The Rolling Stones performed a social-distancing rendition of their “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” during Global Citizen’s One World: Together at Home special, which raised funds for COVID-19 relief. With Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, and Charlie Watts in their respective homes, each of the Stones videoed …
Read More »Lido Pimienta Awakens From Diaspora Daydream on New 'Miss Colombia' LP
After months of buzz and colorful, evocative singles unspooling diasporic disillusionment and the burdens of womanhood, Polaris Prize-winning artist Lido Pimienta has finally unleashed her long-awaited third full-length, Miss Colombia. Describing the album as a series of cynical love letters to her native Colombia, the Toronto-based singer-songwriter contrasts her somber …
Read More »The Best Music Stand Lights
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. A good stand light has just one job, really: to provide excellent light. Seems simple until you try to work with subpar lighting. It’s one thing to have …
Read More »'Perry Mason': See First Teaser for HBO's Gritty Reboot Series
HBO has unveiled their first look at their gritty reboot of Perry Mason, starring The Americans’ Matthew Rhys in the title role of the famed criminal defense lawyer. As opposed to author Erle Stanley Gardner’s original vision of the character — famously portrayed on television for decades by actor Raymond …
Read More »Why Respectable Doctors Choose to Mix With Cranks and Quacks on Fox News
For the loyal viewers of Fox News, the tired face and ragged voice of Dr. W. Ian Lipkin, one of the country’s foremost infectious-disease experts, have become something of a familiar sight. On America’s Newsroom on March 13th, he discussed best practices for personal hygiene during the novel coronavirus outbreak. …
Read More »Hear Fountains of Wayne Guitarist Jody Porter's Heavy New Song 'Moonbeam Reach'
Before Jody Porter was known to the world as the lead guitarist in Fountains of Wayne, he fronted the Belltower, a shoegaze-leaning rock group that made waves in the U.K. in the early Nineties. A decade before that, in the early Eighties, he was a young sailing instructor in Charleston, …
Read More »The Best Violin Rosins
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Rosin is an essential accessory for any string instrument. Unfortunately, there are so many variables to rosin — each of which materially impacts sound quality — that finding …
Read More »Jesse Malin Previews Upcoming Album 'Lust for Love' With New Song 'Backstabbers'
Jesse Malin was supposed to be onstage at the U.K.’s massive Glastonbury festival this year. Instead, he’s doing solo shows every Saturday in his East Village apartment, trying to raise money for his band and crew whose incomes have taken a beating by the coronavirus pandemic. For the meantime, he’s …
Read More »Stephen Colbert Questions Bernie Sanders About Biden Endorsement
Hours after Bernie Sanders ended his campaign for President on Wednesday, the Vermont senator gave his first interview with Stephen Colbert on The Late Show —and was pressed about endorsing former Vice President Joe Biden, now leading the Democratic nomination in the 2020 race. Colbert immediately asked Sanders if he’s …
Read More »Charli XCX Drops 'Forever,' Her First Single Recorded in Quarantine
Charli XCX announced earlier this week that she’ll be making a full album, How I’m Feeling Now, while in self-isolation during the coronavirus pandemic. She plans to share the entire process of recording and producing with her fans on social media. The album won’t be completed until May 15th, but, …
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