New York City jazz outfit Onyx Collective have unveiled a starry-eyed take on the Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart classic, “Manhattan,” which will appear on their tribute to the Rodgers and Hart/Rodgers and Hammerstein songbook, Manhattan Special, out Friday,April 24th, via TMWRK Records. A New York City anthem since it …
Read More »At Work With Justin Lubliner, the Twenty-Something Who Signed Billie Eilish
At Workis a Rolling Stoneseries exploring how decision-makers in the fast-changing music business spend their hectic days — as well as what burgeoning ideas they’re keen to explore, what advice they’d give to industry newcomers, and more.Readearlier interviews here. When Justin Lubliner gets on the phone, he’s somewhere in the …
Read More »Michael Moore Drops New Documentary on Climate Change 'Planet of the Humans'
Michael Moore has released a new documentary on climate change from director Jeff Gibbs, Planet of the Humans; it will be available to watch on YouTube for free for the next 30 days. Moore served as an executive producer on the film, which first screened at the Traverse City Film …
Read More »Flashback: See Tyler Childers Cover 'I Got Stoned and I Missed It'
While technically the entire month of April this year is 4/20, today marks the actual day that weed enthusiasts worldwide have come to claim as their own, with observances lighting up around the globe. Willie Nelson will host his “Come and Toke It” variety show at 4:20 p.m. CT, featuring …
Read More »Randy Newman Talks Quarantine Love Song 'Stay Away' on 'CBS Sunday Morning'
Randy Newman, via video, discussed his new quarantine love song “Stay Away” on CBS Sunday Morning. The song was borne out of Newman’s assignment to pen a social distancing public service announcement for Los Angeles, but eventually grew into a love song for his wife Gretchen. “I had an idea, …
Read More »Trump Has Roger Stone Jurors Fearing for Their Safety: 'It Seems Like Danger Is Coming to Me'
All 12 of the jurors in the Roger Stone case have expressed fear in court filings on Wednesday. They worry they will continue to be harassed and they fear for the safety of themselves and their families if their identities are revealed. According to The National Law Journal, jurors cited …
Read More »Politician (and Former Soft-Rock Hitmaker) John Hall on Climate Crisis
In honor of Rolling Stone’sClimate Crisis issue, we asked artists to contribute messages about what they, their governments, and everyday people can do to stand up to the threat of climate change. From England to Jamaica to the United States, we are hearing from artists and activists around the world …
Read More »Johnny Depp, Jeff Beck Share Riveting Cover of John Lennon's 'Isolation'
Johnny Depp and Jeff Beck shared a heavy take on John Lennon‘s “Isolation,” which marks the pair’s debut single as a duo after they spent the past few years working on music together behind the scenes. The tune finds the pair transforming Lennon’s tidy piano rocker into a moody, bluesy …
Read More »Hear Memphis Soul Veteran Don Bryant's Yearning New 'Is It Over'
Soul veteran Don Bryant has released “Is It Over,” the second offering from his forthcoming album You Make Me Feel. The album is a follow-up to Bryant’s triumphant 2017 return-to-form Don’t Give Up on Love, his first record in nearly a half-century. Bryant, 78, co-wrote every song on the new …
Read More »Flashback: Loretta Lynn Sings 'Alone With You' on 'The Wilburn Brothers Show'
Happy 88th birthday to music icon Loretta Lynn, born this day in 1932, in the tiny coal-mining community of Butcher Hollow, Kentucky. Lynn, who immortalized “Butcher Holler” in her autobiographical 1970 single “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” arrived in Nashville in the early Sixties, appearing on the Grand Ole Opry for the …
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