Metallica is bringing back its Helping Hands Concert and Auction. On Monday, the rock band announced that it will perform at a charity concert on Dec. 13 at Los Angeles’ YouTube Theater with a yet-to-be-revealed lineup of guest stars hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. “We’re psyched to announce we’re adding one …
Read More »'DEI,' 'Colored,' 'Jezebel': MAGA Attacks on Kamala Harris Are Getting Ugly
MAGA Republicans are subjecting Vice President Kamala Harris to a barrage of racist and sexist attacks as she has stormed out in front as the likely 2024 nominee in the wake of Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw from the race. In just the past 48 hours, Harris has been targeted …
Read More »Alvvays' Debut Turns 10: Celebrating the Best Indie-Pop Record of the 2010s
This February, Alvvays took a moment to think about how far they’d come. The Canadian indie-pop group was standing on the red carpet at the 66th Grammy Awards, a sentence that might have sounded delightfully absurd once. But their song “Belinda Says” — a shimmering highlight from 2022’s Blue Rev …
Read More »Volkswagen Showcases New All Electric VW Bus in Vegas in Tandem with Dead & Co Residency
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Volkswagen’s official showcase for its upcoming 2025 all electric VW ID. Buzz bus is currently in Las Vegas and carries very similar attributes to the original Microbus. The …
Read More »Kamala Harris Is Already a Fundraising Powerhouse
The Kamala Harris campaign for president kicked off on Sunday, but the vice president has already hit the jackpot. Over the last few weeks, her past public statements have sparked viral social media trends about falling out of coconut trees; stan armies behind popular musicians have started to back her …
Read More »Trump and RFK Jr. Discussed Trading Admin. Position for Endorsement: Report
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is running for president as an independent, but whether he stays in the race may depend on what the Trump campaign is willing to give him. According to a Monday report from The Washington Post, Kennedy discussed the possibility that he could end his campaign and …
Read More »Broccoli City Festival Wants to Serve Black Music Lovers With Intention in D.C.
What started as a modest affair with a mix of local acts and other up-and-comers (including one Solána Rowe, the week after her second EP as SZA dropped), Washington D.C.’s Broccoli City Festival has evolved into one of the country’s largest music weekends catering specifically to Black concertgoers. This year, …
Read More »Childish Gambino's 'Lithonia' Video Ends With a Gory Twist
Is Childish Gambino a zombie? Possessed? On Monday, the musician released the video for Bando Stone‘s “Lithonia” — and while it starts unassuming, it takes a terror-filled turn in the end. The video opens with a closeup of Gambino, wearing glasses, a T-shirt, and shorts, singing the track into a …
Read More »'Re' at 30: Café Tacvba Look Back at Seminal Album Inspired by Mexico City, Ministry, and Bach
Thirty years ago, the boundaries of Latin American rock were forever expanded with the release of Re, the second album by Mexican quartet Café Tacvba. At the time, other bands were also fusing mainstream rock idioms with the vast tapestry of traditional Latin folk. Tacvba outdid them all with Re …
Read More »Jack White's Free Surprise Untitled New Album Really Kicks Ass
“Nothing in this world is free,” Jack White tells us on his new album. Whether that’s metaphorically true, White himself proved that it’s factually inaccurate. If you happened to be in London, Nashville, or Detroit on Friday, July 19, and visited White’s Third Man Records shop, his latest offering was, …
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