM community as a whole, describes how stupid they are for buying … [Read more...]
