UPDATE (10/12): Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato and Teyana Taylor have been added to the lineup of the RBG tribute, “Honor Her Wish.” The virtual show takes place tonight, October 12th, at 8 p.m. ET, and those that wish to watch must RSVP. ** Michael Stipe, Hayley Williams, Kesha and more …
Read More »Outkast to Mark 'Stankonia' 20th Anniversary With Rare Remixes, Vinyl Reissue
Outkast will mark the 20th anniversary of their 2000 LP Stankonia with a vinyl reissue as well as an expanded digital album packed with rare and unreleased remixes tied to the LP’s biggest singles. On October 30th, digital bundles centered around “So Fresh, So Clean,” “B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)” and …
Read More »The Postal Service Audition Anne Hathaway, Kenny G, Slash, and More in Get Out the Vote PSA
The Postal Service sit through a slew of chaotic auditions in a new get-out-the-vote PSA for HeadCount’s Make Your Vote Count campaign. The video was directed by Tom Scharpling, who helmed a similar clip the Postal Service released in 2013 to mark the 10th-anniversary reissue of Give Up. In the …
Read More »See Brad Paisley Channel Eddie Van Halen in 'Hot for Teacher' Cover
Brad Paisley paid tribute to Eddie Van Halen on Tuesday, following news of the guitarist’s death at the age of 65. The country picker, equally known for his blazing-fast licks and chart-topping hits, was one of many players influenced by Van Halen. “I loved everything about the fire and style …
Read More »RS Country Music Picks: Week of October 5th
Whether it’s coming out of Nashville, New York, L.A., or points in between, there’s no shortage of fresh tunes, especially from artists who have yet to become household names. Rolling Stone Countryselects some of the best new music releases from country and Americana artists. Olivia Wolf, “Young Widow Blues” Olivia …
Read More »Music at Home: Walls of Sound
I’ve spent quarantine living with my girlfriend in a scantly furnished family home in Brooklyn. We’re surrounded by empty walls that constantly echo our conversations, and to pass the time — and fill all that extra space — we play music as loud as it will go. The louder we …
Read More »Watch 'Weird Al' Yankovic Moderate Presidential Debate in 'We're All Doomed' Video
“Weird Al” Yankovic teamed up with the Gregory Brothers for a comedic musical take on Tuesday night’s presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden with their video for the song “We’re All Doomed.” Yankovic and the Gregory Brothers’ satirical rendering accurately summed up the general consensus following the debate: …
Read More »Girl Talk Teams Up With Bas for New Song 'Fallin”
Mashup king Girl Talk and Queens rapper Bas have reteamed for the new track “Fallin’,” their second collaboration following “Outta Pocket,” a song off the Dreamville compilation Revenge of the Dreamers III. “I first saw Girl Talk at Catalpa Music Festival in New York City in 2012. I said, ‘Who’s …
Read More »Flashback: AC/DC Rip Through 'TNT' at 1977 London Gig
New photos of AC/DC hit the internet this month, seeming to confirm longstanding reports that they have regrouped for a new album. The images were briefly shared on the band’s official homepage before being pulled down, but not before fans captured then and spread them all over the web. The …
Read More »Punks Unite in Trailer for Rock Against Racism Doc 'White Riot'
A new documentary, White Riot, will look back at how the punk scene in Great Britain came close to swinging to the far right, sparking a Rock Against Racism movement there in the mid-Seventies. The film will come out via Virtual Cinema on October 16th. “We said, what we need …
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