Legendary post-punk band Gang of Four are working with Matador Records on a new archival project. In addition to releasing their first three albums (Entertainment!, Solid Gold, and Songs of the Free) back onto streaming services, the Leeds, England, band have released the audio for 14 archival live shows, along with a …
Read More »Andrew Cuomo Talks Turning the COVID-19 Corner on 'Fallon'
Jimmy Fallon marked The Tonight Show’s return to its studio in Rockefeller Center for the first time since the COVID-19 lockdown by speaking with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo about how the city recovered from being the epicenter of the pandemic. While conditions in New York have improved enough for …
Read More »'Live a Lie' Is Vintage Avant
The R&B singer Avant was perhaps under-appreciated during his hit-making years in the late Nineties and early 2000s. While he amassed five Top 40 singles, at a time when so many R&B stars were enjoying major commercial success, Avant’s accomplishments were partially buried by the deluge of Usher and Alicia …
Read More »Grateful Dead Dose 'Playboy After Dark' Crowd in Graphic Novel, Share Unreleased Version of 'St. Stephen'
Ahead of the release of the graphic novel Grateful Dead Origins on August 4th, Z2 Comics have shared a hilarious excerpt from the band’s early days — as well as a previously unreleased live performance of “St. Stephen.” This rendition of “St. Stephen” — a track off 1969’s Aoxomoxoa — …
Read More »Can Facebook Be Fixed?
Facebook has not done enough to combat hate speech and misinformation; its negligence could impact the November election; and decisions like allowing President Trump to post racist content unfettered constitute a “significant setback for civil rights.” Those were among the conclusions of auditors who spent two years examining Facebook’s policies. …
Read More »Norah Jones Conjures Kindred Spirit in 'Flame Twin' Video
Norah Jones has shared her mysterious new video for “Flame Twin,” the latest single off the singer’s recent LP Pick Me Up Off the Floor. As the title suggests, the low-key video finds Jones and her twin flame — a similarly wigged doppelgänger — running through the woods and dancing …
Read More »The 1975 Imagine Utopia in Their New 'Don't Worry' Video
The 1975 have released the music video for “Don’t Worry,” the latest visual from the Manchester quartet’s new album Notes on a Conditional Form. Done in the same CGI-rendered style as past videos like “The Birthday Party,” the simple, utopian “Don’t Worry” clip shows a person walking through a shiny cityscape …
Read More »What Kind of Year Will It Be for the Record Business? The Forecasts Are Getting Worse, Not Better
Recorded music has been in a state of limbothroughout quarantine: Though live events like concerts and other in-person money-makers have shut down, songs and albums have been buoyed by streaming — so things are difficult, but not terminal. On April 20th, Olivier Nusse, the CEO of Universal Music France, gave …
Read More »The Best AV Home Theater Receivers
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. An AV receiver is the hub of a home theater system. It is a main control point for audio and visual inputs and outputs, letting you switch between …
Read More »The Best Tablets for Music Production
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The recording studio isn’t going anywhere, but that doesn’t mean amateur or traveling musicians can’t benefit from a lite studio that can go everywhere. Enter tablets. The devices …
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