Tim Bogert — founding bassist of the psychedelic rock band Vanilla Fudge and member of the supergroup Beck, Bogert, and Appice — died Wednesday at the age of 76 following a battle with cancer, Deadline reports. Bogert’s death was confirmed by his long-time bandmate and drummer Carmine Appice, who played …
Read More »Corey Taylor Shows Up a Cornball Rock Band in 'Samantha's Gone' Video
Corey Taylor has released a new music video for “Samantha’s Gone,” a track off his debut solo album, CMFT. The clip’s meta concept finds actor Dean Cameron arriving on set to direct a music video for some rock band, only to be completely put off by their corny glam antics. …
Read More »RS Charts: Taylor Swift Back On Top of Artists 500 Chart
Taylor Swift returned to Number One on the Rolling Stone Artists 500 chart for the first week of 2021, January 1st through 7th. The musician racked up an impressive 122.3 million song streams as her latest album, Evermore, notched its third non-consecutive week atop the Top 200 Albums Chart. The …
Read More »Lana Del Rey Reveals Cover, Tracklist for 'Chemtrails Over the Country Club'
Lana Del Rey gave fans another glimpse at her upcoming album, Chemtrails Over the Country Club, which will drop this year after a Covid-19-related delay. That record follows 2019’s Norman Fucking Rockwell!. The musician shared what appears to be the cover and tracklist for her seventh studio album on Instagram …
Read More »Watch London Production of David Bowie's 'Lazarus' in Honor of Icon's Birthday
The London production of David Bowie’s musical Lazarus will be livestreamed for the first time next month to mark both the late Bowie’s 74th birthday as well as the fifth anniversary of his death. Recorded live on the King’s Cross Theatre stage in late 2016, the production starred actor Michael …
Read More »John Fogerty Debuts New Gospel-Flavored Protest Song to See Trump Off
John Fogerty is no fan of President Donald Trump; the former Creedence Clearwater Revival leader even issued a cease-and-desist order (promptly ignored) this fall when “Fortunate Son” was cranked during Trump rallies. Now, Fogerty will be sending Trump off in his own way — with “Weeping in the Promised Land,” …
Read More »Amanda Shires Covers Genesis' 'That's All' as a Commentary on 2020
Amanda Shires is closing out 2020 with a danceable cover of the 1983 Genesis hit “That’s All,” released on Wednesday. Describing the song as a “true Covid anthem,” Shires constructs her version around a thumping kick drum and a syncopated piano part lifted from the Phil Collins-led original. Shires sings …
Read More »Year in Review: So, How Was Your 2020, Black Pumas?
So, How Was Your 2020?is a series in which our favorite entertainers answer our questionnaire about the music, culture and memorable moments that shaped their year. We’ll be rolling these pieces out throughout December. 2020 started off on a good note for Eric Burton of Black Pumas, as the Austin, …
Read More »The White Stripes Have Gifted Us With a 90-Minute Yule Log Video Featuring Greatest Hits
The White Stripes dropped a 90-minute Yule log video on Tuesday set to songs from the band’s recently released Greatest Hits compilation album — along with acoustic tracks, B-sides, and the band’s Christmas tune “Candy Cane Children.” The video, directed by Noah Sterling, features several looping animations ranging from a …
Read More »Peter Jackson Drops Sneak Peek of Beatles Doc 'Get Back'
At long last, Peter Jackson has given Beatles fans a glimpse at his upcoming documentary, The Beatles: Get Back, due out August 27th, 2021. Paul McCartney dropped a five-minute clip from the doc via his Twitter Monday morning that features Jackson introducing the snippet and sharing the news that the …
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