Car Seat Headrest unveiled two versions of a sweeping new ballad, “There Must Be More Than Blood,” off the band’s upcoming album, Making a Door Less Open, out May 1st via Matador. Car Seat shared both the official album version of the track — a slow-burner buoyed by heavy drums …
Read More »Dead and Company Cancel Summer 2020 Tour
Dead & Company have canceled the 17-date tour they were planning to launch this summer, joining a long list of musicians whose live events have been impacted by the ongoing coronavirus crisis. The band is promising full refunds to all fans who have already purchased tickets to the shows. “Because …
Read More »Hear Billie Joe Armstrong Cover the Wonders' 'That Thing You Do!'
Billie Joe Armstrong paid tribute to the late Adam Schlesinger by covering the Wonders’ “That Thing You Do!” as part of his “No Fun Mondays” quarantine series. Schlesinger, who died earlier this month at the age of 52 due to COVID-19 complications, wrote the title track to That Thing You …
Read More »See Black Crowes' Robinson Brothers Perform Three-Song Acoustic Set
Black Crowes’ Chris and Rich Robinson, performing acoustic under the moniker Brothers of a Feather, have shared a short concert film from the duo’s March 6th concert in San Francisco, the last date on their brief tour that served as a tuneup for the Black Crowes’ long-awaited reunion trek later …
Read More »Hear Drake White Celebrate the Easy Life With New Song, 'Mix 'Em With Whiskey'
Drake White is a firm believer in the idea that a little dash — or shot — will do ya. He celebrates the benefits of brown liquor in his new song, “Mix ‘Em With Whiskey.” The latest track off of his upcoming EP, Stars, the song is an easygoing balm …
Read More »'I Lost Six Jobs in a Day': How the Coronavirus Upended One Couple's Work Life
This is the first installment of Rolling Stone‘s Music in Crisis series, which looks at how people all across the music industry are coping with the coronavirus pandemic. ____ In early March, Toni Globis and Brandon Burney were planning for a busy few months ahead. The couple were part of …
Read More »Ruston Kelly Confronts His Past in Poignant 'Brave' Video
Ruston Kelly contemplates his journey, along with all the mistakes and triumphs he’s experienced, in the video for the new song “Brave.” The song is Kelly’s first original music since putting out his Rounder Records debut, Dying Star, in 2018. A hushed acoustic number, “Brave” features Kelly singing about his …
Read More »Gorillaz Recruit Peter Hook for New Order-Inspired 'Aries'
Gorillaz recruit Peter Hook for their New Order-inspired new song “Aries,” the latest installment in the cartoon rockers’ Song Machine series. Damon Albarn and his animated outfit have ably assumed the musical costume of their featured guest, and — buoyed by Hook’s signature bass sound — have created a track …
Read More »Cherie Currie Releases New Rendition of Runaways' 'Queens of Noise'
Former Runaways frontwoman Cherie Currie will digitally release her long-awaited, star-studded album, Blvds of Splendor, via former Runaways guitarist Joan Jett’s Blackheart Records on April 28th. The album previously came out as a vinyl-only release for Record Store Day last year, but didn’t get a wide release; the digital version …
Read More »The Weeknd Throws a Drug-Fueled Confetti Party in 'Until I Bleed Out' Video
The Weeknd has shared a new XO-directed visual for “Until I Bleed Out,” from his latest album, After Hours. The clip sees the Weeknd at a drugged-up, confetti-covered party in an old movie palace. As he struggles to stand upright amid all the technicolor papier-mache, he finds that the ground …
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