Roger Waters will release physical versions of his concert film Us + Them and its soundtrack this fall. For now, he’s releasing a clip showcasing a suite of songs from Pink Floyd‘s The Wall album, starting with a helicopter spotlight surveying the crowd during “The Happiest Days of Our Lives.” …
Read More »2 Chainz, Brandi Carlile to Play Benefit Livestream for Small Businesses
2 Chainz, Brandi Carlile, Brittany Howard, Leon Bridges and more are coming together for Small Business Live, a benefit livestream to help small businesses in the wake of COVID-19, with a focus on those owned by women and people of color. The event will be held Saturday, June 20th from …
Read More »Hear Bruce Springsteen Perform 'Reason to Believe' on New Stockholm 2005 Live Album
The newest chapter of Bruce Springsteen‘s ongoing live download series is a show he played at the Hovet arena in Stockholm, Sweden, on June 25, 2005. It’s a solo, acoustic gig from the Devils and Dust tour featuring stripped-down arrangements of songs from his entire career. Here’s a preview of …
Read More »See Yusuf/Cat Stevens' New 'Where Do the Children Play?' Stop-Motion Video
Yusuf/Cat Stevens has re-recorded his landmark 1970 LP Tea For the Tillerman in honor of its 50th anniversary. It comes out on September 18th, but he’s just released a video for his new take on “Where Do the Children Play?” The video, which uses stop-motion animations, shows two children living …
Read More »Harry Styles Postpones Love on Tour, Harryween Shows to 2021
Harry Styles announced that he will be postponing all of his North American tour dates to 2021. Style’s Love on Tour trek was originally supposed to kick off in Europe this past April, but the spread of COVID-19 caused him to quickly reschedule that tour. “This summer we were excited …
Read More »Steve Earle Depicts Trump-Era Anxiety in Acoustic Version of 'Times Like These'
Steve Earle sums up the anxiety of the Trump era with his new song “Times Like These,” presented as a solo acoustic performance. Earle penned the song at the beginning of Donald Trump’s presidency, and he addresses the uncertainty of the moment and the whiplash of that change. “Times like …
Read More »Paul McCartney: 'I Want Justice for George Floyd's Family'
Paul McCartney posted a statement of support for protests for racial justice on Friday. “We all need to work together to overcome racism in any form,” he wrote. “We need to learn more, listen more, talk more, educate ourselves and, above all, take action.” He also added links to Black …
Read More »RS Charts: 'Rain On Me' Storms Top 100 Songs Chart
Lady Gaga‘s new collaboration with Ariana Grande, “Rain On Me,” debuted at Number One on Rolling Stone‘s Top 100 Songs chart for the week of May 22nd through May 28th. The track racked up an impressive 20.6 million streams, but that was actually far less than the 27 million accumulated …
Read More »Judy Collins on Rereleasing 'Amazing Grace,' Life in Quarantine
Judy Collins‘ iconic rendition of “Amazing Grace” was released on 1970’s Whales & Nightingales, an album that turns 50 in August. But Collins initially performed the hymn many years before that, during the Mississippi Summer Project in 1964 and at the height of the Vietnam War. Now, the legendary singer …
Read More »Paul Banks' New Band Muzz Play a Museum Gig in 'Knuckleduster' Clip
Muzz, the new band fronted by Interpol’s Paul Banks, perform underneath a museum in the video for their new single “Knuckleduster.” The song is brighter and more reminiscent of Banks’ alt-rock roots than Muzz’s prior singles, and the visual, shot in the basement of the American Treasure Tour Museum near …
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