The cast of the groundbreaking Broadway musical Hamilton performed at the White House Monday for an audience that included President Barack and Michelle Obama as well as lucky schoolchildren who were able to witness this intimate version of the perpetually sold-out, Grammy-winning musical. As the Obamas told the audience in their introductory… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch 'Hamilton' […]
The new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, our first-ever podcast, is available. Listen and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, or check it out below. This episode, we discuss the magical treasure trove of music, film footage and writings that Bob Dylan just dropped onto the world – RS editors Rob Sheffield and… Source: RollingStone Link: Listen […]
Jennifer Nettles and Cheap Trick pair up in an upcoming episode of CMT Crossroads, which kicks off the TV series’ new season of genre-jumping duets on March 24th. Filmed last week in Nashville, the episode finds Nettles returning to the Crossroads stage for a second time, more than a decade after… Source: RollingStone Link: See […]
The Avett Brothers have announced that their ninth album True Sadness will arrive in June. The group revealed the follow-up to 2013’s Magpie and the Dandelion in a long open letter penned by Seth Avett that charts the history of the band and their influences on their latest album. True Sadness is… Source: RollingStone Link: Avett Brothers […]
A release date has officially been announced for a long-rumored collection that closes the book on one of the most successful collaborative music projects of the last half of the 20th century. On September 9th, Rhino will issue The Complete Trio Collection, a three-disc set compiling tracks by the holy… Source: RollingStone Link: Dolly Parton, […]
There’s no brush required when Martina McBride puts paint on a wall. And no stylist is needed when she chops off her hair in the brand-new video for “Reckless,” the first single from an upcoming album of the same name. Directed by Jeff Venable, the clip stars only McBride, belting… Source: RollingStone Link: See Martina […]
The Who are currently trekking across North America on their “The Who Hits 50!” tour, which Roger Daltrey has described as the beginning of the group’s “long goodbye.” The band has influenced countless musicians who have followed in its footsteps, including Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello, who shares… Source: RollingStone Link: Tom Morello […]
There’s a reason that, in an age when everyone from Hank Williams to the Notorious B.I.G. has been blessed with a biopic, a musical giant like Miles Davis had long eluded big-screen treatment. For starters, the idea of trying to do justice to the jazz legend’s multifaceted career with a… Source: RollingStone Link: Don Cheadle: […]
For others, it will be Preston Garvey talking about yet another settlement that needs help, followed by a very timely "god dammit!" which I've said a lot, too. "Wasteland Cocktail" is the work of Bit Juice, and I suppose some of this could contain spoilers, as there is dialogue from the main character through some of […]
Andrew Bird has unveiled an intimate, minimalist video for “Left Handed Kisses,” his new duet with Fiona Apple. The clip, directed by Philip Andelman, finds the two musicians gazing at each other while sitting in kitchen chairs – their glances harnessing the confused angst of Bird’s lyrics, which touch on his… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Andrew […]