An amnesiac Janelle Monáe wakes up on a rowboat in the middle of a lake in the mysterious first teaser for the second season of Homecoming. While the first season of the Amazon series based on a popular podcast starred Julia Roberts, Season 2 features a new cast of characters …
Read More »The Best Folding Wagons For Beach Days, Camping or Your Next Grocery Run
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Packing up the car for a day at the beach or an overnight campsite stay is easy enough, but unloading your gear and trekking over to your site …
Read More »Watch Paul Simon, Edie Brickell Cover the Everly Brothers
Paul Simon and Edie Brickell performed a stripped-down quarantine cover of the Everly Brothers‘ 1957 song “I Wonder If I Care As Much.” The couple harmonize the tune against a blank wall, singing in precise harmony over Simon’s gently strummed acoustic guitar. At the end of the the clip, they …
Read More »H.E.R. Launches 'Girls With Guitars' Instagram Live Series
H.E.R. has announced that she’ll be launching her own Instagram Live series,Girls With Guitars, kicking off Monday night at 8:00 p.m. ET. The show featuring the two-time Grammy Award winner will run weekly and highlight live performances, including originals from H.E.R.‘s catalogue as well as covers and fan requests. H.E.R. …
Read More »Outside Lands' CEO Sees the Post-Crisis Music Industry as an Opportunity
With the live music business shuttered for an indefinite period due to the COVID-19 pandemic, industry figures are increasingly wondering if small live promoters can weather the storm. Gregg Perloff, CEO of Another Planet Entertainment — which puts on festivals like Outside Lands, presents shows at the Chase Center, and …
Read More »Frank Ocean Shares Two New Songs 'Dear April' and 'Cayendo'
Frank Ocean has released two new tracks, “Dear April” and “Cayendo.” The singer first previewed the songs, which appear on special vinyl releases for fans, last October during his first-ever PrEP+ club night in New York. The songs, produced by Ocean alongside Daniel Aged, have been dropped as acoustic versions, …
Read More »Guided By Voices to Reissue 'Alien Lanes' for 25th Anniversary
Guided By Voices will mark the 25th anniversary of their 1995 LP Alien Lanes with a new reissue via Matador Records’ Revisionist History series. Released April 4th, 1995, Alien Lanes was the prolific Ohio indie rock outfit’s first album on Matador, and the follow-up to their acclaimed 1994 album Bee …
Read More »Learning to Play the Saxophone? Here Are Three That We Like
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Deciding to learn how to play the saxophone is one thing. Figuring out where to start when it comes to actually buying your first saxophone is another. As …
Read More »Latin Grammys to Roll Out New Rock and Urban Categories for 2020
The Latin Recording Academy has announced several changes to its submission process for this year’s 21st annual Latin Grammy Awards, tentatively set to take place November 2020. This includes three new categories — as well as a brand-new online submission process, which the Academy established with consideration for the safety …
Read More »The Payoff from the Pain: Trillions in Benefits Seen from Social Distancing to Slow Coronavirus
The costs of slowing the spread of coronavirus are enormous. Large sections of the economy have ground to a halt. The stock market has crashed. Unemployment claims surged by more than 3 million last week alone. Congress was forced to pass a $2.2 trillion rescue package — and it will …
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