Brandi Carlile‘s love for the Indigo Girls runs deep, going back to her teenage experience of hearing their song “I Don’t Wanna Talk About It” in the 1993 film Philadelphia. “It’s a dreary subject matter,” she says of the HIV/AIDS drama and the Indigo Girls’ theme for it, “but it …
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The Roots will rerelease their 1995 album Do You Want More?!!!??! as a deluxe reissue complete with previously unreleased songs, remixes, alternate versions, and more. The Do You Want More?!!!??! reissue, due out March 12th as a three-LP, four-LP, or digital deluxe collection, is available to preorder now via Geffen/UMe. …
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Discogs, the bottomless music reference site and music marketplace, has released a list of the 100 most expensive records sold on its platform, and the Number One sale is a fittingly obscure one: a special 12-inch promo vinyl released by the British DJ Scaramanga Silk. Scaramanga Silk’s 2008 self-released debut, …
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Dave Grohl discusses playing Joe Biden’s inauguration and other political events, his anxious first performances as a frontman, and the Foo Fighters’ legacy in a new interview with Zane Lowe. The conversation will air in full Tuesday, February 1st, on Apple Music 1 at 1 p.m. ET. Last month, the …
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Neil Young has announced plans to resurrect his lost 1982 LP Island in the Sun and finally share it with fans, although he has renamed it Johnny’s Island. “[It] includes a majority of unrelated tracks including ‘Big Pearl,’ ‘Island in the Sun,’ and ‘Love Hotel,’ plus others you may have …
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Madlib discussed the death of MF Doom in a new interview with NPR Music. The enigmatic rapper died on October 31st; his death was first announced two months later by his wife, Jasmine, on his Instagram page. “I found out when everybody else did, on social media,” Madlib said upon …
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A rare demo recording of Black Sabbath‘s “Heaven and Hell,” the first song the band wrote after Ronnie James Dio replaced Ozzy Osbourne in 1979, has surfaced online. On the track are Dio, founding Sabbath members guitarist Tony Iommi and drummer Bill Ward, and bassist Geoff Nicholls, who joined the …
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It’s a new year and we have a new president, but one thing that hasn’t changed is that David Crosby is still fielding advice questions from readers — no topic off-limits. “When Rolling Stone asked me to do an advice column, I thought they were crazy,” he says in our …
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Black Pumas performed their Grammy-nominated track, “Colors,” on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Tuesday, January 19th. To complement the song’s psychedelic soul, the Austin duo, their backing band, and a trio of singers delivered the track on a soundstage done up to recall the sets of music performance shows …
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The New Radicals broke up in 1999, just months after their anthemic single “You Get What You Give” became a hit all over the world. They’ve subsequently rejected all offers to reunite over the past 22 years. But just about a week ago, New Radicals frontman Gregg Alexander finally got …
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