Tanya Tucker performed her Song of the Year nominee “Bring My Flowers Now” at the 2020 Grammys. Accompanied by Brandi Carlile on piano, the against-the-grain country singer gave an impassioned reading of the song that asks us to celebrate the lives of loved ones while they’re still on earth. “We …
Read More »David Lynch and a Monkey Just Released a Seven-Inch of Torch Ballads
Earlier this week, David Lynch surprise-released a characteristically bizarre short film, What Did Jack Do?, in which he plays a hard-boiled cop interrogating an unlikely murder suspect: a monkey named Jack Cruz. Not only does Jack talk back to the cop in the film, he also sings, and now Lynch …
Read More »Hear a Podcast Tribute to Neil Peart's Life and Music
The latest episode of the Rolling Stone Music Now podcast celebrates the life and music of Rush drummer and lyricist Neil Peart, who died January 7th at age 67. The episode begins with previously unheard audio from Peart’s 2015 interview for Rush’s Rolling Stone cover story, and then segues to …
Read More »Al Gore: The Davos Interview
Al Gore has been the Cassandra of the climate crisis seemingly since the times of Cassandra. Starting in Congress more than 40 years ago, he has been ringing the alarm for more than half his life. Gore was back at Davos this week, and his message remained as stark as …
Read More »Jedi Fight for Survival in New Trailer for Final Season of 'Star Wars: The Clone Wars'
The acclaimed animated Star Wars series, The Clone Wars, unveiled a dramatic new trailer for its long-awaited final season, which is set to premiere February 21st on Disney+. The Clone Wars, which first debuted in 2008, is set in the years between Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Episode …
Read More »'We Can't Have All Our Artists Die': How the Music Industry Is Fighting the Mental-Health Crisis
In 2009, Anders Osborne found himself at rock bottom. He was bankrupt, his house was in foreclosure, his wife had kicked him out, and he couldn’t see his two young kids. His livelihood was playing gigs, but he couldn’t even do that — he’d often show up too drunk or …
Read More »Radiohead Public Library: 6 Highlights From Band's Newly Launched Digital Archive
Radiohead, a band that has always resided at the intersection of music and technology, have opened the digital doors of the Radiohead Public Library, a comprehensive archive warehousing the band’s entire catalog in chronological order. Launched on Monday, the Radiohead Public Library boasts the band’s albums, B-sides, non-LP tracks, behind-the-scenes …
Read More »Tove Lo Dances in Bizarre Lo-Fi Video for 'Bikini Porn'
Tove Lo released her new song, “Bikini Porn,” earlier this week, and now has shared the low-fi music video for the single. The clip shows the pop artist dancing around Victorville, California, in bikinis, thongs, and other scantily-clad get-ups. Finneas, her collaborator on the song, appears late in the video …
Read More »Grammy Chief Deborah Dugan Put on 'Administrative Leave' Days Before Awards Show
New Recording Academy CEO Deborah Dugan has been put on administrative leave, effective immediately, a spokesperson for the organization confirmed to Rolling Stone. Dugan was appointed the position last August. She replaced Neil Portnow, who headed up the organization for 17 years. “In light of concerns raised to the Recording …
Read More »'Charm City Kings' Trailer: Meek Mill Leads Infamous Dirt Bike Riders Group
Meek Mill stars as Blax, the leader of a group of Baltimore, Maryland dirt bike riders known as the Midnight Clique, in Charm City Kings. The Angel Manuel Soto-directed film will debut at Sundance Film Festival on January 27th before hitting theaters in April. In the film’s new trailer, main …
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