Snail Mail, the project of singer-songwriter Lindsey Jordan, brought her unique brand of emotive indie rock toThe Tonight Show Friday, performing the song “Glory” off her critically acclaimed sophomore LP,Valentine. Backed by her band, Jordan displayed her guitar chops as she ran through the song, which documents a feeling of …
Read More »More Than Almost Famous: Rock Star Journalist Ben Fong-Torres Tells All
When Rolling Stone was a rickety operation run out of a rent-free San Francisco loft, and the music business was still so low-key you could score an interview with the Doors’ Jim Morrison by bumping into him in a friend’s apartment, Ben Fong-Torres was there. Fong-Torres, one of Rolling Stone‘s …
Read More »'SNL': Watch Arcade Fire Deliver Blistering Performance of 'The Lightning I, II'
Arcade Fire returned to Saturday Night Live for their fifth stint as musical guests where they performed two tracks from their sixth studio albumWe. The Canadian indie rockers delivered an equally heartfelt and anxiety-inducing performance of the lead single, “The Lightning I, II“ At the end of the set, bandleader …
Read More »Sturgill Simpson, Eric Church Cover John Anderson on New Tribute Album
Sturgill Simpson, Sierra Ferrell, and Eric Church are among the all-star group of artists who wil interpret the music of country great John Anderson on the new album Something Borrowed, Something New: A Tribute to John Anderson. Produced by Dan Auerbach and Dave Ferguson, the project will be released Aug. …
Read More »Yeah Yeah Yeahs Are Finally Back With New Music
Yeah Yeah Yeahs have announced a pair of headlining gigs in New York and Los Angeles, and with it the promise of new music later this year. It’s been three years since the trio has played any U.S. shows — and nine years since their last album, 2013’s Mosquito — …
Read More »DaBaby to Face Felony Battery Charge Over Alleged Music Video Attack
DaBaby has been charged with felony battery stemming from a Dec. 2020 incident where the rapper allegedly sucker-punched a rental-property owner in Los Angeles. In Feb. 2021, two months after the incident was reported to police, Gary Pagar filed a lawsuit against DaBaby — real name Jonathan Kirk — and …
Read More »Holly Humberstone Floats in a Self-Driving Minivan in Carefree 'Sleep Tight' Video
Put on a seatbelt, Holly! On Friday, Holly Humberstone released the music video for her sweet yet melancholic single “Sleep Tight” and it follows her as she rides a messy minivan through a sleepy neighborhood. “I wrote the song during the first summer out of lockdown, which was a pretty …
Read More »Aespa Make Their Coachella Debut With Hotly Anticipated Set
On Saturday night, management company and record label 88rising once again brought K-pop to the Coachella main stage, with an appearance by the girl group Aespa. The quartet — Karina, Winter, Giselle, and Ningning — debuted in November, 2020, in the thick of the pandemic, which hasn’t exactly afforded them …
Read More »Tony Hawk Learns Some Hard Half-Pipe Lessons in Surfbort's 'Open Your Eyes' Video
Tony Hawk gets some extreme — and sometimes questionable — half-pipe criticism from Brooklyn punks Surfbort in the new video for the group’s song, “Open Your Eyes.” “Open Your Eyes” is a charmingly ragged blast of pop-punk, with guitarist Alex Kilgore noting Hawk was a perfect fit for the video …
Read More »Xylø Isn't Your 'Sweetheart' Anymore in Retro Video
Xylø isn’t here to play nice anymore. On Tuesday, the singer premiered the music video for her single “Sweetheart” — her vibey, empowered single about seeing a past love and reminding them it’ll never be like it was — with Rolling Stone. “You would drive and I would ride shotgun/But …
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