Glam pop artist Jake Wesley Rogers joined Rolling Stone on Twitch to discuss his new EP Pluto. Released last year and written over the course of four, Pluto consists of piano ballads and theatrical choruses to help peel back the layers of Rogers’ journey — from his experiences with love …
Read More »After DJ Layoffs, a Radio Station Has Been Playing Rage Against the Machine Over and Over and Over
Vancouver’s KISS-FM radio station 104.9 has not stopped playing Rage Against the Machine’s song “Killing in the Name” for the past 10 hours after two beloved morning show DJs were laid off on Tuesday. Rolling Stone tuned into the station Wednesday afternoon and it was still playing the 1992 track …
Read More »Givēon Brings Soulful Single 'Lie Again' to 'Fallon'
Givēon brought his unique brand of throwback R&B to The Tonight Show Tuesday with a performance of his latest single, “Lie Again.” The song comes off the California native’s debut album,Give Or Take, released last week. The song — which is reportedly a response to ex-girlfriend Justine Skye’s “What A …
Read More »Snail Mail Covers Alt-Rock Outfit Superdrag's 'Feeling Like I Do' for Spotify Singles
Snail Mail, the project of singer-songwriter Lindsey Jordan, is bringing some newfound attention to the often-overlooked alternative rock group Superdrag with a cover of the band’s 2002 track “Feeling Like I Do” for Spotify Singles. The cover is also accompanied by a reworked version of “Headlock,” which appeared on Snail …
Read More »Hear Iggy Pop Sardonically Recite Danny Elfman's 'Kick Me'
A year after the release of his first solo album in decades, Big Mess, and a few months after his mind-bending appearances at Coachella, Danny Elfman will return with a star-studded remix album, Bigger. Messier. The record, due out Aug. 29, features rejiggered versions of Big Messsongs with guest shots …
Read More »Broken Bells Return With Spaced-Out Ambitions on New Song 'We're Not in Orbit Yet'
Broken Bells — the duo of Brian Burton (a.k.a. Danger Mouse) and Shins frontman James Mercer — are back with a new song, “We’re Not in Orbit Yet…” The track will appear on the duo’s upcoming album, Into the Blue. “We’re Not in Orbit Yet…” finds Broken Bells blending some …
Read More »Ed Sheeran Promises 'Equals' Tour Will Come to the U.S. Eventually
Ed Sheeran revealed in an interview on the Late Late Show that he will tour the U.S. in support of his latest album = — but don’t expect the trek to make landfall here in 2022. “I think we’re gonna announce by the end of the year,” Sheeran told host …
Read More »'It Would Have Been Great If We'd Stayed Together': Inside the Upcoming Photo Book on the Byrds
You know you’ve become a rock institution when you’re awarded a photo-heavy coffee table book that will test the budgets of your fans. The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Queen, Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, and many more have been awarded that high-end treatment, and the latest recipients will be the Byrds. On …
Read More »Machine Gun Kelly Gives a Bloody After Party Performance After Smashing a Glass Against His Own Face
Machine Gun Kelly marked his sold-out show at Madison Square Garden by marking up his face at the after party. The musician gleefully shared footage of the bloody incident on his Instagram Stories. In the first clip, he stood on a table in a restaurant and proclaimed to a gathered …
Read More »Lukas Nelson Mourns Overturn of Roe v. Wade With Chilling New Song
Promise of the Wheel’s Lukas Nelson — son of Willie Nelson — shared a harrowing new song written in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Nelson posted a video of himself performing the song, along with its lyrics, on Instagram Sunday, saying he’d written …
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