Damon Dash, the once high-flying hip-hop mogul who co-founded Roc-A-Fella Records with Jay-Z and Kareem Burke, has filed for personal bankruptcy in Florida, citing $25 million in debts and almost no assets. In his 56-page petition obtained by Rolling Stone, Dash says he has no monthly income, no house, no …
Read More »Morrissey 'Switched Off' Email Soliciting Offers for Rights to Smiths' Songs, Per His Website
Morrissey shut down an email to solicit offers for his rights to the Smiths’ music and other connected intellectual property, according to a post on his official website. “The ‘eaves’ business email address has been switched off due to the colossal response to Morrissey’s announcement of his wish to pass …
Read More »Eladio Carrión Pulls Out All the Stops at Barclays Center
Puerto Rican rapper Eladio Carrión wasn’t holding back during last night’s stop of his DON KBRN tour at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. While it isn’t the first time the rapper has performed in New York City, this was his first official arena show in the city — and he wanted …
Read More »David Bowie Was Secretly Writing a Musical About 18th-Century London Before He Died
David Bowie secretly began working on a musical set in 18th-century London in the months leading up to his death in 2016, according to new notes discovered locked in his New York City office. As the BBC reports, the project was tentatively titled The Spectator and not even Bowie’s closest …
Read More »VMAs 2025: Yungblud, Aerosmith Members to Lead Tribute to Ozzy Osbourne
The MTV Video Music Awards will pay tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne with an all-star performance featuring Yungblud and members of Aerosmith. Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, guitarist Nuno Bettencourt, and Yungblud will take the stage together at New York’s UBS Arena this Sunday to deliver a medley of some …
Read More »Lucinda Williams Talks Balancing Art With Existence in New 'Finding Lucinda' Clip
A new documentary chronicles the impact of songwriting great Lucinda Williams. Finding Lucinda begins streaming on Video on Demand on Sept. 9. Ahead of its premiere, Rolling Stone is debuting an exclusive clip from the film, directed by Joel Fendelman. In the scene, Williams talks about the balancing act of …
Read More »This Brooklyn Songwriter Makes the Case That All You Need in Life Is… Baked Seafood
I never lived in New York, but growing up about 120 miles from the city, within TV antenna range of WPIX, Channel 11, I absorbed a lot of its culture as a kid. Crazy Eddie’s madcap commercials, The Honeymooners marathons on New Year’s Eve, ads for “beautiful Mount Airy Lodge” …
Read More »Mastodon's Brent Hinds 'at Fault' for Fatal Motorcycle Crash, Police Say
Police in Atlanta have concluded that late Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds was at fault for the auto accident that led to his death last month. In an updated police report issued Thursday, Sept. 4, authorities said Hinds was “traveling between 63 and 68” miles per hour when his motorcycle collided …
Read More »Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson Fall Into Psychosis in 'Die My Love' Trailer
This year atCannes, director Lynne Ramsay’sDie My Lovebecame one of the festival’s most talked about — and debated — films, and now, general audiences get a sneak peek with a new trailer ahead of its Nov. 7 theatrical release. The movie is based on the 2012 novel by Argentine author …
Read More »Should We Think of Joni Mitchell as a Jazz Singer? A New Box Says Yes
Thanks to A Complete Unknown and the forthcoming Bruce Springsteen biopic Deliver Me from Nowhere, the concept of musicians intentionally throwing their audiences for a loop is back in the national conversation. But as Joni Mitchell would be the first to tell you, no one made a fan base engage …
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