Producer Amon Tobin is bringing back his wildly successful ISAM Live show an immense audio and visual performance this year with some slightly new looks Along with more tour dates the avant-garde producer is also set to release a box set with seven CDs and two DVDs filled with rare...

This story is from the September 15th 1983 issue of Rolling Stone May 19th 1980 was no ordinary Monday for the members of Joy Division Bags were packed and goodbyes had been said They were ready to leave for America on their first rock & roll tour abroad They had finished...

Click to listen to Sara Bareilles' 'Once Upon Another Time' Sara Bareilles plans to spend most of 2012 writing and recording her next album but before she goes into studio seclusion the singer-songwriter has a treat for her fans – the Ben Folds-produced EP Once Upon Another Time in stores Tuesday...

Kanye West has announced that he will premiere a new short film Cruel Summer on May 23rd at the Cannes Film Festival Inspired by the new GOOD Music record of the same name and created by West's design company DONDA  Cruel Summer is part film part art installation described as a "seven-screen experience"...

Bono's investment group Elevation Partners stands to make more than $15 billion in the initial public offering of Facebook stock Nasdaq reports Elevation Partners bought 23 percent of the social network company for $90 million in 2009 Facebook is expected to raise $16 billion in its IPO which would be the...

Chicago punks Rise Against have announced a pair of gigs in Arizona in the wake of Sound Strike lifting an artist boycott on concerts in the state The boycott was announced in protest of an anti-immigration law called SB1070 and other legislature targeting migrant workers The boycott – which extended...

It certainly was a great night in Harlem on Thursday as producer Quincy Jones and a cast of blues jazz and R&B greats gathered to raise funds and awareness for artists who have fallen into financial despair "We don't just dedicate this song to the ones who've passed on" Bono...

Click to listen to the Afghan Whigs' 'See and Don't See' The recently reunited Afghan Whigs have returned with their first new recording in over five years a cover of "See and Don't See" originally recorded in 1970 by Marie "Queenie" Lyons The track gets a haunting rework by the Ohio...

Click to listen to El-P's album 'Cancer for Cure' Constantly progressing and unapologetically ambitious Brooklyn indie-rap icon El-P has returned with Cancer for Cure his first solo hip-hop album in five years Since then the underground rap world that anointed El-P has dissipated replaced by an anything-goes broadband landscape of endless...

San Diego rockers Delta Spirit turned up on Jimmy Kimmel Live to play a few numbers from their third full-length album Delta Spirit In this clip the band rip into their new single "California"

President Obama joined music fans around the world in mourning Donna Summer yesterday by releasing an official statement that he and First Lady Michelle Obama were saddened to learn of the Queen of Disco's death "Her voice was unforgettable and the music industry has lost a legend far too soon Our...

Jack White vented his frustrations with the Guinness Book of World Records in the latest issue of Interview telling interviewer Buzz Aldrin – yes the astronaut – that their ruling body rejected his submission of a White Stripes concert in 2007 consisting of only one note as the shortest gig...

Bay Area rapper Kreayshawn pays her haters no mind The 22-year-old rose to prominence last May when the video for her swagged-out ode to anti-materialism "Gucci Gucci" went viral logging almost 35 million YouTube views - and more than 33000 "dislikes" – to date With her Columbia Records debut Somethin'...

Just two days ago Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward announced that he would not participate in the group's three upcoming reunion gigs with an incredibly detailed 1504-word letter Today the rest of the group responded with a mere 54 words Their statement reads in full We have decided not to make...

Van Halen have abruptly postponed all tour dates after their June 26th show in New Orleans with no explanation The band yanked more than 30 long-planned dates including shows in Milwaukee Detroit Cleveland Salt Lake City and El Paso Local promoters United Concerts and AEG issued statements regarding some postponed...

New York state senators have drafted reported and adopted a resolution honoring the late Beastie Boys member Adam "MCA" Yauch The resolution granted legislative time for lawmakers to pay respects to the recently deceased emcee It called Yauch a "man of colossal talent and charisma" and contained an apparent lyrical...

Matchbox Twenty are set to release North their fourth full-length studio album on September 4th The disc will be their first set of all-new material in a decade The band – Rob Thomas Paul Doucette Brian Yale and Kyle Cook – wrote the album while sharing a house in Nashville...

In less than a month Ringo Starr will hit the road with the twelfth iteration of his All Starr Band This year's group includes Todd Rundgren Richard Page (Mr Mister) Steve Lukather (Toto) and Gregg Rollie (Santana Journey) Each All-Starr will sing their two biggest hits and back Ringo on...

Taylor Swift has pledged to donate $4 million to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville Tennessee CMT reports The pledge which is the largest capital contribution by an individual in the Hall's history will fund a new education center that is set to open in early 2014...

Donna Summer who died today from cancer at the age of 63 was more than one of the disco era's most successful artists She earned a string of hits throughout the Seventies and Eighties with her innovative songwriting and powerful sensual voice that has influenced dance music for decades From...

Donna Summer's passing Thursday morning has led to an outpouring of memories of the disco queen on Twitter Rolling Stone  has compiled the responses below Dolly Parton via a statement"I can't believe we've lost another wonderful singer Donna like Whitney had one of the greatest voices ever I loved her records She was the disco...

This story is from the March 23rd 1978 issue of Rolling Stone Until I saw Donna Summer a year ago on a Midnight Special with Lou Rawls I'd viewed her music simply as brilliantly packaged aural sex nothing too meaty and in spite of its implied intimacies nothing too personal But...

Disco legend Donna Summer died this morning in Florida at the age of 63 family sources have told the Associated Press The singer had been battling cancer for some time "Early this morning we lost Donna Summer Sudano a woman of many gifts the greatest being her faith" reads a statement...

In her new clip for "Right By My Side" Nicki Minaj fights through love's up and downs with video boyfriend Nas The rapper reflects on happy moments and emotional disagreements with her lover relating the story from her extravagant crib before the two make up at video's end "Right By...

Florence and the Machine are preparing to tour North America from July through October including a stop at Lollapalooza in Chicago on August 5th It'll be the group's first time at the festival but frontwoman Florence Welch is well aware of Lolla's long history "The name resonates with me a...

Click to listen to the Virgins' 'Venus in Chains' Back in 2008 it seemed Manhattan band the Virgins were ready for a full-fledged breakthrough After following their acclaimed 2007 debut EP The Virgins '07 with a major label full-length The Virgins the group disappeared Now frontman Donald Cumming has reformed his...

Click to listen to Walk the Moon's 'Anna Sun (Trouble Productions Remix)' Walk the Moon's hit "Anna Sun" gets a busy blissful revisiting in this Trouble Productions Remix from Albert Hammond Jr of the Strokes and producer Gus Oberg The remix shimmers with dense yet washed-out vocals sun-drenched synths and...

Click to listen to Public Image Ltd's 'Deeper Water' Storied post-punk band Public Image Ltd are readying their release of THIS IS PiL the group's first new record in 20 years Recorded in the UK last year at Steve Winwood's studio "Deeper Water" is a forceful track featuring frontman John Lydon...

California pop rockers Best Coast returned to the Late Show With David Letterman last night to play the title track from their second album The Only Place The new record which was produced by Jon Brion is a more polished affair than their fairly lo-fi debut but the band does...

Mark Ronson has told the Village Voice that Amy Winehouse was "freaked out" by the success of Adele in their final meeting before her death last year "We spent a little time together and talked about [working together on a new album]" Ronson recalls of his late collaborator "But what...

Korn are still riding the momentum from their ambitious tenth LP The Path of Totality which found the hard rockers experimenting with dubstep via collaborations with Skrillex and others The band just announced a fresh round of tour dates through June including a headlining slot at Canada's EDM- and hard...

In the song "Castles Made of Sand" Jimi Hendrix sang about a "little Indian brave" who dreamed of growing up to be a fearless warrior "I was surprised to find myself the main character in the second verse" recalls Leon Hendrix the late guitarist's kid brother who is now 64 The...

Chuck Brown a pioneer of Washington DC's Go-Go music scene died today at the age of 75 reports WJLA Brown had been sick for some time and was hospitalized with pneumonia last week Brown a guitarist and singer was known to fans as the Godfather of Go-Go  He played in bands...

WINNER OF THE WEEK Mother's Day We're not comfortable generalizing about mothers' musical tastes – this writer's wife who is a mother favors George Jones Parliament and the Sex Pistols – but stereotypical mom-oriented albums got a boost on the Billboard charts this week Carrie Underwood's Blown Away sticks to...

Guerilla Union the promoter who puts on the Rock the Bells tour each year was initially scheduled to unveil the lineup at an LA press conference May 8th But the announcement was delayed a week to allow the members of a reuniting group to attend Photos Random Notes It...

In May 1976 my Dad took me to Detroit’s venerable Tiger Stadium for my first major league ballgame a Sunday afternoon contest between the pre-"Birdmania" Tigers and the eventual AL champion Yankees Though just a little over 60 years old at the time "The Corner" at Michigan and Trumbull (formerly...

Traveling hip-hop festival Rock the Bells has announced its lineup Performers include RZA (who will also curate the festival's 36 Chambers Stage) Bone Thugs-n-Harmony Wiz Khalifa Ice Cube Mac Miller J Cole Kid Cudi 2 Chainz A$AP Rocky Atmosphere Missy Elliott and Timbaland Redman and Method Man Nas Yelawolf Kendrick...

OneRepublic drummer Eddie Fisher was arrested in Denver yesterday on suspicion of assault Reuters reports Fisher was also booked on charges of disturbing the peace and destruction of private property The musician is being held without bond at the Denver city jail Police have not revealed details of the actions that...

El-P dropped by the Late Show With David Letterman last night to perform "Stay Down" a cut from his latest album Cancer for Cure The New York rapper and producer was joined by Nick Diamonds for the performance which amped up the intensity of a track that was already quite...

John Mayer stopped by The Ellen DeGeneres Show today to talk about shrinking away from the press after his handful of controversial interviews two years ago Us Weekly reports  "It was a very strange time and it sort of rocketed me into adulthood" Mayer said during the show "It was a...

Bad news for Black Sabbath fans Bill Ward will not be playing drums at any of the group's three gigs scheduled this year In a long message posted on his website Ward explained that he was simply not able to come to terms with his bandmates The metal pioneers are...