Duran Duran loves Los Angeles. In celebration of their 40th anniversary, the band captured their recent rooftop performance in the city at the Aster and gathered up decades-old archival footage to pair with exclusive interviews for what would become A Hollywood High, their 75-minute documentary concert film set for release …
Read More »How Cortex's 'Troupeau Bleu' Became Hip-Hop's Favorite French Jazz Album
As the doors of Music Hall of Williamsburg opened on Sept. 28, concert-goers of all ages wearing MF DOOM memorabilia quickly filled the Brooklyn venue — only to eagerly change their outfits for merch with the name of a French jazz album from the Seventies. Within 10 minutes, Cortex’s Troupeau …
Read More »'Eddie Van Halen Was a One of a Kind': Watch Red Hot Chili Peppers Perform Tribute Song 'Eddie' Live for the First Time
Eddie Van Halen received a moving tribute from Red Hot Chili Peppers as the band performed their tribute single “Eddie” live for the first time at Austin City Limits. The 6-minute-long performance arrived halfway through their headlining set and enraptured the audience by the end, in part to John Frusciante’s …
Read More »Ed Sheeran Gifted Sam Smith a 6-Foot 'Concrete' Penis Statue: 'I'm Not the First'
An “Unholy” gift for sure! Apparently, Ed Sheeran gifted his good friend Sam Smith a six-foot statue of a penis. (Not kidding.) On Tuesday, Smith joined the Kelly Clarkson Show and was asked about the unusual “trophy” that Sheeran gave him. “It’s actually wild. I thought it was a joke, …
Read More »Gregg Allman's 75th Birthday Tribute Concert Is a Curious Lineup of Mainstream Country Stars
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Gregg Allman, the late Allman Brothers Band co-founder who died in 2017, would have turned 75 this Dec. 8. To mark his birthday, a country-heavy lineup of artists …
Read More »Christine and the Queens Fight Through Pain for 'La Chanson du Chevalier' Video
Not even an injured knee can hold Christine and the Queens back. In a new video for “La Chanson du Chevalier,” a track off the artist’s upcoming Redcar Les Adorables Étoiles (Prologue), Chris (performing as Redcar) lopes around a surrealistically lit studio dressed similarly to a sailor, and somehow he …
Read More »Blink-182, Green Day to Bring Even More Pop-Punk Nostalgia to When We Were Young Fest 2023
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The inaugural When We Were Young festival hasn’t even happened yet, but the emo/pop-punk nostalgia blowout is already looking ahead to next year, announcing the newly-reunited Blink-182 and …
Read More »Watch Wet Leg Revisit Punk-Laced Single 'Chaise Longue' on 'Kimmel'
Wet Leg appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live to perform their song “Chaise Longue.” The Isle of Wight duo, Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers, showcased the punk-tinged track alongside their live band. “Chaise Longue” was the first single off the group’sself-titled debut, which dropped in April via Domino. The highly-anticipated LP …
Read More »Lizzo Says 'F-k Them' to Those Who Throw 'Extreme Negativity' at Her
Lizzo is used to getting hate online for being a plus-sized, Black musician — and she’s opening up about how she deals with those comments. In a Vanity Fair cover story published Tuesday, the singer spoke about an Instagram Live last August where she addressed some of the fat-phobic and …
Read More »John Stamos, Katelyn Tarver Tapped for Freevee Series Based on Jessica Simpson's 'Open Book'
John Stamos and Katelyn Tarver will star in an adaptation of Jessica Simpson‘s memoir, Open Book. The half-hour scripted comedy earned a pilot order from Amazon platform Freevee. The show is a dramatic take on Simpson’s book, with Tarver playing mid-20s pop star Sadie Sparrow ingenue to mogul. Stamos will …
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