If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Though a snare is familiar to every drummer behind the kit, marching snares may be something they’re not as well-versed in, and for good reason: while it’s still …
Read More »Trump Pushes to Knock Hundreds of Thousands Off of Food Stamps While COVID-19 Death Toll Rises
While U.S. unemployment claims are shattering an all-time record, due to the coronavirus pandemic, President Trump’s administration is continuing its attempts to throw hundreds of thousands off of the government food-stamp program, known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Earlier this month, U.S. District Court Judge Beryl Howell ruled …
Read More »Mineral's Chris Simpson Debuts Mountain Time Solo Project With 'Rosemary, Etc.'
Chris Simpson, frontman of emo favorites Mineral, unveiled his new solo project Mountain Time with a lush folk-rock track, “Rosemary, Etc.” The song marks the first offering from Mountain Time’s upcoming album, Music for Looking Animals, out June 26th via Spartan Records. “Rosemary, Etc.” is a bustling tune that finds …
Read More »Pearl Jam Plot 'Quick Escape' From Environmental Doom on New Song
Pearl Jam document an environmental apocalypse and excoriate Donald Trump on their new song, “Quick Escape.” The track will appear on the band’s upcoming album, Gigaton, which arrives this Friday, March 27th. “Quick Escape” is a delirious hard-rocker complete with heavy drums, screeching guitars, and a pile-driver of a bass …
Read More »Dan Rather on Trump's Coronavirus Approach: 'It's Disgraceful'
“As Lyndon Johnson said, ‘I’m hunkered down like a mule in a hailstorm,’ ” says Dan Rather from his New York apartment. Now 88, the veteran reporter and newsman is holed up like many in his city, but he’s hardly silent. Although it’s been 14 years since he and CBS …
Read More »Tokyo Olympics Will Be Postponed, Says International Olympic Committee Member
UPDATE: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the International Olympic Committee have agreed to postpone the 2020 Summer Olympics, likely until next year, The Wall Street Journal reports. Abe said he spoke with IOC President Thomas Bach and they agreed upon a delay of “about one year,” though no exact …
Read More »Hear Marcus Mumford's Piano Rendition of 'You'll Never Walk Alone'
Mumford & Sons’ Marcus Mumford has released a piano version of “You’ll Never Walk Alone” — the Rodgers & Hammerstein showtune-turned-British anthem — to raise money for a pair of organizations helping vulnerable people amid the coronavirus pandemic. “Here’s a song for you, because it feels like the right time …
Read More »Noah Cyrus Has Spiritual Awakening on New Song, 'I Got So High That I Saw Jesus'
Noah Cyrus has returned with the country-tinged new single “I Got So High That I Saw Jesus.” The song is part of a larger body of work that will be released later this year, Cyrus told her fans today. Over an acoustic guitar, Cyrus sings about a drug-induced encounter with …
Read More »Kevin Bacon Advocates for Social Distancing With 'Six Degrees' Initiative
Kevin Bacon knows a thing or six about how interconnected the world is, given he’s long been a central figure discussed in the six degrees of separation concept, which asserts that each of us are linked by six or less people. Expanding on the “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon” game …
Read More »David Crosby Answers Your Questions About CBD Oil, Sex and Mustache Maintenance
David Crosby has never once seen a question prior to the cameras rolling when we film an Ask Croz segment, but he’s told us many times he’ll field whatever readers throw at him without any exceptions. In this new Ask Croz segment, he proves it from the very top by …
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