Maximalist filmmakers, the Russo brothers, joined us on Rolling Stone‘s Twitch channel for a chat about their new action movie The Gray Man and their desire to direct a musical. “I’d love to work with someone who wants to do an experimental musical,” said Joe Russo, adding that the brothers …
Read More »Magdalena Bay Revamping 'Mercurial World' With New Songs, Remixes, 8-Bit Alternates
Avant pop upstarts Magdalena Bay have revamped their celebrated 2021 debut album, Mercurial World, for a new deluxe edition set to arrive Sept. 23 via Luminelle Recordings. Mercurial World Deluxe features a mix of new songs, remixes, alternate versions, fresh orchestral arrangements, and more (there’s even an 8-bit version of …
Read More »Rosalía Delivers a Wild, Innovative Pop Spectacle on Her Own Terms in Madrid
Throbbing lights, loud distortion noises, and a neon-lit motorcycle helmet with pigtails — the first few seconds of Rosalía’s Motomami tour stop in Madriddelivered all the spectacle you’d expect. She made her entrance on all fours, crawling, flanked by eight male dancers, motopapis. Together, they thumped to the beat in …
Read More »Panic! at the Disco Can't Stop Having Sex in the 'Middle of a Breakup'
Panic! at the Disco get their feelings all tangled up on “Middle of a Breakup,” the latest offering from their upcoming album, Viva Las Vengeance, out Aug. 19 via Fueled by Ramen/DCD2 Records. “Middle of a Breakup” is a blast of high-energy power-pop (there’s even a little synth riff on …
Read More »See Kendrick Lamar Debut 'Mr. Morale' Songs Live at Big Steppers Tour Kickoff
Kendrick Lamar kicked off the North American leg of his Big Steppers Tour Tuesday night in Oklahoma City, where the rapper delivered the live debut of a handful of tracks from his latest LP. While Lamar premiered a bunch of Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers songs live at his …
Read More »Shania Twain Tells Her Life Story in New Netflix Doc 'Not Just a Girl'
Shania Twain parses her career in a new documentary premiering on Netflix on July 26. Not Just a Girl chronicles the life journey of Twain, who grew up with modest means in Timmins, Ontario, before becoming one of country music’s most popular and influential artists. Directed by Joss Crowley, the …
Read More »Jack White's 'Entering Heaven Alive' Is a Singer-Songwriter Therapy Session, In a Good Way
“I don’t ask myself for nothing anymore/My peace is freedom from the masses,” Jack White declares onEntering Heaven Alive, his second new record of the year. As statements of purpose go, this one is hardly breaking news: Over the last two-plus decades, especially since the dissolution of the White Stripes, …
Read More »'Clusterf**k': See Trailer for Netflix's Docuseries on Infamous Woodstock '99
Revisit the “clusterfuck” that was Woodstock ’99 in an upcoming Netflix docuseries that digs deep into the infamous festival. The three-part Clusterf**k: Woodstock ’99 series, premiering August 3 on the streaming service, uses unseen home movie footage, commercial archive, and artist video to present the story of the festival that …
Read More »David Crosby on Donald Trump, Forgiving an Abusive Parent, and the JFK Assassination
As one unfortunate visual artist on Twitter learned a few days back, David Crosby is not shy about sharing his opinions. That may upset some people on the Internet, but it makes him perfect for the role of Rolling Stone‘s official advice columnist. In this newest chapter of Ask Croz, …
Read More »Jake Blount Says We're Taking the Earth for Granted in 'Once There Was No Sun' Video
On the latest offering from his upcoming albumThe New Faith, Jake Blount transforms an ages-old folk standard most commonly associated with Bessie Jones into a contemporary tale about taking the planet for granted in the face of the climate crisis. “Once There Was No Sun,” Blount said in a statement, …
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