As he heads into a second wrongful death trial involving the fatal 2015 hit-and-run of Compton businessman Terry Carter, Suge Knight is digging in, refusing to let his longtime lawyer, David Kenner, withdraw from the case. A judge ruled Monday that Knight’s resistance meant jury selection for the civil retrial …
Read More »Watch Ed Sheeran, Jelly Roll Join Post Malone at Coachella
Post Malone welcome several guests onstage during his headlining set at Coachella last night. After performing solo during weekend one, the musician brought out Jelly Roll and Ed Sheeran to join him for weekend two. Sheeranassisted on “Sunflower,” taking the place of Malone’s original studio collaborator Swae Lee on lead …
Read More »D.C. Punk Band Ekko Astral Reissue 2024 Debut With Five Bonus Tracks
Washington, D.C., punk band Ekko Astral are releasing a deluxe version of their buzzy debut, Pink Balloons, for its one-year anniversary. The re-release includes the full 2024 album plus five bonus tracks, which are available right now as a digital EP called Pink Balloons: Popped; preorders are also open for …
Read More »Green Day and Charli XCX's Coachella Non-Feud Gets the Goofy End It Deserves
The great Charli XCX/Green Day non-feud of Coachella 2025 has officially come to a conciliatory end. If that combination of words reads as utterly incomprehensible (or utterly inconsequential) slop — please, let us explain. Last week, after the first weekend of Coachella, Charli shared a photo dump that included a …
Read More »Kneecap Call for a Free Palestine During Uncensored Coachella Set
Kneecap returned to the Coachella stage this weekend after claiming that the pro-Palestine message they shared onstage during weekend one of the festival was cut from the official livestream. At the time, the band assured “it’ll be sorted” in time for their next set. During their Friday performance, the Irish …
Read More »Meet Plaqueboymax, Rap's Gen Z Tastemaker
P laqueboymax might be one of the most sought-after names in the music business right now. At 22 years old, the popular Twitch streamer is tapped into the next generation of listeners, who engage with new music via nonstop feeds of clips and snippets. He’s among the Top 15 streamers …
Read More »All of the Who's Drummers: From Keith Moon to Zak Starkey and Beyond
The Who played an odd game of “meet the new drummer, same as the old drummer” this past week when they parted ways with longtime band member Zak Starkey (“They have nothing but admiration for him and wish him the very best for his future,” a statement read),” only to …
Read More »Chris Stapleton and Tyler Childers to Co-Headline Healing Appalachia Benefit
Healing Appalachia, a music festival that raises awareness for and celebrates recovery from opioid addiction, is moving from West Virginia to eastern Kentucky this September with the fest’s co-founder Tyler Childers headlining alongside Chris Stapleton. The benefit concert will take place on Sept. 19th and 20th in Ashland, Kentucky, on …
Read More »Dora Jar Never Knows What's Coming Next on 'Song Shuffle.' She Likes It That Way
When Dora Jar meets Rolling Stone in New York’s Madison Square Park, her basket-like purse rests on her leg. She keeps what’s inside a secret. “Wouldn’t you like to know?” the musician quips while digging through the bag to pull out her phone. The 28-year-old might be gatekeeping her What’s …
Read More »Deadmau5 Apologizes for Drunk, 'Probably Last' Coachella Set
Performing as his alter-ego Testpilot on Friday night, Deadmau5‘s back-to-back Coachella set with ZHU was cut short after the electronic artist got visibly intoxicated behind the booth. Deadmau5 was performing at the Quasar stage, a rave-forward set-up that featured multiple lengthy, b2b DJ performances throughout the weekend. Deadmau5, as Testpilot, …
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