Music Newsletters: Phoenix Top Lollapalooza; Tom Petty Finishing New LP

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Monday, August 5, 2013



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Thomas Mars of Phoenix performs during Lollapalooza 2013 at Grant Park in Chicago.

Phoenix Close Lollapalooza 2013 With Epic Set

"Usually on Sunday night people are really tired," Phoenix's Thomas Mars told the crowd on the last day of Lollapallooza 2013 in Chicago. "This is something different." His band's superb set closed out a festival that also featured the Cure, Vampire Weekend and many more. Read More »

Tom Petty Finishing LP 'Unlike Anything We've Ever Done'

In an exclusive interview, Tom Petty tells Rolling Stone the Heartbreakers are making an album "unlike anything we've ever done." As yet untitled, the record should be out early next year: "I always say this, but I'm tremendously excited for his one," he says. Read More »

Civil Wars: 'We Haven't Been on Speaking Terms'

For Joy Williams and John Paul White, the two halves of the Grammy-winning folk-rock duo the Civil Wars, this week should be a joyous one - they're releasing the long-awaited follow-up to Barton Hollow. But they haven't been on speaking terms for months. Read More »

Zach Braff, James Franco and Kristen Bell.

Can Kickstarter Save the Movie Business?

Zach Braff, James Franco and Bret Easton Ellis are just a few of the Hollywood types taking advantage of the fundraising opportunities of Kickstarter and similar sites. Are they revamping the movie business or killing crowdsourcing's golden goose? Read More »

Jenny Lewis and Ben Gibbard of The Postal Service perform in Chicago.

The Postal Service Say Goodbye in Chicago

Lots of bands have changed their minds after saying goodbye, but the Postal Service's Ben Gibbard seemed pretty sure last night in Chicago when he introduced his band's last song to a Lollapalooza after-party crowd as "the last song we will ever do." Read More »