Jerry Leiber, the lyricist who, with his partner, Mike Stoller, wrote some of the most enduring classics in the history of rock ’n’ roll, including “Hound Dog,” "Jailhouse Rock," “Yakety Yak,” “Stand By Me” and “On Broadway,” died on Monday in Los Angeles. He was 78.

via nytimes.com

rollingstone.com : Songwriter Jerry Leiber Dies at 78

Jailhouse Rock · Recorded April 30, 1957 · Performed by: Elvis Presley

Yakety Yak · From Leiber & Stoller, Promotional CD, Volume 1 (Leiber & Stoller Music Publishing) · Recorded 1958 

via songwritershalloffame.org

Video Review: Is Turntable.fm the Future of Online Music Services? By Scott Steinberg via rollingstone.com

Turntable.fm · invite only beta · Turntable.fm Facebook

betabeat.com : What Is This Magical Turntable.fm Everyone’s Talking About? | Betabeat — News, gossip and intel from Silicon Alley 2.0. http://bit.ly/oj4hcW

businessinsider.com : How To Use Turntable, The Exclusive Music Site That Already Has Entrepreneurs Buzzing http://read.bi/ol8qX3

In The Battle Of The Music Tweets, Turntable.fm Has More Klout Than Spotify Or Pandora | TechCrunch http://tcrn.ch/oavz6l

lifehacker : Turntable.fm Demonstration‏ - YouTube Video

Booker T. Jones : The Road From Memphis · album review by Patrick Doyle

via rollingstone.com

Booker T. Jones - Everything Is Everything by antirecords via soundcloud.com

Bob Dylan in Concert: Brandeis University 1963 | Columbia/Legacy | By ANDY GREENE

via rollingstone.com/albumreviews

rollingstone.com : The 20 Best Record Store Day Exclusives

The most exciting collectors' items being released for the celebration of independent record shops on April 16th

Video : Robbie Robertson Talks About the Evolution of His Guitar Style

via rollingstone.com : MARCH 28, 12:15 PM ET | By MATTHEW PERPETUA

"Robbie Robertson recently sat down with Rolling Stone's Patrick Doyle to talk about how The Band played together for seven years before recording an album, the evolution of his guitar style in the early days of the group and how 'The Weight' went from being an extra song written for Music From Big Pink to an enduring rock classic."

On March 27th, Ono will join her son Sean Lennon, Sonic Youth, Cibo Matto and others for a Japan benefit concert in New York, organized by avant-garde composer John Zorn.

The lineup includes feature performances by musician and artist Yoko Ono, and her son Sean Lennon, Japanese-American indie duo Cibo Matto, and the influential band Sonic Youth. Vocalist Mike Patton will appear as a special guest, and Mephista, Marc Ribot, Uri Caine, and John Zorn’s Aleph Trio will also play short sets.

via rollingstone.com

Miller Theatre - Directions
2960 Broadway (at 116th Street)
212-854-7799

Visit the Facebook event page for updates

rollingstone.com : Vinyl Sales Increase Despite Industry Slump - Arcade Fire, Black Keys and the Beatles lead in LP sales. By Matthew Perpetua

"Though overall album sales dropped 13 percent in 2010, sales of vinyl increased by 14 percent over the previous year, with around 2.8 million units sold. This is a new record for vinyl sales since 1991, when the format had all but disappeared in the wake of the CD boom, according to a report released yesterday by Nielsen SoundScan"

rollingstone.com : Watch Bruce Springsteen Jam With Jimmy Fallon · Springsteen covered "Whip My Hair" and also performed "Because The Night" and "Save My Love" · Andy Greene

Indie filmmaker Jim Jarmusch sat down with Rolling Stone at All Tomorrow's Parties this weekend and gave us some details on his planed Stooges (also known as Iggy and The Stooges) documentary. 

Watch video at rollingstone.com

pitchfork.com :: Photos (Erez Avissar) ATP NY 2010 curated by Jim Jarmusch