The new episode of our podcast, Rolling Stone Music Now, features an extended interview with Elvis Costello, who just released Look Now, his first album in five years. Costello talks about mortality, working with Paul McCartney and learning from Bruce Springsteen, as well as the evolution of his band and …
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Jeff Tweedy released his new video for “I Know What It’s Like,” the latest single off the Wilco frontman’s forthcoming solo album Warm. In addition to the visual, which features a close-up on Tweedy’s face barraged by colorful lights and space effects as he sings the mellow track, the rocker …
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Thom Yorke kicked off his solo tour Friday at Philadelphia’s Franklin Music Hall, a gig that featured the live debut of the Radiohead singer’s Suspiria song “Unmade.” Although Yorke released his Suspiria album in October, the singer only performed the one song from his first film score; instead, Yorke’s tour …
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Democracy has seen better days than November 6th, 2018. Though dozens of diverse new leaders were elected to Congress, several states were plagued by dysfunctional voting systems, effectively disenfranchising countless Americans. This was largely the result of voter suppression measures enabled by a 2013 Supreme Court ruling that ravaged the …
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Willie Nelson, Steven Tyler, the Killers’ Brandon Flowers, Sheryl Crow, Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello, Aloe Blacc and Eric Church performed a celebratory version of the Beatles’ “All You Need Is Love” in a preview of the upcoming film/album Imagine: John Lennon 75th Birthday Concert. Kris Kristofferson, Peter Frampton, …
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It’s been a year since Garth Brooks wrapped up the highest-grossing country tour of all time. It was a mammoth undertaking, with 390 shows spread across the country and more than six million people in attendance. Nowhere near ready for a second retirement, Brooks aims to keep the momentum going …
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Dolly Parton‘s iconic 1973 hit “Jolene” gets stripped of powder and paint in the Hall of Fame legend’s just-released “strings only” version from the soundtrack of the upcoming Netflix film Dumplin’. With strings backing her new, slowed-down vocal, Parton’s lyrics are rendered even more pleading, drenched in a greater sense …
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J Balvin performed a medley of tracks from his Number OneVibrasalbumat the Latin Grammys in Las Vegas on Thursday. Mexican singer Carla Morrison opened the performance — just as she opensVibras — crooning the title track. On the album, her vocals serve as a perfect segue into the insta-classic “Mi …
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Two of country’s most exciting voices met up with one of soul and gospel’s all-time greats at the 52nd CMA Awards, as Chris Stapleton was joined by Maren Morris, Mavis Staples and Marty Stuart for an uplifting performance that connected country’s present with pop music history. Stapleton, the leading nominee …
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Dream Theater’s career has spanned three decades and more than a dozen studio albums. But when it came to the progressive metal giants’ newest effort, Distance Over Time, due February 22nd, they still managed to find new and unique ways to approach the writing and recording process. This time, the …
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