Over 150 items of music gear from Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine‘s career – including signature guitars, amps, pedals and more instruments used onstage and in the recording studio – will soon be available to fans via the Reverb.com marketplace. “When you’ve been playing and touring for as long as I …
Read More »The First Time: Diddy and DJ Khaled Remember Early Successes, Becoming Fathers
While sitting down for our “Musicians on Musicians” package, Diddy and DJ Khaled reminisced about pivotal moments in their careers and personal lives forRolling Stone‘s “The First Time” video series. The pair start the interview by recalling the first time they met. For Khaled, he met Diddy long before they …
Read More »Chance the Rapper on 'SNL': 3 Sketches You Have to See
If Saturday Night Live episodes were named like installments of Friends, this episode would be called “The One With the Giggles.” With Chance the Rapper the biggest offender, everyone had a hard time keeping it together for the majority of the episode. That laughter was part of an overall shaggy …
Read More »Lynyrd Skynyrd Preview New Live Album With 'What's Your Name'
Lynyrd Skynyrd will release a new concert album that documents the venerable Southern rock groups’ farewell tour. Lynyrd Skynyrd: Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour Lyve! was recorded at the band’s hometown performance in Jacksonville, Florida, on September 2nd, 2018. Ahead of the 17-track album’s release on November 1st, …
Read More »Jason Isbell's October Tradition: Songwriter Is Surefooted and Sturdy at Nashville Residency
The Washington Nationals walloped the Houston Astros during Game Two of the World Series last night, but for the 2,362 fans who packed the pews at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, there was only one October tradition worth watching: the fifth show of Jason Isbell‘s yearly residency at the Mother Church. Isbell’s …
Read More »Louis Tomlinson Announces Debut Album 'Walls'
Louis Tomlinson will finally release his debut solo album,Walls, next year. Ahead of the full-length LP, he’ll drop the new song “We Made It” on Thursday. Walls will be released on January 31st and is already available for preorder. The 12-song album will feature the two singles he dropped this …
Read More »U.S. Troops Withdrawing From Syria Don't Have Permission to Stay in Iraq
While civilians tried to stop a U.S. military convoy from leaving the Syrian town of Qamishli on Monday — standing in the streets, pelting the armored vehicles with vegetables as they passed — Iraq, where those troops were headed, is not welcoming them with open arms. En route to Afghanistan …
Read More »Mitt Romney Bravely Criticizes Trump on Twitter Using the Pseudonym 'Pierre Delecto'
One of the ways politicians can shape media narratives in their favor is to feed anonymous quotes to reporters. Another, as we learned on Sunday, is to correct them on Twitter from a secret account with a debonair French alias. As was revealed by Slate’s Ashley Feinberg, Mitt Romney has …
Read More »Coming Out in Uganda Was a Death Sentence. The U.S. Border Was a Trap
CIUDAD JUÁREZ, MEXICO — Margaret didn’t know what was going to happen when she approached the bridge between Juárez and El Paso, but she knew she couldn’t wait anymore. Six months since fleeing her home after being raped and repeatedly beaten for the crime of being a lesbian, the 20-year-old …
Read More »Frank Ocean Responds to Backlash Against His Queer Club Night PrEP+
Frank Ocean took to Tumblr Friday to respond to criticism over PrEP+, the first in a series of queer club nights he’s hosting in New York. “Not funded by Gilead Sciences. Funded by Blonded, independently. Let’s just get that out of the way,” Frank wrote, referring to the company that …
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