Alanis Morissette will dig deep into her life and career for Alanis Morissette: Words + Music, a special audio performance presented by Audible. Ahead of its October 22nd premiere, listen to two exclusive clips from the storytelling event. In the first clip, the Canadian singer-songwriter recalls the tumultuous very early …
Read More »Cloud Nothings Preview New Album With Pummeling 'Am I Something'
Indie-rock outfit Cloud Nothings have released a new song, “Am I Something,” from their upcoming album, The Shadow I Remember, out February 26th, 2021 via Carpark Records. “Am I Something” is a relentless blast of punk carried along by a rumbling double-kick drum thump and the mesmeric grind of frontman …
Read More »Steve Martin on His Dedication to Awarding Banjo Musicians: 'This Is Equal to Classical Musicianship'
Steve Martin has played the banjo for nearly 60 years now. The instrument was a major part of his early stand-up comedy routines, and after he got more serious about it in the past two decades, his playing has won him multiple Grammys. Once he started touring and witnessing the …
Read More »Sammy Hagar and Mike Anthony Salute Eddie Van Halen in New Video
Former Van Halen members Sammy Hagar and Mike Anthony paid tribute to Eddie Van Halen in a new video posted Thursday, October 8th. Hagar and Anthony — who continue to perform Van Halen songs together as Sammy Hagar and the Circle — recorded the video tribute during the band’s rehearsal …
Read More »Neil Young to Release Bottom Line 1974 Concert as Official Bootleg
A recording of Neil Young‘s surprise performance at New York’s Bottom Line on May 16th, 1974 has circulated in fan circles for decades, but it’s finally coming out officially in early 2021 as part of Young’s new official Bootleg Series. He’s calling it The Bottom Line – “Citizen Kane Jr. …
Read More »Eddie Van Halen on His Guitar Heroes and How He Found His Sound
In November 2011, as Rolling Stone prepped a list of the greatest guitarists of all time, Eddie Van Halen called us up for a loose chat. In the interview, Van Halen, who died of cancer on October 6th, 2020, went through his personal list of guitar heroes (Eric Clapton was …
Read More »Wilco's Nels Cline Revives Nels Cline Singers With 'Beam/Spiral'
Wilco’s Nels Cline has dropped a new song from his ongoing side project, the Nels Cline Singers, “Beam/Spiral,” off the upcoming album Share the Wealth, out November 13th via Blue Note. “Beam/Spiral” is a sprawling composition that begins with an atmospheric, cool jazz feel, but builds steadily into a driving …
Read More »BTS Perform 'Black Swan,' Talk Goal of Grammy Win on 'Fallon' Residency
For their third night on their week-long residency onThe Tonight Show,BTS performed “Black Swan” in a stunning cathedral. They sang the Map of the Soul: 7 track as the light poured through the walls, surrounded by lush greenery as they executed their synchronized choreography. Later, Fallon and the band played …
Read More »Billie Eilish Documentary to Premiere in Theaters in February 2021
Apple has announced that it will be releasing its Billie Eilish documentary in theaters and on the Apple TV Plus streaming platform in February 2021. Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry, directed by R.J. Cutler, was announced in late 2019, and follows the life of the pop star after …
Read More »RS Latin Picks: Week of September 21st
Could your weekend playlist use a little more seasoning? Rolling StoneLatinselects some of the best new music releases from Latin America, Spain and Portugal.Keep track of the latest in Latin via our playlist on Spotify. Carla Morrison, “Ansiedad” Latin Grammy-winning Mexican songstress Carla Morrison goes head to head with her …
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