Texas trio Khruangbin have shared a bright, soothing new song called “So We Won’t Forget,” from their upcoming album Mordechai, out June 26th on Dead Oceans. The warm guitar track was released with a music video directed by Scott Dungate and produced by Wieden+Kennedy Tokyo x Nakama. In the heartwarming …
Read More »Listen: The Residents and Black Francis Drop Searing Indictment of Trump's Handling of COVID-19
Avant-garde collective the Residents recently teamed up with the Pixies‘ Black Francis to craft a searing indictment of U.S. President Donald Trump: the fiery cut, “Die! Die! Die!” The video for that song drops Friday, replete with imagery of the coronavirus, the president and “666,” otherwise known as the number …
Read More »Island Records Announces Auction for COVID-19 Relief With Billy Porter
British-Jamaican label Island Records has announced the One Love COVID-19 Relief Auction to provide aid during the coronavirus pandemic. The event, hosted byPoseactor and writer Billy Porter, will be broadcast live on May 21st at 1:00 p.m. EST (6:00 p.m. BST). Items for auction include a pair of Amy Winehouse’s …
Read More »Mick Jagger Pays Tribute to 'Biggest Inspiration' Little Richard
Mick Jagger paid tribute to rock pioneer Little Richard Saturday following news of the icon’s death. “I’m so saddened to hear about the passing of Little Richard,” Mick Jagger wrote in a statement, “he was the biggest inspiration of my early teens and his music still has the same raw …
Read More »Willie Nelson Celebrates Mother's Day With 'I'm the Only Hell My Mama Ever Raised'
Willie Nelson celebrates Mother’s Day with “I’m the Only Hell My Mama Ever Raised,” a fiery new single from his upcoming album First Rose of Spring, out July 3rd. Nelson dropped the track accompanied by a lyric video, with lush flowers blooming alongside each rollicking line: “I can tell my …
Read More »'In My Room' With Frances Quinlan
Hop Along singer-songwriter Frances Quinlan performs three songs from her recent solo album,Likewise, from her Philadelphia home for the latest episode ofRolling Stone‘s “In My Room.” Playing simple acoustic renditions of “Now That I’m Back,” “Went to LA,” and “Piltdown Man,” all drawn from the new album, Quinlan shows off …
Read More »Flashback: Randy Travis Sings 'All the Praises' in 1978
Several years before Randy Travis adopted his stage name and changed country-music history, the native of Marshville, North Carolina, was still using his birth name Randy Traywick as the teenaged front man of a bar band called Country Lovin’, which played a regular gig at Charlotte’s Country City U.S.A. in …
Read More »Eric Church: 10 Must Hear Deep Cuts
There’s rarely any filler on an Eric Church record. He’s one country songwriter for whom the concept of the album still matters, and he pays as much mind to his deep tracks as he does his singles. As the North Carolina singer celebrates his 43rd birthday on May 3rd, we …
Read More »Madonna Ready to 'Breathe in the COVID-19 Air' After Testing Positive for Antibodies
Madonna said she she plans to take a long drive and “breathe in the COVID-19 air” after saying she tested positive for the coronavirus antibodies in the latest installment of her Quarantine Diary series on Instagram. “Took a test the other day and I found out that I have the …
Read More »The First Time: Chronixx
Jamaican reggae singer Chronixx sat down withRolling Stone earlier this year for The First Time, our video series in which artists look back on milestones in their career and their most formative creative inspirations. “The first time I wrote a song, I was definitely too young to write, so it …
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