Foo Fighters covered “Back in Black” alongside AC/DC’s Brian Johnson as part of Global Citizen’s Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World. “So considering that this is the first show [in front of an audience] that we’ve done in a year and a half — a long time — …
Read More »21 Savage Drops New Video 'Spiral' From 'Saw' Spinoff Soundtrack
21 Savage has shared his new video for “Spiral,” the title track from the soundtrack for Spiral: From The Book of Saw, executive produced by the rapper. Keeping with the bloody, claustrophobic theme of the horror franchise, 21 Savage filmed the video for “Spiral” in a Saw-inspired escape room in …
Read More »Les McKeown, Bay City Rollers Singer, Dead at 65
Les McKeown — former lead singer of the Bay City Rollers who was the voice of the Scottish pop-rock group during their hit-making peak — has died at the age of 65. “It is with profound sadness that we announce the death of our beloved husband and father Leslie Richard …
Read More »Ted Nugent, Covid Denier, Now Has Covid-19
Over the past few decades, Ted Nugent‘s controversial, often confrontational politics have overshadowed his music, and over the last year he has spent most of his energy on denying the existence of Covid-19. Now Nugent, whose age at 72 makes him one of the most vulnerable to the virus, has …
Read More »Mike Mitchell, Guitarist on the Kingsmen's 'Louie Louie,' Dead at 77
Mike Mitchell, founding member and guitarist for the “Louie Louie” hitmakers the Kingsmen, died Friday on his 77th birthday. Kingsmen drummer Dick Peterson confirmed Mitchell’s death to Rolling Stone in a statement. No cause of death was provided other than Mitchell “peacefully passed away.” “We are deeply saddened by Mike’s …
Read More »Olivia Rodrigo Details Debut Album 'Sour,' Reveals Tracklist
Following the release of her new single “Deja Vu,” Olivia Rodrigo has announced her debut album Sour, out May 21st. The teenage singer-songwriter posted the album artwork to her Instagram, featuring her face blanketed in colorful stickers with the album title spelled out on her tongue. She also revealed the …
Read More »BTS Turn Global Art Project Into New E-Book 'Connect, BTS'
UPDATE 3/29/2021: BTS have transformed their global art project into an e-book. CONNECT, BTS: A Glimpse of the Global Public Art Project will be a 400-page look into the 22 art installations that the band helped fund around the world last year. CONNECT, BTS is now available for purchase. ~~~ …
Read More »Jungle Preview New Album With 'Keep Moving' Video
British songwriting and production duo Jungle have announced their new album Loving in Stereo. The follow-up to 2018’s For Ever arrives on August 13th via AWAL and it’s available for preorder. The pair also dropped the kinetic video for the LP’s first single, “Keep Moving.” Jungle directed the West Side …
Read More »Hair Metal Confidential: Hear Our Podcast on Eighties Hard-Rock History
From Dokken to Warrant, from Poison to Stryper, the new bookNöthin’ But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the ’80s Hard Rock Explosion is full of untold tales of hard rock’s glossiest era. On a new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, authors Tom Beaujour and Richard Bienstock join …
Read More »The Excuses We Make for White Male Murderers
On Tuesday night, authorities reported that a mass shooter had gone on a rampage in the Atlanta area, targeting three massage parlors and spas in the process. The shooter, Robert Long, killed eight people, including six Asian women. The news was met with an outpouring of grief on social media …
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