A new docuseries, Stax: Soulsville U.S.A., will look at the radical history of the groundbreaking Memphis label, which has been home to Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, Sam and Dave, Booker T. and the M.G.’s, and the Staple Singers, among others. A trailer for the four-part series, which debuts with two …
Read More »David Gilmour Is Touring. Just Don't Ask for Pink Floyd Classics
David Gilmour is planning to promote his upcoming solo album, Luck and Strange, with a rare tour. Just don’t show up expecting to hear Pink Floyd hits like “Wish You Were Here,” “Comfortably Numb,” or “Money.” In a new interview with Uncut, Gilmour said he has an “unwillingness to revisit …
Read More »John Fogerty Remembers Duane Eddy: 'Unlike Any Guitar I'd Ever Heard'
Starting with “Rebel-‘Rouser” in 1958, Duane Eddy’s instrumental hits from the early rock & roll era made the guitar the star of the show. On that song and those to follow, like “Peter Gunn,” “Cannonball,” and “Forty Miles of Bad Road,” Eddy used vibrato and lent his guitar a deep …
Read More »Beyoncé's Name Has Been Defined in New French Encyclopedic Dictionary Entry
On “Alien Superstar,” Beyoncé runs through a couple of definitions of who she is, “I’m one of one, I’m number one, I’m the only one,” and “Category: bad bitch, I’m the bar” among them. Following her lead, the French encyclopedic dictionary Petit Larousse Illustré has added the musician’s name as …
Read More »Ian Sweet Covers Broken Social Scene, Says Their Music Feels Like 'The Equivalent of a Hug'
Ian Sweet‘s Jilian Medford has dropped a cover of the Broken Social Scene classic “Anthems For a Seventeen Year-Old Girl.” Medford’s vocals are a perfect fit for the 2002 track, as she quietly conveys the pain and desperation of lines like “Park that car, drop that phone, sleep on the …
Read More »Sabrina Carpenter, Vampire Weekend Will Perform on 'Saturday Night Live'
Espresso martinis, anyone? On Thursday, Saturday Night Live announced the guests for the last two episodes of Season 49: Maya Rudolph will take on hosting duties with a performance from Vampire Weekend on May 11, while Sabrina Carpenter will perform on May 18 with Jake Gyllenhaal hosting. “SABRINA NIGHT LIVE …
Read More »Got a Small Business? These Are the Hiring Platforms You Should Be Using
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. You’d think that hiring new employees for your small business would be as easy as throwing up a job posting online and waiting for the applications to roll …
Read More »Illuminati Hotties Return With New Single 'Can't Be Still,' Preps Tour
Iluminati Hotties, the project of Sarah Tudzin, is back with the chill rocker “Can’t Be Still.” The new single opens with a crisp guitar riff, as Tudzin sings, “I triple-book my Saturdays/But I pretend/My program keeps me from freaking out.” In the video below, she ambles around Los Angeles before …
Read More »Nicki Minaj Brings Out Cyndi Lauper for 'Pink Friday Girls' During Brooklyn Show
Gag City just wanna have fun! During Nicki Minaj‘s homecoming show at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Wednesday, the Pink Friday 2 rapper welcomed Cyndi Lauper onstage to perform her “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”-sampling track “Pink Friday Girls.” One video captured Minaj pulling in Lauper for a tight hug and …
Read More »'Cobra Kai' to End With Three-Part Roundhouse Into Next Year
The teaser for the sixth and final season of Cobra Kai depicts white belts practicing, kids in street clothes punching what looks like tennis balls, and Ralph Macchio showing absolutely no shame as he recites the cringe-inducing phrase, “Love the smell of karate in the afternoon.” Despite this, his character, …
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