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This article was originally published by Grist, and is republished here as part of an ongoing collaboration. In 1968, a small group of elite academics, industrialists, and government officials gathered at a Roman villa to discuss “the predicament of mankind.” They called themselves the Club of Rome, and, in a …

Toots and the Maytals and Ziggy Marley have linked up for a new take on the Bob Marley classic, “Three Little Birds.” The cover completely transforms the original’s steady swaying groove into a punchy, rock-forward rhythm punctuated by bright horns, buzzing guitar lines and the tag-team vocals of Frederick “Toots” …

Best Coast acknowledge that they became popular almost by accident. “We really had no aspirations at all,” multi-instrumentalist Bobb Bruno tells Rolling Stone. “We’ve always said: ‘A band could not have tried less to actively become a successful band than us.’” The world into which the duo dropped its debut …

Mickey Guyton sends out a prayer for healing to a troubled world in “Heaven Down Here,” her third new song to come out in 2020. “Heaven Down Here” follows closely on the heels of Guyton’s current single, “Black Like Me.” Phrased like a conversation with a higher power, “Heaven Down …

The Chicks appeared (virtually) on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen this week to promote their new album, Gaslighter, and as expected with the Bravo show, the interview questions — and answers — got a little saucy. Referencing their past controversy over criticizing George W. Bush, Cohen asked how …

This week marks one of the most monumental anniversaries in boy band history. Ten years ago on July 23rd, One Direction was formed on ‘The X Factor’ and fangirls around the world haven’t been the same since. Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, and Liam Payne entered the …

Amber Woodhouse is exhausted. The Nashville-based singer and musician, who joined Steve Gorman’s roots-rock band Trigger Hippy last year, is tired of being your token black friend. Woodhouse plainly says as much in a first-person poem that the Minneapolis native wrote after the death of George Floyd at the hands …

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The best way to protect yourself against the growing spread of the coronavirus is still to stay home and self-isolate. But if you’re going to step outside — …

A sealed copy of the Super Mario Bros. became the highest-selling video game ever at auction Friday with a winning bid of $114,000. The 1985 cartridge, still in its original plastic sealing, sold to an anonymous bidder at Heritage Auctions’ event. The $114,000 winning bid bested the previous auction record …

Ben Folds has been living in Sydney, Australia, since the COVID-19 pandemic started sweeping the globe entonths back. And he’s probably going to be there for a while; the number of U.S. cases has ratcheted up recently in states that attempted to reopen prematurely. Folds isn’t despairing, though — at …