It’s been nearly a week since a series of tornadoes struck the Nashville area on March 3rd, causing widespread damage in the city’s densely populated neighborhoods — including the destruction of beloved music venue the Basement East — and killing more than two dozen people in the surrounding area. Volunteers …
Read More »Daptone Records Launches New Imprint, Drops Inaugural EP
Daptone Records, the Brooklyn-based soul and funk label, has announced a new imprint titled Penrose Records. Started by Daptone’s co-founder Bosco Mann — who recently built a new studio in his hometown of Riverside, California — the imprint droppedan inaugural EP titled Presenting Penrose Records. The five-track EP consists of …
Read More »SXSW Canceled Over Coronavirus Concerns
Amid attendance cancellations from major companies across the technology, film and music industries in light of health fears from the ongoing coronavirus, representatives for the city of Austin announced that it would be cancelingthe South by Southwest festival in a press conference on Friday afternoon. With hundreds of thousands of …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Soccer Mommy, 'Royal Screw Up'
Four years ago, when Sophie Allison set out on the journey that’s made her one of indie rock’s brightest stars, she did it simply: just a quiet voice in a small room, singing melodies you couldn’t ignore. She’s come a long way since then, as you can hear on her …
Read More »'Better Call Saul' Recap: Walking the Same Line
A review of this week’s Better Call Saul, “The Guy For This,” coming up just as soon as I dismantle a Rubik’s Cube… “When you’re in, you’re in.” —Nacho Last week’s episode concluded with Nacho and Jimmy reuniting for the first time since early in Season One. “The Guy For …
Read More »Megan Thee Stallion Sues 1501 Entertainment Label
A Texas judge granted the Houston rapper Megan Thee Stallion a temporary restraining order against her label, 1501 Entertainment, on Monday, according to Billboard. Megan Thee Stallion, whose real name is Megan Pete, recently filed suit against 1501 Entertainment, alleging that the contract she had signed with the label when …
Read More »How 'Steal Away' Singer Robbie Dupree Ended Up on 'The Wrestling Album II'
If you’ve ever listened to The Wrestling Album, the WWF’s 1985 curiosity that cast its muscled superstars as singers, you can hear why producer Rick Derringer figured he needed an actual vocalist for the 1987 follow-up, Piledriver: The Wrestling Album II. Sandwiched in among colorful rasslin’ managers like Jimmy Hart …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Exfoliating is an important component to an effective skincare regimen. It just is, friends. Exfoliating scrubs away the dead skin, sweat, and bacteria that linger on your skin …
Read More »BTS Cancel 'Map of the Soul' Korea Shows Due to Coronavirus Concerns
BTS have canceled a string of concerts planned in South Korea, the group’s management company Big Hit Entertainment announced in a statement on Thursday, due to concerns over the spread of the coronavirus. The April shows, originally scheduled for the 11th, 12th, 18th and 19th at Seoul Olympic Stadium were …
Read More »Robert Cray Remembers Tony Joe White in New Song 'To Be With You'
Swampy blues-rock pioneer Tony Joe White was playing and creating right up until his unexpected death in 2018, sitting in with everyone from Foo Fighters to Robert Cray. The latter enlisted White for his 2017 album Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm, delivering fierce versions of White compositions “Aspen, Colorado” and …
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