Soundgarden and the estate of Chris Cornell announced a “temporary” agreement Wednesday where the band’s social media accounts will transfer back to the band’s surviving members. In February, in response to another lawsuit between the band and the estate, Soundgarden said in a statement, “For more than a year, Soundgarden’s …
Read More »Lena Waithe, Actor, Screenwriter, and Now Label Boss — Future 25
This story appears in Rolling Stone‘s 2021 Future of Music issue, a special project delving into the next era of the multibillion-dollar hitmaking business. Read the other stories here. Musicians dip into the movie industry all the time; the opposite is more of a rarity, for whatever reason. But for …
Read More »Surf Rockers La Luz Return With First Song in Three Years, 'In the Country'
Indie rock outfit La Luz has released their first new song in three years, “In the Country” via Hardly Art. The song is a rich, expansive bit of spaced-out surf rock with a serene refrain from singer/guitarist Shana Cleveland, “Why leave? We can have all we need/Growing out in the …
Read More »A$AP Rocky: Trump's Involvement In Rapper's Swedish Assault Trial 'Made It a Little Worse'
In Stockholm Syndrome, the new documentary on rapper A$AP Rocky’s 2019 fight with two men and subsequent assault trial in Sweden, the rapper recalls the moment things went from weird to surreal. “I’m sleeping in my halfway dream,” he says in the film. “I heard my name. I kind of …
Read More »Here's How These Dash Cams Could Help Promote Safer Driving
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. No matter what type of vehicle you’re driving, or even how often you drive, a dash cam is a small addition to your setup that can save you …
Read More »Van Morrison and Eric Clapton Wonder Why They're the Only 'Rebels' Left in New Duet
A month after releasing his 28-song screed,Latest Record Project: Vol. 1, Van Morrison has once again teamed up with Eric Clapton for an ornery collaboration. Released under the moniker Slowhand & Van, “The Rebels” is a duet of “Where Have All the Rebels Gone,” one of the songs on Morrison’s …
Read More »Sleater-Kinney Roar Back to Life on 'Path of Wellness'
Sleater-Kinney are back to their old tricks, which means trying out some new tricks. The Pacific Northwest punks grabbed the world’s imagination with the 1996 riot-grrrl bombshell Call the Doctor, but ever since, they’ve refused to repeat themselves. Everything about their new album is outside their zone, starting with the …
Read More »ProPublica Investigation Proves Billionaires Won the Class War
Anyone living in America knows that billionaires don’t pay their fair share in taxes. But extraordinary new documents obtained by ProPublica prove it in never-before-seen detail. The public-interest news organization has secured a massive trove of private tax information about some of the richest people in America, including Amazon founder …
Read More »Watch Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds' New 'Flying on the Ground' Video
Noel Gallagher‘s High Flying Birds have dropped their new video for “Flying on the Ground.” The song is one of two new tracks that will appear on the band’s best-of album, Back the Way We Came: Vol 1 (2011-2021), which arrives on Friday via Sour Mash Records. The clip expands …
Read More »Taylor Swift's 'Evermore' Returns to Number One on RS 200
Taylor Swift‘s Evermore returns to Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums Chart this week thanks to a vinyl release of the album, originally released in December. Expectedly, the lion’s share of Evermore‘s 239,200 units were driven by sales, with none of the tracks making the Top 100 …
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