From British nobility to posh schoolboy to glam rocker to addict to actor and everything in between, Michael Des Barres has lived more than his share of lifetimes — an existence perhaps best exemplified by his hit 1983 song, “Obsession.” Rolling Stone has an exclusive acoustic performance of the song …
Read More »Nick Cave to Release 'Idiot Prayer' Solo Piano Concert as Live LP
Nick Cave’s Idiot Prayer livestream concert — featuring the singer performing solo on piano without an audience at London’s Alexandra Palace — will be released as a live album and theatrical film. Idiot Prayer – Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace — out November 20th on CD, vinyl and streaming …
Read More »'Black Panther' Actress Danai Gurira Remembers Chadwick Boseman
Danai Gurira has released a statement in remembrance of Chadwick Boseman following news of the actor’s death last Friday. Gurira co-starred with Boseman in the Marvel filmBlack Panther, where she portrayed the Wakanda warrior Okoye. “How do you honor a king? Reeling from the loss of my colleague, my friend, …
Read More »Jazmine Sullivan Returns With Heartbreaking Ballad 'Lost One'
Jazmine Sullivan is casually devastating on “Lost One,” her first new single in over two years, which she released Thursday at midnight. “Lost One” is a parched ballad, mostly just a guitar lick and Sullivan’s crystalline vocals. While the musical bed is unerringly calm, the lyrics are bracing, delivered from …
Read More »U.S. Girls Drop Mind-Bending 'And Yet It Moves/Y Se Mueve' Video
Meg Remy’s musical project U.S. Girls have dropped the trippy new video “And Yet It Moves/Y Se Mueve,” a track off their recent album Heavy Light. Created by Evan Gordon, the animated video features vivid, swirling images with contorted faces and blinking lights. “What a joy not to know/The day …
Read More »Megan Thee Stallion Announces Paid Livestream Concert
Megan Thee Stallion announced her first-ever virtual concert performance Friday, set to livestream Saturday, August 27 at 6 p.m. EST. Pricing her tickets at $15 (find them here), Megan is the latest in a growing list of prominent artists who have begun to adopt a paid livestreaming model as the …
Read More »The Fall Ready 'The Frenz Experiment' Reissue
The Fall will reissue their 1988 LP The Frenz Experiment as a double-disc set featuring non-LP singles, rarities, BBC sessions, B-sides and more. The Frenz Experiment: Expanded Edition — available to preorder as either a two-CD or two-LP set via Beggars Arkive ahead of its October 23rd release — includes …
Read More »Drake Plays Basketball With Kevin Durant in 'Laugh Now Cry Later' Video
Drake released “Laugh Now Cry Later,” a new collaboration with Lil Durk, on Thursday at midnight. In the video for the track, which sometimes seems like a lengthy Nike commercial, Drake plays basketball with Kevin Durant and throws around a football with Odell Beckham Jr. The “Laugh Now Cry Later” …
Read More »King Krule Takes a Creepy Evening Stroll in 'Comet Face' Video
King Krule, a.k.a. Archy Marshall, has dropped a haunting new video for “Comet Face,” a track off his latest album Man Alive! Directed by CC Wade and co-written by Wade and Marshall’s brother Jack, the clip features Marshall waking up on a bench in his childhood home of Peckham, South …
Read More »Metallica Hits the Stage for First Show of 2020 — at the Drive-In
Metallica is returning to the stage for the first time since 2019 — kind of. The band will be the inaugural rock act to partner with the Encore Drive-In Nights series, screening a full set at drive-ins and outdoor theaters in the U.S. and Canada on August 29th. As with …
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