Samantha Bee delivered a scathing class in sex education on Full Frontal Wednesday as states like Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Ohio and more try to curtail or outright ban abortions. Bee noted that many of the predominately male state legislators behind these measures don’t seem to have any understanding of how …
Read More »Hear Aaron Watson's Breezy Acoustic 'Kiss That Girl Goodbye'
Aaron Watson gathers his band on the bus to give a breezy acoustic rendition of his current single “Kiss That Girl Goodbye,” which originally came out in February. Watson’s new album Red Bandana will be released June 21st. Accompanied by cell phone video that frequently rotates around the Texas native’s …
Read More »It Sure Looks Like the Trump Administration Is Preparing for War With Iran
No one wanted President Trump to pulled the United States out of the Iran nuclear deal. The agreement signed by President Obama held that Iran would get rid its nuclear fuel in exchange for the U.S. waiving the sanctions that had crippled the nation’s economy. A UN nuclear agency monitored …
Read More »Tristen Sets Edgar Allan Poe's 'Dream Within a Dream' to Garage Rock
With her latest release, Tristen proves that a great song can come from any place — or any time. “Dream Within a Dream” finds the eclectic Nashville artist setting Edgar Allan Poe’s 1849 poem of the same name to garage-rocking 12-bar blues. The results are both wildly inventive and irreverent, …
Read More »An Update on the Rolling Stone Charts
In the past year, Rolling Stone has significantly increased its coverage of the music business— fitting for a time when streaming is changing everything, the industry is evolving rapidly, and fascinating business stories arise every day. We recently announced the next phase of this evolution: Rolling StoneCharts, which will offer …
Read More »Björk's 'Cornucopia' Is a Psychedelic Cautionary Tale About the Environment
Björk’s Cornucopia was billed as the Icelandic pop-iconoclast’s “most elaborate staged concert to date,” and it would be a tough claim to refute. The world premiere of the concert-like multi-media piece, commissioned by the newly-opened New York City art temple The Shed — an avant-garde culture outpost that opened last …
Read More »Welcome to the Industrial Weed Revolution
From vapes and tinctures to edibles and cannabinoid-spiked beer, pot is now found in a variety of surprising (and discreet) places. But how does all that psychotropic punch fit into such perfect little packages? To find out, we visited CannaCraft, a veritable Willy Wonka factory of marijuana delights hidden in …
Read More »Alabama Extend 50th Anniversary Tour With Charlie Daniels, Exile
Since 1969, pioneering country group Alabama have been delivering an influential brand of high-energy performances that have culminated in numerous Entertainer of the Year honors and membership in the Country Music Hall of Fame. Now, the trio of Randy Owen, Jeff Cook and Teddy Gentry have added nearly 30 additional …
Read More »British Outfit Idles Return With Scathing New Song 'Mercedes Marxist'
British punks Idles unveiled a menacing new song, “Mercedes Marxist,” along with announcing a string of North American concerts this October. “Mercedes Marxist” marks Idles’ first new song since their 2018 album, Joy as an Act of Resistance, thought frontman Joe Talbot noted on Instagram that the song was actually …
Read More »Blink-182, Lil Wayne Announce Co-Headlining Summer Tour
An unlikely pair of music acts – Blink-182 and Lil Wayne – will be hitting the road together this summer. The two acts will lead a co-headlining tour through North America, with Welsh punk band Neck Deep as openers. The tour will kick off June 27th in Columbus, Ohio, and …
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