Eddie Vedder received a literal lift from Dennis Rodman Monday when the former NBA star joined Pearl Jam onstage at Chicago's Wrigley Field and cradled the frontman in his arms. Rodman walked out wearing his old Chicago Bulls jersey as Pearl Jam tore through their 1999 B-side, "Black, Red, Yel…This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Watch […]
Thundercat has released a clever new song "Bus in These Streets," in which the bassist portrays the blandness of the tech-consumed existence with a cheerful melody.The track finds Thundercat putting a peppy spin on his dusty, funked-out tunes. He juxtaposes playful chimes and vocal harmonies …This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Hear Thundercat’s Incisive New Song […]
Stranger Things composers Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein will embark on a fall U.S. tour with their Austin synth outfit, Survive, who have also released a pulsating new track, "Wardenclyffe."The instrumental song is rife with the same eerie, spacey vibes that made Dixon and Stein's Stranger Things soundtrack a smash, bu…This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: ‘Stranger […]
It's a big year for music books, from Philip Norman's Paul McCartney tome, The Life, to high-profile upcoming memoirs by Bruce Springsteen and Brian Wilso…This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: New Music Books Feature John Lennon, Michael Bloomfield and DMC Source: RollingStone Link: New Music Books Feature John Lennon, Michael Bloomfield and DMC
Britney Spears is offering the chance to meet her at the MTV Video Music Awards or win the outfit she'll wear during her performance as part of an effort to raise money for flood victims in the pop star's home s…This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Britney Spears Donates VMA Costume For Louisiana Flood Relief […]
Needtobreathe are something of an anomaly in the current pop-music landscape. Despite an absence of mainstream radio support, the Charleston, South Carolina, foursome has built a massive live following and released increasingly higher-charting albums. Their most recent LP, Hard Love, came out in mid-July and landed at Number Two on the Billboard 200 (behind Drake's […]
Metallica announced their new album Hardwired … to Self-Destruct last week, releasing thei punkish lead track "Hardwired" that they also <a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/mus…This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Hear Metallica Preview New Song ‘Moth Into Flame’ in ‘Hardwired’ Trailer Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Metallica Preview New Song 'Moth Into Flame' in 'Hardwired' Trailer
Singer-songwriter Sharon Van Etten has released an aching new song for charity, "Not Myself," dedicated to the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando.The sparse, plaint…This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Hear Sharon Van Etten’s Chilling Orlando Tribute ‘Not Myself’ Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Sharon Van Etten's Chilling Orlando Tribute 'Not Myself'
The band Yes poses all sorts of philosophical questions. For example, at what point has a band lost so many key members that it becomes nothing more than a tribute to its former self? The current touring incarnation of Yes has only guitarist Steve Howe from the glory days of the 1970s and not a […]
The word "gay" shows up just once on Blonde, the long-awaited sophomore album from Frank Ocean. In the short interlude "Good Guy," Ocean describes a blind date …This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: How Frank Ocean’s ‘Blonde’ Redefines Pop Queerness Source: RollingStone Link: How Frank Ocean's 'Blonde' Redefines Pop Queerness