Henry Rollins first tried LSD in the early days of Black Flag, attempting to impress a brooding bandmate he describes as an “intellectual terrorist” and likens to Colonel Kurtz from Apocalypse Now. But that drug voyage turned out to be more terrifying than eye-opening, as he explains in this hilarious segment from… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Henry […]
The new HBO show Vinyl is an NYC-steeped time capsule. So it’s a bit of a surprise that the first video from the Martin Scorsese–Mick Jagger show’s official soundtrack features Kaleo, an up-and-coming band from Iceland, rocking out in a Nashville record-pressing plant. The clip for “No Good” finds the quartet… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Kaleo […]
With Kanye West fans anxiously awaiting the official arrival of the rapper’s new album The Life of Pablo following Thursday’s Madison Square Garden debut, West instead threw another curveball: A new track titled “30 Hours,” the latest installment in the rapper’s series of Friday drops. “Now that the album is finally… Source: RollingStone Link: Kanye West […]
Kip Moore sifts through the ashes of a love that’s gone cold with “Running for You,” his moody new music video that finds its star wandering the woods, walking the streets and pining for a dancer who’s begun twirling in the opposite direction. Like Moore’s recent clip for “Girl of the… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]
On Wednesday, February 10th, Rolling Stone and Harley-Davidson celebrated Fashion Week and the motorcycle brand’s Black Label Collection with an exclusive party. DJ Cassidy, known for his work at high-profile functions including Beyoncé and Jay Z’s wedding, kicked off the festivities with a special set, and rap star and actor Ludacris had the crowd moving with… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Highlights […]
If jazz is about free-flowing expression, do the instruments have to be Western? In a cross-cultural experiment, a group of young Chinese artists musicians based in New York is testing the possibilities of fusion by bringing jazz and other Western forms to performances on traditional instruments. On "Vermilion Bird," a composition named for the creature […]
The battle over Kanye West’s controversial “Famous” lyric wages on: After Taylor Swift’s rep issued a statement denying that the singer approved of West’s “misogynistic” line, “I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex / I made that bitch famous,” the rapper unleashed a Twitter tirade Friday morning that refuted… Source: RollingStone Link: Kanye West […]
On their 2012 debut full-length, Oshin, DIIV’s densely textured approach — swirling, feedback-drenched maelstroms of guitar noise; a steady, almost motorik rhythmic pulse; breathy vocals shrouded in a haze of murk — led to the Brooklyn-based band being tagged with signifiers like dream pop and shoegaze. But while frontman Zachary Cole Smith… Source: RollingStone Link: DIIV on […]
Vince Gill releases his new album Down to My Last Bad Habit today, a collection of honest country songs with a glint of pop polish that ranks among the 20-time Grammy winner’s best work. Gill himself admits he’s creating at a peak level. “My ears tell me I’m the best I’ve ever… Source: RollingStone Link: Vince […]
Kendrick Lamar’s sprawling, incisive, virtuosic To Pimp a Butterfly is the best album of 2015. Rolling Stone said it. Entertainment Weekly agrees. So did the Guardian, so does Pitchfork and so did a whole bunch of other places too. But will the Grammy voters agree? Hip-hop’s relationship with the Grammys has been rocky at best. When Run-D.M.C…. Source: RollingStone Link: What […]