Marianne Faithfull takes inspiration from her first single on the new posthumous song, “Burning Moonlight,” which will appear on an upcoming EP of the same name, out June 6. The title track is a moving acoustic ballad inspired by the opening line of “As Tears Go By,” Faithfull’s debut single, …
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While Live Nation-Ticketmaster may have entered the year, as they called it, “hopeful” that Donald Trump’s presidency would bode well for its fight against the massive antitrust lawsuit filed by federal prosecutors last May, the company took a hit Friday when a Biden-appointed judge rejected its bid to dismiss a …
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Radiohead have unearthed a previously unseen video of a Thom Yorke acoustic performance from 1995 to mark the 30th anniversary of The Bends. In lieu of a reissue of their 1995 sophomore LP — one of Rolling Stone‘s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time — Radiohead has instead been digging …
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“Everybody’s just in the best mood and it gets better and better throughout the day,” I overheard a fan say Thursday afternoon at the 2025 Luck Reunion. His observation was spot-on. For its 13th year, the boutique festival held on Willie Nelson’s Luck Ranch in Spicewood, Texas — just outside …
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The whole premise of the Troggs’ 1966 hit “Wild Thing” is about this socially disaffected guy, benumbed to sympathy, empathy, and even his own ego — utterly skeptical of any personal joy, a real Freudian basket case — until he experiences a sexual awakening so subtle that he questions his …
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Soulja Boy, the Grammy-nominated rapper, appeared in a California courtroom Thursday for the first day of his civil trial involving allegations he beat and raped a woman while she was working as his personal assistant for nearly two years, ending in late 2020. The “Crank That” artist, whose real name …
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By the time Megan Moroney sang the words, “Oh, my God, am I okay?” at Rolling Stone’s third-annual Future of Music showcase at SXSW on Wednesday night, it was clear the Georgia country star already had her answer. Moroney was far better than just “okay,” and the fans assembled at …
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Punk stalwarts Rise Against have dropped a new music video for their recent single, “Nod.” Released in January, just a few days after President Donald Trump’s inauguration, “Nod” isn’t overtly political, but contains a particularly potent rallying cry for this moment: “I swear to god this can’t wait/One more minute, …
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Earlier this month, unconfirmed reports about Harry Styles planning an extensive 35-date residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas made rounds online. Initially reported by the New York Post, news that the musician was “in final negotiations” for the show didn’t just take fans by surprise — it was news …
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A great performance at SXSW can happen anywhere: An official showcase at a downtown venue, an unofficial get-together at an East Side bar, a shindig thrown by a third-party political group, or all of the above. Here are the best things we saw on Wednesday, March 12, at SXSW 2025. …
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