Retirement is a fluid concept in music, but at 10 years and counting, Bill Bruford‘s just might be the real deal. Since he announced he was calling it quits in 2009, the prog drumming legend — who worked with Yes, King Crimson, and Genesis before founding his own long-running jazz …
Read More »RS Charts: Post Malone Has the Number One Album Again
Post Malone‘s Hollywood’s Bleeding reclaimed the Number One spot on the Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums chart for the week of October 18th through the 24th, six weeks after the LP’s September 6th release. A relatively slow week for new releases bolstered Posty’s resurgence, which was fueled by streaming. In …
Read More »Hear Jeff Tweedy Discuss Wilco's 'Ode to Joy' on Our New Podcast
Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy joins host Brian Hiatt on a new episode of our podcast, Rolling Stone Music Now, for an in-depth discussion of the band’s excellent new album, Ode to Joy, and much more. Tweedy explains how political lyrics slipped in (he sometimes writes dummy lyrics while listening to …
Read More »Dolly Parton, Galantis Host Bus Dance Party in 'Faith' Video
Dolly Parton joins Mr. Probz on Galantis‘ uplifting new song “Faith.” This is Parton’s first foray into EDM; the song will be featured on Galantis’ upcoming third album Church. “Faith” is a reworking of John Hiatt’s 1987 single “Have A Little Faith in Me.” Parton appears as the driver on …
Read More »Bruce Springsteen, John Mellencamp, James Taylor Top Sting's Rainforest Benefit Concert
Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor and John Mellencamp will perform with Sting at the 30th annual Rainforest Fund benefit concert. Hosted by Robert Downey Jr., the event is set to take place at New York’s Beacon Theatre on December 9th. Named “We’ll Be Together” after a 1987 Sting single, the lineup …
Read More »Yungblud, Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons Perform 'Original Me' on 'Colbert'
Yungblud and Dan Reynolds (frontman of Imagine Dragons) gave a bombshell performance of their new song “Original Me” on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Tuesday night. The track comes from Yungblud’sUnderrated Youth EP, out now. TheColbert performance incorporates a rusty metallic car into the set, with the ever-boisterous Yungblud …
Read More »'The Deuce' Recap: A Bitter End
A review of this week’s The Deuce, “That’s a Wrap,” coming up just as soon as I take a women’s study class… I didn’t see it coming. I absolutely should have. It’s not just that “That’s a Wrap” is the penultimate episode of both Season Three and The Deuce as …
Read More »Billionaire Defends Warren, Tells the Rich: 'You're Not Victims'
Michael Novogratz, billionaire and former Goldman Sachs partner, had some tough words for his fellow billionaires who fear Elizabeth Warren‘s wealth tax.“You’re not victims, you’re the richest people in the world,” he said in an interview with Bloomberg. “How in God’s name do you feel like a victim?” Novogratz, who …
Read More »Yo Gotti Enlists Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Uzi Vert on 'Pose' Remix
Friday Yo Gotti dropped a remix of his latest single “Pose,” featuring Lil Uzi Vert and a new verse by Megan Thee Stallion, who had teased the release yesterday on her Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/B3utsfblDYG/ Megan’s verse isn’t very long, but she does make a very good case for…well, herself: “Need a …
Read More »Are Supergroups Terrible? Usually. Is Ghetto Sage's “Häagen Dazs” Pretty Good? Yes.
I enjoy Saba, tend to avoid Smino, and understand the appeal of Noname even if her music doesn’t resonate with me. It’s not a popular opinion, but then again, most of my opinions are not popular opinions. That’s why the fan fervor around Ghetto Sage, the much-teased supergroup of Saba, …
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