John Swartzwelder, the prolific, admired and reclusive comedy writer best known for his work on The Simpsons, spoke about his life and career in his first major interview, published in The New Yorker on Sunday. Swartzwelder worked on The Simpsons between 1989 and 2003, writing 59 episodes, far more than …
Read More »Travis Scott's Astroworld Fest Will Return in November
Travis Scott’s Astroworld music festival will return to NRG Park in Houston, Texas this fall. The fest will return with an expanded two-day format, November 5th and 6th, and will be centered around the theme, “Open Your Eyes to a Whole New World.” Scott is confirmed as one of the …
Read More »Machine Gun Kelly, Travis Barker Team Up for 'Love Race'
Machine Gun Kelly has released an anthemic new track, “Love Race,” featuring Kellin Quinn of the rock band Sleeping With Sirens and Travis Barker. The pop-punk track sees MGK recounting a tale from high school in which he saw the girl of his dreams with someone else. “God was a …
Read More »Guided By Voices' 'Earth Man Blues' May Be the Power-Pop Heroes' Best Album in Decades
If the videos he’s been uploading to his Hot Freaks subscription service are any indication, Robert Pollard has been spending much of the Covid-19 pandemic listening to his massive record collection in his pajamas. Perhaps consequently, his omnivorous musical taste has never been on more effective display than on Guided …
Read More »Pearl Charles Goes Into the Mystic
“Do you remember Limited Too?” Pearl Charles asks. She’s trying to trace just how far back her love of ABBA goes, which brings her to the Nineties pre-teen clothing store. “Everything was flower power and bell-bottoms, and I feel like ‘Dancing Queen’ was huge at all the birthday parties. All …
Read More »J Balvin Grapples With Concert Nerves, Social Responsibility in 'The Boy From Medellín' Trailer
J Balvin has released a new trailer for his documentary, The Boy From Medellín, which is set to arrive on Amazon Prime Video May 7th. Watch free with a 30-day trial to Amazon Prime here. The documentary follows J Balvin throughout the week leading up to a massive homecoming show …
Read More »Digital Underground's Shock G Dead at 57
Gregory Jacobs, the charismatic, affable Digital Underground rapper-producer who performed as Shock G and Humpty Hump, was found dead Thursday, April 22nd at a hotel room in Tampa, Florida. Jacobs’ father confirmed the musician’s death to TMZ. He was 57. The Hillsborough County Medical Examiner announced Thursday, June 10th that …
Read More »Hair Metal Musical 'Rock of Ages' Streaming One-Night Only Reunion Concert
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Hit hair metal musical Rock of Ages will play a one-night only global livestream concert on Saturday, April 24th, at 8 p.m. ET, available to watch on FITE. …
Read More »Flashback: The Flying Burrito Brothers Cut 'Wild Horses' Before the Rolling Stones
When Keith Richards first met Gram Parsons in 1968, he felt he’d known him all his life. “There was an immediate recognition,” he wrote in his autobiography, Life. “What we could have done if we’d known each other earlier.” It’s easy to discern the influence Parsons had on Richards. Parsons …
Read More »Hear the Jim Steinman-Written Theme Song for Hulk Hogan
When Jim Steinman was producing Air Supply’s 1983 single “Making Love Out of Nothing at All” for the Australian duo’s Greatest Hits album, he called upon Seventies guitarslinger Rick Derringer to add a majestic solo to the power ballad. Two years later, Derringer got Steinman to return the favor, recruiting …
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