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 »'Needless Suffering and Death': Fauci to Warn Senate About Danger of Reopening Country
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious-disease expert, who has stood beside President Trump throughout much of the administration’s response to the coronavirus, will tell the Senate Tuesday that Americans will experience “needless suffering and death” if the country reopens prematurely. “If we skip over the checkpoints in the guidelines …
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 »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 »'In My Room' With Joan Jett
Rolling Stone and Gibson’s week-long performance series concludes with the former Runaway and Blackhearts leader, Joan Jett. Through the partnership, fans have the opportunity to make a charitable donation to support musicians and some will take home signature guitars — autographed by iconic Gibson artists, including an ES-339 signed by Jett. …
Read More »'Parks and Recreation' Cast Reuniting for One-Off COVID-19 Charity Episode
Parks and Recreation will return for a special one-off episode featuring the original cast that will air Thursday, April 30th, at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT on NBC. The episode will help raise money for Feeding America’s COVID-19 Response Fund, which is providing additional assistance to food banks around the country during …
Read More »Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Halsey to Perform for New Jersey Benefit
UPDATE: Fountains of Wayne will play their first live set in seven years at the Jersey 4 Jersey benefit concert, paying tribute to late band member Adam Schlesinger, who died earlier this month from complications related to COVID-19. Surviving Fountains of Wayne members Chris Collingwood, Jody Porter and Brian Young …
Read More »As the COVID-19 Pandemic Continues, Face Masks Have Become a Status Symbol
Last week, mere weeks after the surgeon general discouraged Americans from buying masks to protect from COVID-19 transmission, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention started recommending that Americans wear masks to help slow the spread of coronavirus. It was the type of about-face that has characterized the government’s response …
Read More »How Long Will Schools Need To Stay Closed? A Pandemic Expert Weighs In
As American parents scramble to educate their kids at home amid the coronavirus pandemic, it’s worth asking: How effective are school shutdowns at halting the spread of the disease? Dr. Isaac Chun-Hai Fung is an infectious-disease epidemiologist Georgia Southern University, and he’s published science demonstrating how lengthy school shutdowns can …
Read More »You Produced a Hit! Now Good Luck Getting Paid
On July 16, 2018, Drake’s “In My Feelings” was crowned as the biggest hit in the country. To have a hand in a Drake single is a life-changing event for a producer, but that change can come slowly — according to one industry source, the several million dollars in writing …
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