Will Ferrell portrayed U.S. ambassador and impeachment hearings MVP Gordon Sondland alongside Alec Baldwin’s Donald Trump in Saturday Night Live’s latest cold open. The four-minute sketch mocked Trump’s tendency to conduct impromptu press conferences near the loud whir of a waiting helicopter, as well as the president’s now-infamous “I WANT …
Read More »Hank Williams' Radio Recordings Compiled in Massive New Box Set
Early in 2020, country-music legend Hank Williams will be the subject of a six-CD collection which gathers a series of 144 performances from radio shows he hosted nearly 70 years ago. Hank Williams: Pictures From Life’s Other Side — The Man and His Music in Rare Photos and Recordings represents …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Bonny Light Horseman, 'Jane Jane'
The new folk supergroup Bonny Light Horseman (Anais Mitchell, Eric Johnson of the Fruit Bats and Josh Kaufman) have already given a few teases from their upcoming eponymous debut album, slated for early 2020. But “Jane Jane,” the trio’s third preview, offers the clearest portrait of the type of folk …
Read More »Watch Che Apalache Sing Protest Song 'The Wall' at U.S.-Mexico Border
Acoustic quartet Che Apalache take a tour of the U.S.-Mexico border and sing in front of a wall separating the two countries in a newly released 16-minute video titled “Borderlands.” The group just scored a Grammy nomination for its 2019 album, Rearrange My Heart, which was produced by Béla Fleck …
Read More »Grammys 2020: Meet the Best New Artist Nominees
The Recording Academy revealed the full list of nominees for the 62nd annual Grammy Awards on Wednesday, with breakout stars Billie Eilish, Lizzo, and Lil Nas X leading with the most nominations — including nods for Best New Artist. For the second year in a row, the academy has nominated …
Read More »Rolling Stone Set to Launch New Australian Edition
Rolling Stone will launch its 10th international edition with Rolling Stone Australia, which is set to arrive in early 2020. Rolling Stone Australia will feature a mix of original and syndicated content most relevant to local readers. The local content strategy will be spearheaded by managing editor Poppy Reid and …
Read More »The Best Beginner Piano Books For Adults
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. So you’ve decided to learn how to play the piano. Now you just have to figure out how, exactly, to do that. If you’re tackling this new goal …
Read More »Hear Modest Mouse's Sparkling New Song 'Ice Cream Party'
Modest Mouse have released a new song, “Ice Cream Party.” Produced by Andrew Weiss, the song follows the group’s recent tracks “Poison the Well” and “I’m Still Here,” both released earlier this year. The shimmering, moody track clocks in at over six minutes and features frontman Isaac Brock crooning over …
Read More »Watch DJ Shadow, De La Soul's Wild Moon Landing Video for 'Rocket Fuel'
DJ Shadow and De La Soul take on some moon landing conspiracies — for laughs — in their new video for “Rocket Fuel.” A sequel of sorts to DJ Shadow’s 2016 video “Nobody Speak” with Run the Jewels, this is a video you kind of have to see to believe. …
Read More »A Pack of Feral Hogs Sniffed Out a Cocaine Stash in Italy
A pack of feral hogs in Italy sniffed out, dug up, and destroyed a stash of cocaine buried in a forest in eastern Tuscany, the Italian edition of The Local reports. The stash was reportedly worth €20,000 (about $22,000) and had been left in a forest near the town of …
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