The newest archival David Bowie live album to hit streaming services is Ouvrez Le Chien, which was recorded at the Starplex Amphitheater in Dallas, Texas, on October 13th, 1995. This was a co-headlining show with Nine Inch Nails and the two acts performed five songs together, but this collection is …
Read More »Stevie Nicks Is the Spiritual-Warrior Leader We Need: 'Wear a Mask and Stay In'
Stevie Nicks shared a recent journal entry that basically encapsulates how many of us are feeling during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has taken more than 660,000 lives worldwide, with more than 150,000 dead in the U.S. to date, and cases continue to surge. As scientists and other health experts have …
Read More »The Melvins' King Buzzo, Mr. Bungle's Trevor Dunn Drop Dark Folk Odyssey 'Delayed Clarity'
The Melvins‘ Buzz Osborne has shared a sprawling new song, “Delayed Clarity,” from his upcoming album as King Buzzo with Mr. Bungle bassist Trevor Dunn. The record, Gift of Sacrifice, is out August 14th via Ipecac Recordings. The track opens with a long instrumental intro, as a simple acoustic guitar …
Read More »RS Charts: Juice WRLD's 'Legends Never Die' Repeats at Number One
Juice WRLD‘s posthumous album Legends Never Die enjoyed a second week at Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums chart, earning more than 180 million streams and close to 24,000 sales. The album previously earned the biggest opening week of any album in 2020. Behind Juice WRLD at …
Read More »RS Country Music Picks: Week of July 27th
Whether it’s coming out of Nashville, New York, L.A., or points in between, there’s no shortage of fresh tunes, especially from artists who have yet to become household names. Rolling Stone Country selects some of the best new music releases from country and Americana artists. Caitlin Rose, “Whatchoo” It’s been …
Read More »The Strokes Mark Opening Day With New 'Ode to the Mets' Video
Friday marks Opening Day for the New York Mets’ COVID-abbreviated 2020 baseball season, and to celebrate the Strokes have shared the video for their New Abnormal closer “Ode to the Mets.” According to the band, the video was inspired by the waltz-through-history seen in the opening credits of the sitcom …
Read More »Fleetwood Mac Preps Massive Box Set Documenting Early Years
Fleetwood Mac will release a massive box set documenting the band’s early years, out September 4th on Rhino. Fleetwood Mac 1969-1974 will consist of eight CDs, beginning with their third album, 1969’s Then Play On.The lineup shifted quite a bit in these years, most notably when founding guitarist Peter Green …
Read More »Fiona Apple Co-Writes Hilarious New Song for 'Central Park' Finale
Fiona Apple co-wrote “New York Doesn’t Like Your Face,” a hilarious new song for the animated series Central Park. Written with David Lucky, the song appears in the series finale and was performed by Audra McDonald, who voices the character Ashley. “New York doesn’t like your face/We’ve got to give …
Read More »Kanye West Holds Presidential Rally, Talks Abortion, Gun Control and More
Kanye West held his first presidential rally Sunday evening, days after filing an FEC Form 2 Statement of Candidacy under his recently announced Birthday Party. “I don’t give a fuck if I win the presidency or not,” he said at the event, stressing that his aim is to be “of …
Read More »Before NKOTB, It Was Black and Brown Boy Bands That Paved the Way
Throughout pop history, the legacy of post-Beatles boy bands and teen pop have lacked respect. Journalist Maria Sherman’s new book, Larger Than Life: A History of Boy Bands from NKOTB to BTS, shakes off decades of under-appreciation for the pop subgenre and lays out a fascinating, in-depth history of the …
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