Van Morrison will release a deluxe edition of The Healing Game, his acclaimed 1997 LP, generously expanded with outtakes, rare tracks and a complete live concert recording. Out March 22nd via Legacy and Morrison’s Exile Productions, Ltd., The Healing Game (Deluxe Edition) will be available in three-CD and digital formats, …
Read More »See Ex Hex Rock Through Nuclear War in 'Tough Enough' Video
Ex Hex‘s music video shoot for new single “Tough Enough” coincides with a nuclear Armageddon in the band’s latest visual for their upcoming LP It’s Real. The “Tough Enough” video begins as a run-of-the-mill low-budget film shoot, with Mary Timony and company butting heads with the director. However, midway through …
Read More »'Piercing' Review: Murder Means Never Having to Say Your Sorry
Reed (Christopher Abbott) wants to stab somebody. Sorry, wrong word — he needs to stab somebody. Standing over his baby in the middle of the night, wielding an ice pick perilously close to the infant’s neck, the man can feel this urge overwhelming him. Luckily, his wife (Laia Costa) wakes …
Read More »Revisiting Hours: 'North Dallas Forty' vs. the NFL
Every Friday, we’re recommending an older movie available to stream or download and worth seeing again through the lens of our current moment. We’re calling the series “Revisiting Hours“— consider this Rolling Stone’s unofficial film club. This week’s special, Super-Bowl-weekend edition: Dan Epstein on the football-movie classic North Dallas Forty. …
Read More »Eric Church's Double Down Tour Stops to Be Broadcast Live on SiriusXM
Eric Church fans will have the opportunity to listen in on his ambitious Double Down Tour this February, as the innovative star will broadcast four of the unique shows live on SiriusXM’s the Highway. Airing each Friday beginning February 1st from Boston, Massachusetts, the live broadcasts will feature Church’s freewheeling, …
Read More »AJR Return With Catchy, Goofy, Happy Single '100 Bad Days'
Pop-rock sibling crew AJR are back with a song about finding the bright side of a total bummer. On their new single “100 Bad Days,” the band of brothers sing about getting dumped, drunkenly injuring oneself, underperforming as a recording artist (“I wrote a song that no one knows/I played …
Read More »Watch Cypress Hill Play Psychedelic 'Crazy,' 'Band of Gypsies' on 'Kimmel'
Cypress Hill performed “Crazy” and “Band of Gypsies,” two tracks from their acid-soaked, psychedelic ninth LP, Elephants on Acid, on Tuesday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live. The hip-hop group – including newly recruited turntablist and former Beastie Boys member Mix Master Mike –kept things simple onstage, with emcees B-Real and Sen-Dog bouncing …
Read More »David Bowie's First Televised Appearance as Ziggy Stardust Has Been Found
The moment when all of England had a chance to see Ziggy play guitar has finally been recovered. Archivists have uncovered David Bowie‘s first televised appearance in his Ziggy Stardust persona – a 1972 performance for ITV’s Lift Off With Ayshea – that was thought to be long lost, according …
Read More »See Jason Isbell's Somber 'If We Were Vampires' on 'Live From Here'
Jason Isbell was one of the guests this past weekend on Live From Here, the musical-variety series hosted by musician Chris Thile on public radio and SiriusXM. As seen in the above clip, Isbell performed a somber rendition of the Grammy-winning “If We Were Vampires,” one of the emotional highpoints …
Read More »During the Shutdown, Senator Bill Cassidy Took a Stand for… Football
In the midst of the longest government shutdown in United States history, Senator Bill Cassidy (R-La.) took to the floor Friday to talk about an important issue facing the American people: football officiating. Cassidy’s beloved Saints were the victims of a bad call by a referee in the NFC Championship …
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