So, How Was Your Decade is a series in which the decade’s most innovative musicians answer our questionnaire about the music, culture and memorable moments that shaped their decade. We’ll be rolling these pieces out throughout December. Conor Oberst spent the 2010s busier than most of his songwriter peers.He released …
Read More »Jeff Goldblum Goes Birdwatching
The ultimate goal of Birding With Charles was always to bring people together to marvel at the wonderful world of birds. In the spring, a very stoned Valee stood in awe of the majestic creatures as he learned how to use binoculars. As the summer ended, Doja Cat remixed her …
Read More »Harry Styles' 'Fine Line' on Track for Massive Number One Debut on RS 200
Harry Styles‘ sophomore album, Fine Line, is all but a cinch for the top spot on the Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums Chart. On Wednesday’s daily edition of the RS 200, the album had already pulled in 369,300 units, which is nearly nine times the units for the Number Two …
Read More »The Future According to Juanes
More than 20 years ago, Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez, frontman of the hard-rock act Ekhymosis, was itching to break out of Colombia. As civil war and narcoterrorism raged back home, the Medellín band took their unique blend of cumbia rock to Los Angeles, hoping to follow in the footsteps of …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Zawadi Noel, 'Panic'
There’s a deceptively simple joy in the music of soul singer-songwriter Zawadi Noel. At a recent Brooklyn show, the New York-via-Washington D.C. musician pulled off the tricky feat of uplifting the audience without wading into maudlin waters that trip up other performers. Maybe it’s the childhood years spent living all …
Read More »Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani Team for New Duet 'Nobody But You'
Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani, his co-star on The Voice and romantic partner, have teamed up for the new duet “Nobody But You.” The song is one of a handful of new tracks from Shelton’s God’s Country: Fully Loaded, a hits compilation that includes the Grammy-nominated title track. A soaring …
Read More »Watch King Princess' Tour Video for 'Homegirl'
King Princess has shared her new video for “Homegirl,” featuring a compilation of clips and behind-the-scenes footage from her early live shows in New York and Los Angeles. The track comes from the artist’s debut album Cheap Queen, released this past October on Mark Ronson’s label Zelig and Columbia Records. King Princess, …
Read More »Rapper Juice WRLD Dead at 21
Juice WRLD, the rising Chicago rapper who topped the album charts in 2019 with his acclaimed Death Race for Love, has died at the age of 21. The rapper born Jarad Higgins reportedly suffered a seizure at Chicago’s Midway Airport on Sunday; he was rushed to a nearby hospital in …
Read More »Flaming Lips Join Forces With Deap Vally for 'Deap Lips' LP
Flaming Lips have joined forces with Los Angeles rock duo Deap Vally for a collaborative LP under the moniker Deap Lips. The 10-song self-titled album, available to preorder now through Cooking Vinyl, arrives March 13th, 2020. The group also unveiled the first single “Hope Hell High,” with Deap Vally’s Lindsey …
Read More »Flashback: Poison's 1988 Hair-Metal Opera 'Fallen Angel'
Mötley Crüe, Poison, and Def Leppard announced tour dates for their 2020 summer tour at a press conference yesterday in Los Angeles. “I’m just telling you that it is going to be not just ‘The Stadium Tour,’ it is the party of the summer,” Poison frontman Bret Michael said. “If …
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