German punk and New Wave icon Nina Hagen recruited George Clinton for “Unity,” a new single inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement. “Let’s all enjoy the unity in the community/There is no room for negativity,” Hagen sings over a dizzying reggae beat with whirling instrumentation. “Positive vibrations surround the …
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Japanese Breakfast‘s Michelle Zauner and Crying’s Ryan Galloway have teamed up for Pop Songs 2020, a new EP made in quarantine. Released under the name Bumper, the four-track album is out Friday. The project was born when Zauner asked Galloway to write a guitar part for a song off her …
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British punks Idles delivered an explosive cover of the Beatles’ “Helter Skelter” during a recent livestream performance at Abbey Road Studios in London. The performance got off to an endearingly clunky start, with a few members of Idles flubbing their opening cues. But the band soon latched onto the relentless …
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In the Flaming Lips‘ newest song and video, “Mother Don’t Be Sad,” frontman Wayne Coyne tells the tale of being held at gunpoint as a young man when he worked at Long John Silver’s. A sad ballad of a song, the accompanying video features the band socially distancing behind sheets …
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Following the Trump campaign’s use of a cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” during the fireworks portion of the Republican National Convention Thursday night, the Cohen estate issued a statement criticizing the unauthorized use of the oft-covered classic. “We are exploring our legal options,” the estate warned on Friday. “We are …
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You just never get over some break-ups, and for fans across generations, the Beatles‘ split in 1970 will always be one of the hardest-to-heal musical wounds. In the latest episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, Rob Sheffield — author of Rolling Stone’s September 2020 cover story on the Beatles’ last …
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Goo Goo Dolls have announced their first-ever holiday album, It’s Christmas All Over, out October 30th via Warner Records. Recorded in lockdown, It’s Christmas All Over features covers of Christmas classics as well as two new original songs. The album was produced by frontman John Rzeznik, Brad Fernquist and Jimmy …
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In July, Megan Thee Stallion was shot twice in the foot while in L.A.’s Hollywood Hills. TMZ reported that Megan was in an SUV with singer-rapper Tory Lanez when the shooting occurred. In the aftermath of the incident the Houston rapper avoided naming her assailant or getting into specifics surrounding …
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Rory Gallagher and Jerry Lee Lewis rip through a previously unreleased cover of the Rolling Stones’ “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction,” which will appear on the upcoming compilation, The Best of Rory Gallagher, out October 9th via UMe. Gallagher and Lewis’ version of “Satisfaction” is an alternate outtake from their …
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Pose’s Billy Porter closed out night one of the Democratic National Convention Monday with a performance of his take on Buffalo Springfield’s “For What It’s Worth” — accompanied by original songwriter Stephen Stills. As the DNC was virtual this year in light of the pandemic, the performance took the form …
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