There will never be a world without Charlie Watts, because his backbeat changed how the world sounds. The Rolling Stones’ legendary drummer got away with nothing but boss moves, for just about 60 years. For me, the Charlie mystique is all there in his five-second drum intro from “Let It …
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Don Toliver has announced the dates for his fall 2021 Life of a Don tour, with singer-songwriter Bia joining as his opening act. Following sets at Las Vegas’s Life Is Beautiful fest and a show at the Marquee Theatre in Phoenix, the Live Nation-produced tour officially kicks off in Austin …
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LL Cool J invited several friends including Fat Joe, Busta Rhymes, Remy Ma and French Montana for a medley of hits during his We Love NYC: The Homecoming Concert performance on Saturday. The rapper performed his 1990 classic “Mama Said Knock You Out” for the crowd, with Rev Run joined …
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A new documentary series will explore Elvis Costello’s upcoming album Spanish Model, a project in which he and producer Sebastian Krys invited artists from across the Spanish-speaking world to adapt the songs from Costello’s seminal 1978 LP This Year’s Model in an entirely new language. The artists, who include Fito …
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Willow Smith has announced dates for her headlining fall 2021 tour, dubbed the Life Tour (stylized as lifE). The 19-date trek kicks off September 14th at the Observatory in Santa Ana, California, and includes stops in major U.S. cities before concluding October 19th at Centerstage in Atlanta, Georgia. A full …
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We on the Rolling Stone Culture Council have been asked how we and our respective businesses can pay more than lip service to the call to action of the day. There are many to be sure — top of the list at the moment would be the pandemic, the fallout …
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John Carpenter has released a new song, “Unkillable,” from the upcoming soundtrack to Halloween Kills, the second installment of the new Halloween trilogy. The soundtrack will be released via Sacred Bones on October 15th, the same day the film arrives in theaters. Carpenter composed the Halloween Kills soundtrack with Cody …
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Kiss are returning to Las Vegas. The grease-painted, high-heeled rock band announced 12 shows at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino’s Zappos Theater beginning December 29th. Along with New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day performances, the Kiss residency will run into February. “You do have to take a moment to …
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Steely Dan have shared live versions of “Hey Nineteen” and “Reelin’ in the Years,” off their upcoming live album Northeast Corridor. “Hey Nineteen,” which you can hear above, was recorded at the Met Philadelphia, while “Reelin’ In the Years” derives from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. A snippet …
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Two days after spending a long weekend at Lollapalooza, where she enjoyed performances by Tyler the Creator, Miley Cyrus, and Freddie Gibbs, Grace began feeling a little off. “At first I just felt lethargic,” says the 22-year-old Perdue graduate, who received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine back in February. (Like …
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