Courtney Barnett will play with some of her favorite artists during her touring festival, “Here and There,” set to launch later this summer. The singer-songwriter will be joined by acts such as Japanese Breakfast, Wet Leg, Chicano Batman, and Sleater-Kinney on different stops of the trek. Other artists featured on …
Read More »Mashup Maestro Girl Talk Is Back With a New Album — And This Time He Had to Clear His Samples
To finish his first album in 12 years, Girl Talk had to do something he’d never done before. Not just from a creative standpoint, though Full Court Press — a collaborative album with Wiz Khalifa, Smoke DZA, and Big K.R.I.T. out April 8 via Asylum/Taylor Gang — is a marked …
Read More »Woman Arrested on Manslaughter Charge After Shoving and Killing Kathleen Hanna's Singing Coach
UPDATE (3/22): A Long Island woman turned herself in and was arrested on a manslaughter charge in the death of Broadway singing coach Barbara Maier Gustern, NBC New York reports. Lauren Pazienza, 26, turned herself into the NYPD one day after Gustern’s death was classified as a homicide. Authorities had …
Read More »Muscadine Bloodline Stayed Off the Road to 'Create the Demand.' The Country Duo Finally Return on New Tour
Muscadine Bloodline know their fans have some expectations of the duo’s live shows. There are certain crowd-pleasing numbers they don’t dare omit. “We have some diehards we’ve built over the last few years,” lead guitarist and vocalist Gary Stanton says. “If we don’t play ‘Porch Swing Angel’ at the end …
Read More »Lizzo Reaches Settlement Over 'Truth Hurts' Songwriting Credits
The legal back-and-forth related to plagiarism claims over Lizzo‘s hit song “Truth Hurts” has come to a close. On Friday, a federal judge officially moved to dismiss the lawsuit after attorneys from both sides stated the parties had reached an agreement. No terms of the deal were shared, and each …
Read More »See Duran Duran Bring 'Tonight United' to 'Late Late Show'
Rock Hall nominees Duran Duran appeared on Wednesday’s Late Late Show to deliver a celebratory rendition of “Tonight United” from their 2021 LP Future Past. The performance was a preview of sorts for the band’s upcoming U.S. tour with Nile Rodgers and Chic, which kicks off this August, including stops …
Read More »Kick Out the Alt Jams: Sonic Youth Go Instrumental on Rarities Comp
By their third and last decade, Sonic Youth opted for their version of chilling out. Rather than reconceiving the idea and very sound of rock (the Eighties) or trying to contour their maelstrom for the mainstream (the Nineties), they spent the 2000s easing into their status as indie-rock heroes. As …
Read More »Nice Album Cover, Machine Gun Kelly. Looks Familiar
UPDATE (3/14):Michelle Zauner joined in on the joke about Japanese Breakfast‘s 2021Jubileecover art and Machine Gun Kelly‘sMainstream Selloutalbum art’s loose similarities. “2022’s feud of the year,” she tweeted, sharing the article below. She also discussed the storyin an interview with Pitchfork.“I don’t actually think it looks anything like my album …
Read More »Radiohead's Thom Yorke Drops Surprise New Solo Song '5.17'
Already in the midst of his Radiohead side project The Smile, Thom Yorke dropped a surprise new song titled “5.17” on streaming services without warning Sunday. While it’s unclear why the piano ballad suddenly appeared — reps for Yorke did not immediately respond to Rolling Stone’s request for comment — …
Read More »Wish Hard on This Stripped-Down Version of Phoebe Bridgers' 'Chinese Satellite'
“Chinese Satellite,” the interstellar centerpiece of Phoebe Bridgers‘ Punisher, has received an acoustic rendition. Recorded at Sound City in Los Angeles, the new version of the track is stripped of Ethan Gruska and Tony Berg’s production, leaving Bridgers solely on acoustic — resulting in a dazzling, even lonelier feel. The …
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