Bartees Strange, featured on Rolling Stone‘s Bandcamp Friday roundups, has announced his debut album, Live Forever. The LP will be out on October 2nd via Memory Music. Strange also shared a Britain Weyant-directed video for a new single, “Boomer,” featuring the artist playing all the song’s instruments through some split-screen editing. …
Read More »Jeff Tweedy Details New Book 'How to Write One Song'
Wilco‘s Jeff Tweedy will publish his new book, How to Write One Song, October 13th via Dutton. The book, per a statement, will find Tweedy delving into the nature of his creative process. He’ll share stories and anecdotes about his own work, while also, according to the statement, providing practical …
Read More »'Fargo' Sets Season Four Premiere Date
The first two episodes of Season Four of Fargo, starring Chris Rock and Jason Schwartzman, will premiere September 27th on FX. The latest installment of the anthology series was originally slated to premiere in April, but was delayed after the COVID-19 pandemic forced production to be postponed. The 11-episode season …
Read More »Foo Fighters Cancel Van Tour Due to COVID-19
Foo Fighters’ postponed Van Tour — one of the few remaining events still on the coronavirus-stricken 2020 live calendar — has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A celebration of Dave Grohl and company’s 25th anniversary, the Van Tour was set to visit the same cities that Foo Fighters …
Read More »L7 Prep 30th-Anniversary 'Smell the Magic' Reissue
L7 will celebrate the 30th anniversary of Smell the Magic with a reissue out September 18th via Sub Pop. Following their 1988 self-titled debut, Smell the Magic was released on September 1st, 1990. The 30th anniversary edition features all nine songs, remastered and together on vinyl for the first time. …
Read More »Armani Caesar Enlists DJ Premier for 'Simply Done'
When Westside Gunn released Flygod Is An Awesome God 2 in July, the song “Lil Cease” served as an impressive showcase for Armani Caesar, the first woman to join Griselda Records. Caesar’s bluster was casual but cutting, while her tone and cadence wouldn’t have been out of place on a …
Read More »Hear Tom Petty's Lost 'Wildflowers' Song 'There Goes Angela (Dream Away)'
Tom Petty’s estate has shared a previously unheard song, “There Goes Angela (Dream Away),” that was recorded during the Wildflowers sessions. The only catch is that hearing it requires either having a subscription to Sirius/XM, successfully completing a five-question quiz on Petty’s website or entering your e-mail address and zip …
Read More »Flashback: The Who Perform an Explosive 'Heaven and Hell' at Isle of Wight in 1970
Fifty years ago this month, somewhere in the ballpark of 600,000 music fans schlepped over to England’s Isle of Wight to witness one of the greatest festivals in rock history. It featured Woodstock veterans the Who, Jimi Hendrix, Sly and the Family Stone, Richie Havens, Ten Years After, John Sebastian, …
Read More »RS Country Music Picks: Week of August 3rd
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 Country selects some of the best new music releases from country and Americana artists. Molly Tuttle, “Olympia, WA” The …
Read More »Travis Barker Taps Run the Jewels for the Bar-Heavy 'Forever'
Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and Run the Jewels have teamed up for a bruising new song, “Forever.” Barker produced the track which is, of course, anchored by his thundering drums, over which he drops a mix of grinding synths and an ominous organ groan. The beat’s a perfect fit for …
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