Lenny Kravitz has partnered with the UN Human Rights Office for his latest music video, “Here to Love,” taking a stand against racism, xenophobia and discrimination. The clip — created by Kravitz in his directorial debut — shows a multitude of people of different races, genders, religions and backgrounds, each …
Read More »Stone Temple Pilots Return With Acoustic Album, Unplugged Tour
Two years after introducing fans to new singer Jeff Gutt on their self-titled LP, Stone Temple Pilots will return with their new album Perdida, which arrives on stores on February 7th. It’s an acoustic record largely recorded on vintage instruments. “This is an album we’ve been wanting to make for …
Read More »Roddy Ricch Finally Breaks Down His Love of Forgiatos
Roddy Ricch loves Forgiatos. On his hit 2018 song “Every Season,” Roddy makes sure to let listeners know that he just “put the new Forgiatos on the Jeep.” The same year on “Down Below,” he reiterates that he “always dreamed about the Forgiato feet, now they down below.” Then almost …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Giants Chair, 'Kids Running'
There were dozens if not hundreds of bands like Giants Chair kicking around the U.S. in the early Nineties: underground acts that were too intense to fit an indie-rock template yet too refined and melodic to be slotted into punk or hardcore. But something about the raw vulnerability in singer-guitarist …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Courtney Love, 'Mother'
There has been a scarcity of Courtney Love music since 2010, but just as the decade prepares to close, rock’s wayward daughter has returned. “Mother,” which is featured on the soundtrack for upcoming horror filmThe Turning, is a gothic epic where her smoky rasp shines. Both the film and Love’s …
Read More »Asbury Park Music and Film Fest Announces 2020 Lineup With David Chase, Melissa Etheridge
The Asbury Park Music + Film Festival has quietly become one of the East Coast’s most exciting events of the year. Last year, the fest included rare screenings drawing from the Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen archives, and Springsteen surprised everyone by appearing onstage to discuss the footage. The Farrelly …
Read More »Kodak Black Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Federal Weapons Charges
UPDATE:Attorneys for Kodak Black filed a notice Wednesday that they plan to appeal the rapper’s 46-month prison sentence, which was handed down last week. A potential hearing has yet to be set and Kodak Black’s lawyers did not immediately return Rolling Stone‘s request for comment. ** Kodak Black was sentenced …
Read More »Hear How Spoon's 'Inside Out' Evolved From Stark Piano Ballad Into Lush Vibe-Out
A newly released demo of Spoon‘s “Inside Out” points to the band’s earlier era — and shows the evolution of the track. In this simpler form, it sounds closer to Spoon’s more straightforward music on their breakthrough records, Girls Can Tell or Kill the Moonlight. Britt Daniels plays the piano …
Read More »G-Eazy Plays Film-Noir Detective in Shadowy 'Hittin Licks' Video
G-Eazy taps into a vintage film-noir vibe with his shadowy “Hittin Licks” video, playing a detective locked in a dangerous romance with a murder suspect. The clip opens at the scene of the crime, where a woman guns down a victim, wipes down her weapon and calls the police. G-Eazy …
Read More »Flashback: The Pretenders Rehearse 'Brass in Pocket' in 1979
Earlier this week, Journey and the Pretenders rolled out dates for an exhaustive 2020 co-headlining tour that will take them all over America between May and September. According to a press release, the show will feature “all new production and hits from start to finish.” It goes on to list …
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