Travis Barker is officially back to work. After suffering an unexpected medical condition that landed him in the hospital late last month, the Blink-182 drummer made a surprise appearance at Machine Gun Kelly‘s show at the Forum in Los Angeles on Wednesday night. With Barker on drums, the two performed …
Read More »Mick Jagger, Keith Richards Make Sense of 60th Anniversary in 'My Life as a Rolling Stone' Trailer
The Rolling Stones make sense of being the Rolling Stones in the new trailer for Epix’s upcoming docuseries, My Life as a Rolling Stone. “Mick Jagger is Mick Jagger — a very honorable man under all that crap,” Keith Richards says, laughing. “Keith’s got a reputation as a hellraiser,” Jagger …
Read More »The Year of Doris Anahí: How a Rising Music Manager Became a Star in Her Own Right
Doris Anahí is sitting in a cafe in Mexico City, talking to Rolling Stone on the phone, when a tiny hummingbird lands directly in front of her and flutters its wings. “It’s my ancestors saying, ‘What’s up!’” she says with a laugh. She’s been in Mexico for a few weeks; …
Read More »Megadeth's 'Countdown to Extinction' at 30: How the Thrashers Finally Proved Themselves
When Dave Mustaine looks back on making Countdown to Extinction, the 1992 album that propelled Megadeth into the mainstream, he’s thankful for his clarity of mind at the time. After years of alcohol and drug abuse, the eternally redheaded singer, guitarist, and songwriter had gotten sober before the making of …
Read More »'Most Important Day in His Life': NBA YoungBoy's L.A. Gun Trial Goes to Jury
NBA YoungBoy’s fate was dropped in the hands of a federal jury in Los Angeles Thursday after lawyers on both sides said the case accusing the wildly popular rapper of being a felon in possession of a firearm was “simple.” Prosecutors argued YoungBoy, born Kentrell Gaulden, proved his own guilt …
Read More »Britney Spears' Dad Ordered To Give Deposition, But His 'Revenge' Exam of Singer Still Undecided
Britney Spears’ dad must stop dodging his pop star daughter and sit for a deposition no later than Aug. 12 to answer questions about his alleged “misconduct” at the helm of her now-terminated conservatorship, a judge ruled Wednesday. Los Angeles County Judge Brenda Penny said Jamie Spears must travel to …
Read More »Pink Calls for Action on Protest Anthem 'Irrelevant'
Pink has released a new single, “Irrelevant,” which sees the pop singer urging fans to advocate for their rights. Proceeds from the song will be donated to When We All Vote, the national, nonpartisan voting initiative created by Michelle Obama. The anthemic track was written by Pink along with songwriter …
Read More »King Crimson's Robert Fripp Sets Fall Release for Band Doc. But Another Tour? 'Only to Prevent World War III'
In the universe of King Crimson, one of rock’s most challenging art-prog bands, nothing was ever easy: personnel changed as often as time signatures. Now the same seems to be true of In the Court of the Crimson King, the documentary about the band’s 50th anniversary tour in 2019 that …
Read More »Sabrina Carpenter 'Dealt with Perceptions.' Now She's Making Her Story Crystal Clear
It’s not that Sabrina Carpenter was putting up a front in her music before, it’s just that she — a Disney Channel actress since age of 13 — was “programmed” to be confident “till the day I die.” With her new music, Carpenter changes out the Disney-girl chip and lets …
Read More »URL to IRL: Dirty Bird Is Building a Dance Music Community, One Beat at a Time
All humans are comprised of contradictions, and multimedia artist Dirty Bird is self-aware of his. He’s a Twitter-famous internet personality who doesn’t want to be known for his online persona. He’s a jazz-laden dance music producer who wouldn’t describe his own music as jazz. He’s a capital-A Artist who’s frighteningly …
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