The Weather Station — the project of indie artist Tamara Lindeman — has unveiled a new single, “To Talk About,” along with a self-directed music video. The song will appear on the musician’snew album,How Is It That I Should Look at Stars, out March 4 via Fat Possum. “To Talk …
Read More »Lady Gaga to Host Elton John's Oscar Party With Billy Porter, Eric McCormack
UPDATE (3/2): Lady Gaga, Billy Porter, and Eric McCormack will co-host the Elton Johns AIDS Foundation’s 30th annual Oscars pre-party. The trio will helm the event alongside David Furnish, Chairman of the foundation and John’s husband. “Lady Gaga, Billy Porter and Eric McCormack are not only amazingly talented, but have …
Read More »Belle and Sebastian to Return With First Studio Album in Seven Years
Belle and Sebastian‘s tenth album is on its way. On Wednesday, the indie-pop group dropped “Unnecessary Drama,” the first single off their first album since 2015,A Bit of Previous, out May 6. “The song is about a young person experimenting in being a human again after a forced hiatus”, said …
Read More »Vermont Trio Thus Love Embrace Creativity in Dark Times on New Song 'Inamorato'
Thus Love, a budding post-punk trio out of Brattleboro, Vermont, have signed to Captured Tracks and dropped their first single with the indie label, “Inamorato.” The track will appear on the group’s debut album, which is set to arrive this fall. “Inamorato” combines swift drums, a rich, driving bass line, …
Read More »Big Thief Bring a Heady Urgency to 'Colbert' With 'Simulation Swarm' Performance
Big Thief beamed in to The Late Show from a cozy-looking living room for their performance of “Simulation Swarm” Tuesday night, March 1. This marked the indie outfit’s second time on The Late Show after making their debut there in 2019. “Simulation Swarm” captures a potent blend of headiness and …
Read More »Kanye West Swaps Lawyers on Eve of Kim Kardashian Divorce Hearing
On the eve of a crucial hearing in his divorce proceedings with estranged wife Kim Kardashian, Kanye West made the unorthodox move of firing his lawyer and hiring a new one. Lawyer Chris Melcher, who had been representing Ye during the rapper’s acrimonious split, confirmed to Billboard that he and …
Read More »Watch David Crosby Perform a Powerful 'Ohio' With Jason Isbell, Shawn Colvin
David Crosby came out near the end of Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit’s Santa Barbara, California, show on Saturday night to perform a powerful rendition of the 1970 Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young classic “Ohio” alongside Shawn Colvin. It was his first time playing live in any capacity since …
Read More »It Took Him 15 Minutes to Make a Hit — and Seven Months to Reclaim It
It took G. Moore roughly 15 minutes to make the song that upended his life. Last July, he Googled a “SoFaygo type beat” (in honor of one of his favorite rappers) and picked an instrumental full of synths that waft upwards like bubbles blown by a light breeze. While recording …
Read More »Kim Kardashian Declared Legally Single From Kanye West: 'Thank You So Much'
Kimye is kaput after a judge declared Kim Kardashian legally single from Kanye West at a court hearing Wednesday. Appearing remotely on a courtroom video screen in downtown Los Angeles, Kardashian, 41, raised her right hand, promised to tell the truth and confirmed her recent paperwork asking to terminate her …
Read More »Charli XCX Confirms She Dropped Out of NFT Festival After Fan Backlash
Charli XCX confirmed that she pulled out of an NFT festival — a booking that originally sparked controversy among her fans — in a new digital cover story for Rolling Stone UK. The festival in question is Afterparty, an event taking place in Las Vegas later this month with headlining …
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