On a recent drive from Cleveland, Ohio, back to his home in Austin, Texas, Miles Miller had ample time to reflect along the 1,400-mile route. “I thought about how much I thought about these moments without knowing what they would look like,” Miller tells Rolling Stone. “Even when I was …
Read More »The Rose: Inside the Korean Rock Group's Biggest Year Yet
In 2018, the Rose made their U.S. concert debut performing for about 300 students at Northwestern University’s Korean American Students Conference. This year, on August 3 – exactly six years after the Korean indie-rock band officially launched their career with their single “Sorry” – the quartet will headline at Lollapalooza’s …
Read More »El Sonido Live Is Capturing the Unstoppable Energy of Latin America's Indie Scene
Over the past decade, the Pacific Northwest has steadily blossomed into a stateside haven for fresh, alternative sounds from Latin America. In Portland, parties such as Gran Ritmos and Tropidahl transformed nightlife by celebrating diasporic hybrids of cumbia, dembow, and bhangra. Meanwhile, in Seattle, the psych and punk bedlam of …
Read More »Lil Baby Quietly Cancels Seven Dates on His It's Only Us Tour
Lil Baby is making some changes to his upcoming It’s Only Us tour. The rapper appears to have quietly canceled a slew of shows from the upcoming trek, set to kick off on July 26 at the Toyota Center in Houston, TX. On Friday, Lil Baby posted an updated tour …
Read More »Thee Sacred Souls Talk the Genesis of Band, Touring Sea Legs, and Next Album
San Diego’s Thee Sacred Souls have had a whirlwind last couple of years, going from cutting demos and playing lowkey gigs to signing to Daptone, who released their eponymous album in 2022. It also included hitting the road for a full year, which was both hard and also thrilling, the …
Read More »Rita Ora Delivers Vulnerable Ballads and Euphoric EDM-Lite on Her Most Personal Record Yet
In the last five years, Rita Ora has seemingly been everywhere: in the tabloids, as a panelist on The Masked Singer, a coach on The Voice Australia, in a handful of film roles including a supporting stint in Pokémon Detective Pikachu and collaborating on a smattering of singles with artists …
Read More »Morgan Wallen Invited the Family of One of the Idaho Murder Victims to His Concert
Morgan Wallen invited the family and friends of one of the University of Idaho murder victims to his concert in San Diego this past weekend, welcoming the parents of Ethan Chapin and their guests backstage. Chapin was one of four students killed on Nov. 23, 2022, in their off-campus rental …
Read More »City Girls' JT Pours One Out for Her Friend in 'No Bars' Video
City Girls’ JT has dropped the video for “No Bars,” her first new solo single since 2019’s “JT First Day Out.” The video is dedicated to a friend of hers who died, Monica Suh. It opens with JT in Paris at night in front of the Eiffel Tower. She addresses …
Read More »Bad Brains Singer H.R. Screams in Pain from Stabbing Headaches That Threaten His Career
Guttural screams, every 15 minutes. That’s become the tragic routine of H.R., the mesmerizing singer of influential hardcore band Bad Brains. Since 2014, H.R. has been suffering from an excruciating type of rare head affliction known as SUNCT headaches that leave him all but devastated. “I have sharp, stabbing pains …
Read More »Watch Eminem Join Ed Sheeran to Perform 'Lose Yourself' at Detroit Concert
Ed Sheeran welcomed an unlikely surprise guest during his concert Saturday in Detroit as Eminem appeared onstage to perform two of his biggest hits alongside the British singer. Performing at the Motor City’s Ford Field, Sheeran acknowledged Eminem’s hometown by first launching into the 8 Mile hit “Lose Yourself” solo, …
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