It’s a good day for Deadheads: Robert Hunter‘s lost manuscript is headed for publication. The Grateful Dead lyricist — who penned gems like “Ripple,” “Box of Rain,” “Uncle John’s Band,” “Eyes of the World,” “Dark Star,” and more — died in 2019. Five years later, Hachette Books will release The …
Read More »Dead and Company Confirm Las Vegas Sphere Residency, Announce Dates
Dead & Company’s “final tour” wasn’t the end of the road for the Grateful Dead offshoot, as the John Mayer-featuring band has confirmed they’ll reconvene this spring for a lengthy residency at Las Vegas’ Sphere. The group — featuring Dead legends Bob Weir and Mickey Hart alongside Mayer, bassist Oteil …
Read More »Anderson Cooper Laughs Until He Cries After John Mayer Calls in From a Cat Cafe on New Year's
New Year’s Eve broadcasts are usually their best when things start to go wrong, and lucky for us, CNN‘s New Year’s Eve Times Squarewith Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen got delightfully unhinged when John Mayer randomly turned up to say hi from a cat cafe in Tokyo. There were only …
Read More »John Mayer Fulfills Internet Prophesy by Combining 'Dark Star' and 'Your Body Is a Wonderland'
Reigning chaos agent John Mayer has finally fulfilled an internet prophesy spawned nearly ten full years ago: he transitioned from Grateful Dead‘s “Dark Star” into “Your Body Is a Wonderland.” In 2015, the musician stepped into the Jerry Garcia role as Grateful Dead offshoot Dead and Company‘s touring guitarist, and …
Read More »How Robbie McIntosh Became a Go-To Guitarist for Paul McCartney, John Mayer, and Others
In the summer of 1989, Paul McCartney hit the road for the first time as a solo artist. The Wings tours of the Seventies had featured only a smattering of Beatles songs, but this time around he was going to play nearly 20 a night. Pulling this off would require …
Read More »Taylor Lautner Is 'Praying' For John Mayer Ahead of Taylor Swift's 'Speak Now' Re-Release
With each Taylor’s Version re-release, Taylor Swift revisits the vault of songs that were written for, but didn’t make, the first version of her records. With Speak Now‘s re-release arriving in July, those feelings (and unreleased songs) might find new life 13 years later. On Tuesday, Taylor Lautner — one …
Read More »John Mayer Makes Suspiciously-Timed Comments About 'Paper Doll' Being a 'Little Bitchy'
During each night of his solo acoustic tour, John Mayer switches up the setlist. This past weekend during a show in Sacramento, California, the singer and songwriter reached back a decade and performed “Paper Doll” from his 2013 album Paradise Valley. Reflecting on the record’s tone, which has long been …
Read More »JP Saxe Recruits John Mayer for Denial-Ridden 'I Don't Miss You'
Singer-songwriter JP Saxe released his new single “I Don’t Miss You” on Friday. The track is the lead single for his upcoming record slated for later this year, and produced by Malay with co-writing and guitar by John Mayer. The breezy song captures the aftermath of a breakup as Saxe …
Read More »With 'Ceilings,' Lizzy McAlpine Reaches New Heights
If you have opened TikTok at all in the last few months, you have probably heard Lizzy McAlpine’s song “Ceilings.” The sped-up version has inspired a host of creators and celebrities like Victoria Justice and Jimmy Fallon to channel an indie movie fantasy with the song, having a friend film …
Read More »Red Hot Chili Peppers, John Mayer, Alanis Morissette to Headline 'Sound on Sound' Festival
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Sound on Sound, the Connecticut music festival, will return to Bridgeport from Sept. 30 through Oct. 1 with big-name headliners Red Hot Chili Peppers, John Mayer, and Alanis …
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