B efore Sara Landry became a hard techno master, she was an angsty teen in Austin with a calling for underground sounds. She’d sit in the pews of a nondenominational Christian church with her family and begrudgingly listen to sermons and choir hymns. Though she identified as a teen atheist, …
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Country music’s most famous stage and radio show is marking its 100th anniversary this year with special performances, honors, and a recent three-hour NBC TV special. But fans of country music, and broadcast history too, would be remiss to not seek out a copy of 100 Years of Grand Ole …
Read More »Post Malone Delivers Explosive Coachella Headlining Debut
The lights went down over the desert around 10:27 p.m. and the crowd began to chant: “Post-y, Post-y, Post-y.” On the final night of Coachella Weekend One, Post Malone entered the main stage for his headlining performance, wearing a baseball cap and a vintage-looking tee, and holding a red solo …
Read More »Post Malone, Shaboozey Bring the Whiskey, Junior H the Tequila, and More Coachella Highlights
A sprinkle of Stagecoach’s country allure blessed the final day of Coachella 2025. Shaboozey started it all with his “Country Hour” set, and Post Malone ended it as he revved up to F-1 Trillion during his headlining performance. Sunday featured guests galore across the stages from Addison Rae announcing an …
Read More »'Not Part of the MAGA Agenda': Green Day Tear Through Decades of Hits During Coachella Debut
The energy at Coachella had started to shift even before Green Day’s long-awaited headlining set on Saturday night. About an hour earlier, Charli XCX had sent the crowd into an all-out frenzy with a set that included surprise appearances from Lorde, Billie Eilish, and Troye Sivan. Then, before Clairo started …
Read More »Charli XCX's Rave, Bernie Sanders' Clairo Intro, And More Highlights From Coachella Day Two
The first day of Coachella was full of theatrics and surprises, thanks to a show-stopping headlining set from Lady Gaga and guest appearances from people like Brian May (who joined Benson Boone onstage). The second day had a lot to live up to, but luckily, tons of artists on the …
Read More »Spin Doctors Confidential: 'I Was High 24/7!'
Spin Doctors‘ first album out in 12 years, Face Full of Cake,is a fun surprise —and frontman Chris Barron is ready to look back at his band’s ups and downs. In the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, he talks about Spin Doctors’ Nineties adventures, making the new album, …
Read More »Lady Gaga, Benson Boone and Brian May, and More of the Best Things We Saw Day One of Coachella
The first day of Coachella wasn’t for the faint-hearted this year: The heat soared to a solid 101 degrees in the desert, but that didn’t stop festival-goers – or the performers — from showing any less enthusiasm. Even as the sun beat down relentlessly, fans showed up at every stage …
Read More »Lana Del Rey, Bon Iver, Shaboozey, and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week
Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, Lana Del Rey marks her return with a sad, cowgirl ballad, Bon Iver lets the light in on a brilliant new LP, and Shaboozey taps Myles …
Read More »'No Bullshit, No Lag': Why Turnpike Troubadours Wasted No Time in Dropping Surprise New Album
“If I had an idea that gave me a feeling, I would pursue it,” Turnpike Troubadours frontman Evan Felker tells Rolling Stone. “On this record, it was all about trying to find songs in a very different manner than overthinking things, or trying to let people know that I could …
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