Rivers Cuomo continued the quarantine trend of covering Nirvana Monday with a piano rendition of “Heart-Shaped Box.” Cuomo performed the In Utero track next to a towering plant and a desk boasting a prominently-placed guitar and bottle of hand-sanitizer. Neither the angle nor the video quality is all that good …
Read More »How a 56-Year-Old Photo Wound Up on the Cover of Bob Dylan's Upcoming LP
The photo on the cover of Bob Dylan‘s upcoming LP, Rough and Rowdy Ways, was snapped more than 50 years ago by a man who is, admittedly, not all that familiar with the musician. “Like most photographers, I’m a visual guy,” 86-year-old photographer Ian Berry tells Rolling Stone via phone …
Read More »Nicole Atkins Slips Into a Lucid Dream on 'Mind Eraser'
Nicole Atkins slips into a hazy dream on “Mind Eraser,” the latest single from her upcoming LP Italian Ice, out May 29th. “If at first thought says my mind erased/I never want, I never wanna leave again,” Atkins sings over dizzy, whirring string instrumentation. “When you spend time in a …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Cass McCombs, 'The Wine of Lebanon'
Cass McCombs gets listeners drunk on ceremonial wine with his new standalone track, “The Wine of Lebanon.” The song is a drunken pagan rumination on endings and beginnings, birth and death — using only his hushed voice and a modest collection of instruments, McCombs conjures an otherworldly in-between realm teetering …
Read More »RS Charts: Travis Scott and Kid Cudi's 'The Scotts' Explodes to Number One With Help From Fortnite
Travis Scott and Kid Cudi‘s “The Scotts” debuted at the top of the Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart thanks to more than 32 million streams and more than 68,000 downloads. Scott and Cudi first unveiled the track during a virtual event in the game Fortnite that attracted 12 million …
Read More »Mick Jagger, Will Smith to Perform on 'iFor India' Concert for COVID-19 Relief
Mick Jagger, Will Smith and Jack Black are among the artists who will perform Sunday during the “iFor India” livestream concert for COVID-19 relief. Nick Jonas and wife Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Bryan Adams, Joe Jonas and wife Sophie Turner, A.R. Rahman, Jay Sean and Mindy Kaling will also make appearances …
Read More »Eddie Vedder Accepts All In Challenge for COVID-19 Relief, Offers Pearl Jam Birthday Package
Eddie Vedder has accepted the All In Challenge to raise money for COVID-19 relief efforts, offering a special Pearl Jam concert “birthday package” that includes opportunity to join the band on stage and more. Vedder was nominated for the challenge by actress Laura Dern, and in a video offered a …
Read More »Hear Dashboard Confessional Cover Post Malone's 'Circles'
Dashboard Confessional have released a cover of Post Malone’s hit song “Circles,” recorded earlier this year at New York’s Electric Lady Studios. It was released on Wednesday in a Spotify Singles package, alongside a new version of the band’s own song “Screaming Infidelities.” The cover is a faithful rendition of …
Read More »Atlanta Mayor Criticizes 'Premature' Decision to Reopen Georgia During COVID-19 on 'Daily Show'
During an interview with Trevor Noah on The Daily Show Monday, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms expressed her concerns about Georgia’s plans to reopen its economy as coronavirus cases and deaths continue to rise in the state. Bottoms acknowledged that she had a good working relationship with Georgia Governor Brian …
Read More »Justin Bieber, Geddy Lee and More Sing 'Lean on Me' in Bill Withers Tribute
On Sunday night, a whole host of Canadian artists performed in Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble, a television special and livestream dedicated to raising money for Food Banks Canada as they help fight the coronavirus pandemic. The broadcast culminated in a remote — yet, very obviously, studio-produced — sing-along of Bill Withers’ …
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