It’s been seven months since I held my mother’s hand as she died in hospice from leukemia. For the first six of those months I traveled nonstop, working remotely and visiting friends and family, partly to catch up on what I had missed in the year and a half that …
Read More »'Tiger King' After Show Featuring New Interviews Set to Air
Netflix‘s wildly popular Tiger King: Murder, Madness and Mayhem docuseries is getting a follow-up episode, which will air this weekend. The after show, entitled Tiger King and I, premieres on Sunday. Hosted by Joel McHale, the episode will feature new interviews with several of the people who appeared in the …
Read More »Hear Ed O'Brien's New Duet With Laura Marling, 'Cloak of the Night'
Ed O’Brien has shared his tender new song “Cloak of the Night,” an acoustic duet with Laura Marling and the latest offering from the Radiohead guitarist’s upcoming debut solo album Earth. “Hello good people … here is ‘Cloak of the Night’.. it features one of my favourite and one of …
Read More »Onipa Channel Ghanaian Highlife to Great Effect on 'Yenimno'
“Yenimno” is a raucous blast of energy from Onipa’s recently released debut album, We No Be Machine. The guitar is a marvel here, generating restless, romping momentum in cascades of sing-song lines, and all four group members contribute to a stirring chorus. Onipa is a relatively new outfit formed by …
Read More »I Remixed Grimes into the Pop Star of My Coronavirus Dreams
“What’s Grimes?” My boyfriend looked at me with utter confusion — and a warranted tinge of fear — when I, a person with no audio mixing skills whatsoever, told him I wanted to spend a good chunk of our weekend remaking the futuristic songstress’ latest single. He knew what this …
Read More »Sheryl Crow Covers Bill Withers' 'Lonely Town, Lonely Street' With Citizen Cope
Sheryl Crow has released a cover of Bill Withers’ “Lonely Town, Lonely Street” in his honor, following the news of his death last week. The track, recorded prior to the coronavirus quarantine, features vocals from Citizen Cope and production by Steve Jordan. “I love Bill Withers. His passing last week …
Read More »The Best Inflatable Couches For Your Backyard, Patio and Den
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. If you want to add extra seating to your backyard, patio, or pool area without shelling out the money for patio furniture, inflatable couches are an affordable fix. …
Read More »Flashback: Bill Withers Performs 'Grandma's Hands' at the BBC in 1973
Nearly 10 minutes into Bill Withers‘ set at the BBC, the soul singer attempted to introduce a personal song. “Most of us in our lives … get our tongues tied up and can’t say what we intended to,” he said, as laughter filled the room. “So I’ll take another crack …
Read More »Hear Lynyrd Skynyrd's Reflective New Song 'Last of the Street Survivors'
Lynyrd Skynyrd have shared their first new song in nearly eight years as the Southern rockers unveiled “Last of the Street Survivors,” a play on their classic 1977 LP Street Survivors. The track is available to stream and download for free for a week here. In recent days, Lynyrd Skynyrd …
Read More »Leonardo DiCaprio Launches Food Fund to Help People Impacted by COVID-19
Leonardo DiCaprio has co-founded a fund that aims to bring food to those most affected by the coronavirus pandemic: Low-income families, unemployed people, the elderly and children who rely on school lunch programs. America’s Food Fund, co-founded by DiCaprio and philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs, has already pledged $12 million to …
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