Since Kamala Harris stepped up as the candidate to face off with Donald Trump in November, she’s sparked a wildly energetic response from the music world. Megan Thee Stallion, Quavo, and Olivia Rodrigo have all performed at Harris rallies or offered their support, and they are far from alone. Rolling …
Read More »Sleater-Kinney Come Up Against the 'Limits of Denial' on New Song 'This Time'
Sleater-Kinney have dropped a new song, “This Time,” one of three fresh additions to the upcoming deluxe edition of their latest album, Little Rope. “This Time” is a pensive, steady tune driven by warbling keys and keening guitar, though it does briefly kick into double-time rock and roll over drive. …
Read More »Sleater-Kinney Preview 'Little Rope Deluxe' With New Single 'Here Today'
Sleater-Kinney have revealed “Here Today,” an outtake from their recent album Little Rope. The track is a meditative rocker that contemplates the brevity of life. It’s paired with a black-and-white video of Los Angeles guerrilla projections — made by activist art collective In Decline — as the lyrics flash across …
Read More »Sleater-Kinney Strip Away 'Little Rope' Songs for Raw, New Emotion
At the same time Sleater-Kinney were recording their latest full-length, Little Rope, they realized some of the songs would feel different with new lighting. So they recut them with producer John Goodmanson at Portland, Oregon’s Flora Recording. Three of those renditions make up the new EP, Frayed Rope Sessions, which …
Read More »Sleater-Kinney Dive Deep in Video for New Single 'Untidy Creature'
Sleater-Kinney has released a new single, “Untidy Creature,” along with a music video for the track directed by Nick Pollet. The clip features Australian freediver Amber Bourke, who holds her breath in a bathtub for the duration of the introspective song. On the track, the closing number on the band’s …
Read More »Sleater-Kinney Want You to 'Say It Like You Mean It' During 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' Performance
Sleater-Kinney weren’t ready to say goodbye during their latest performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live. The rock duo delivered a soaring rendition of their latest single “Say It Like You Mean It,” which will appear on the forthcoming album Little Rope, out Jan. 19. Sleater-Kinney’s Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker were …
Read More »The Shocking Loss and Unbreakable Bond Behind Sleater-Kinney's New Album
“I honestly just needed to hear Corin sing.” Carrie Brownstein was headed into a studio in Los Angeles last fall when her friend and longtime Sleater-Kinney bandmate Corin Tucker called to give her the name and number of someone at the U.S. Embassy in Italy. The embassy had been urgently …
Read More »Sleater-Kinney, Brittany Howard, Band of Horses Lead 2023 Bumbershoot Fest
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Music and arts festival Bumbershoot, celebrating its 50th anniversary, will return to Seattle on Sept. 2 and 3 with a lineup led by Pacific Northwest heroes like Sleater-Kinney, …
Read More »'I'm a City Girl. I'm a Warrior.' Punk-Rock Legend Gina Birch Plays Her Rage Out Loud
Gina Birch has been creating punk art her entire life—but she’s just getting started. What could be more hardcore than dropping your first solo album at 67? She became a legend with the Raincoats, the London punk band she started in 1977, four renegade women inventing their own kind of …
Read More »Patti Smith, Blondie's Chris Stein, Michael Stipe Pay Tribute to Tom Verlaine: 'I Have Lost a Hero'
Patti Smith, Michael Stipe, Chris Stein, and many more artists have paid tribute to Tom Verlaine, the influential singer and guitarist for punk legends Television, who died following a “brief illness” at the age of 73. Smith — Verlaine’s former partner and regular collaborator — posted a photograph of them …
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