Over the last two decades, Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon has become a stalwart of the indie music scene. Since the release of his revered 2007 debut For Emma, Forever Ago – a cult-classic isolation record composed by a heartbroken Vernon in a cabin in the Wisconsin woods – the musician …
Read More »Clairo Doesn't 'Care for Labels' on Her Sexuality: 'I'll Kiss Anyone'
Clairo is just living life freely. In a new cover story interview with Seventeen, the Charm star opened up about why she’d rather not place a label on her identity as a queer person. “I don’t care for labels at all. I believe people should like who they want and …
Read More »Braxton Keith Confronts Crowd After Dodging Beer Cans at Show: 'This Is Unacceptable'
Braxton Keith paused a recent concert to confront his audience after he spent a stretch of a song dodging beer cans being pelted at him from the crowd. “I didn’t come here to get beer cans thrown at me,” he said. “This isn’t a goddamn Gavin Adcock concert. Don’t be …
Read More »Pete Best, Original Beatles Drummer, Announces Retirement
Pete Best is stepping away from the spotlight. On Sunday, Best — who was the original Beatles drummer before Ringo Starr — confirmed that he is stepping away from public appearances and performances. “Well, what an absolutely wonderful ride we’ve had,” wrote Best’s younger brother Roag on the social media …
Read More »Why Chappell Roan is Giving 'The Giver' Album-Level Promo
Chappell Roan has taken the title of “The Giver” to heart, gracing fans with album-level promo (Billboards! A secret phone number! An instantly controversial Call Her Daddy interview!) for the Shania-esque stand-alone single. In the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, Brittany Spanos and Rob Sheffield join host Brian …
Read More »Kathleen Hanna and ESG's Renee Scroggins Want to Rewrite the American Songbook
ESG’s Renee Scroggins may be over 60, but her voice still has the same mix of joy, mischievousness, and don’t-fuck-with-us sass when she sings “Moody” or “Erase You” that she had when she was a teenager performing with her sisters in the 1970s and early 1980s. “I had never heard …
Read More »Little Brother Take a 'Curtain Call' With Their Final Tour
Little Brother announced their final tour ever. On Monday, the legendary rap group — comprising rappers Phonte and Big Pooh (and formerly producer 9th Wonder) — shared that they will embark on the aptly-named Curtain Call: The Final Tour in May. The nationwide, 12-city tour will hold its last traditional …
Read More »Slipknot's Corey Taylor Takes a Trip to the 'Pink Pony Club' With Chappell Roan Cover
Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor is having wicked dreams of leaving Tennessee. During a recent solo performance at the Spookala horror and pop culture convention in Tampa, Florida, the musician performed a stripped-back rendition of Chappell Roan‘s “Pink Pony Club” with a little rock edge. “I know you wanted me to …
Read More »Metallica Want Your Blood
No, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich aren’t vampires (allegedly) — but they do want your blood. On Monday, Metallica announced that it will link up with the American Red Cross to motivate fans to donate blood during several of their M72 World Tour stops this spring and summer. Led by …
Read More »Watch Finneas, Kacey Musgraves Perform a Gorgeous Duet of Her 'Giver / Taker'
Who better than Kacey Musgraves to bring Finneas into the Nashville headspace? On Monday, Apple Music debuted the singer’s Nashville-recorded, three-song bundle that included a duet of “Giver / Taker” from her recent album, Deeper Well. The performance video opens with the pair joking about breaking guitars and Finneas having …
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