At the start of 2019, with a new record label deal on the horizon, country-blues vocal powerhouse Wynonna released a spine-chilling rendition of “Feelin’ Good,” the Sixties show tune popularized by Nina Simone. It was the first hint that the singer, now signed to the eclectic Anti- label, was defying …
Read More »Green Day, Weezer, Fall Out Boy Announce 2020 'Hella Mega' Stadium Tour
Green Day, Weezer and Fall Out Boy are joining forces for the Hella Mega stadium tour, which will kick off June 13th, 2020 in Paris, France and hit North America the following month. The first U.S. date is July 17th at Seattle’s T-Mobile Park and wraps up August 29th at …
Read More »RS Road Test: Michael Fitzpatrick Drives a Faster, More Furious Sports Car
Fitz and the Tantrums owe their existence to an old station wagon. When frontman Michael Fitzpatrick was growing up in L.A., his father allowed only two kinds of music in the house: classical and opera. But when Fitz rode in his mom’s car, he listened to Motown and soul on …
Read More »Metallica and San Francisco Symphony Supersize the Hits at S&M2 Gig
If you’re gonna step in front of 18,000 diehard Metallica fans and lecture them on the history of classical music, you better have something interesting to say. Luckily for Michael Tilson Thomas, music director for the San Francisco Symphony, the act of winning over the crowd Friday night was easy. …
Read More »Hear Tove Lo Join Forces With Kylie Minogue on 'Really Don't Like U'
Tove Lo has dropped a new song from her forthcoming album Sunshine Kitty. The track, “Really Don’t Like U,” features Kylie Minogue and follows the singer’s recent songs “Jacques” and “Bad As The Boys.” Produced by Ian Kirkpatrick, the ambient pop number has a heartbroken vibe as Tove Lo croons, …
Read More »Bob Seger Adds Final Four North American Dates to Farewell Tour
The final leg of Bob Seger’s Roll Me Away farewell tour kicks off September 12th in Rapid City, South Dakota and four more dates have just been tacked onto the end that will be the last North American shows of the tour. The four concerts will take place in Boston …
Read More »Warren Haynes, Lukas Nelson, Jamey Johnson Lead Last Waltz Tour
Robbie Robertson has announced an all-star tour celebrating the Band‘s legendary farewell concert The Last Waltz. Warren Haynes, Don Was, Jamey Johnson and Lukas Nelson are among the artists that will take part in the 12-date The Last Waltz Tour 2019: A Celebration of The Band’s Historic Farewell Concert. Robertson …
Read More »Watch Future Islands Play Seven New Songs at Massachusetts Show
Future Islands debuted seven new tracks live during a gig at the Pearl Street Nightclub in Northampton, Massachusetts on September 1st. The songs, captured on video by a fan in the audience, are currently titled “The Painter,” “Hit the Coast,” “Born In a War,” “Thrill,” “B.Ham,” “Plastic Beach” and “Moonlight.” …
Read More »How Sublime Found Life After Death with Singer Rome Ramirez
The members of Sublime With Rome — bassist Eric Wilson, singer/guitarist Rome Ramirez and drummer Carlos Verdugo — joined host Brian Hiatt in our SiriusXM studio for a recent episode of the Rolling Stone Music Now podcast, covering the entire career of the original band and its current incarnation. In …
Read More »Greta Thunberg Ups Climate Pressure Ahead of UN Summit: 'This Has to Be a Tipping Point'
It took 13 days and 18 hours for the Malizia II to complete the journey from Plymouth, England across the North Atlantic, past the Azores, to New York City. Along the way, the boat — a 60-foot, solar- and wind-powered monohull belonging to the Principality of Monaco — contended with …
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