The Mountain Goats fulfilled a long-standing promise to write a song for wrestler Sasha Banks and the result is a charming, guitar-driven rocker. “Song for Sasha Banks” finds frontman John Darnielle recounting Banks’ journey from watching Chris Jericho on television as a child to seeing her This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Hear the Mountain Goats’ Long-Awaited Tribute to Wrestler Sasha...
Slash will take a month-long break from Guns N’ Roses’ Not in This Lifetime Tour this fall to hit the road with Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators. The guitarist also detailed the September 21st arrival of This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Slash Sets Tour, New LP ‘Living the Dream’ With Myles...
Jay-Z continues to expand his business portfolio as the rapper, Roc Nation founder and Tidal owner has aligned with Puma to become the apparel brand’s President of Basketball Operations. In his new role, the rapper is expected to assist with the brand’s creative direction and product as well as recruit both This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Jay-Z Named Puma’s President of Basketball...
Controversial hip-hop hitmaker XXXTentacion was shot and killed on Monday in Florida, Broward Sheriff’s Office confirmed. He was 20 years old. TMZ first reported news of the rapper’s death. XXXTentacion (real name Jahseh This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: XXXTentacion Shot Dead at...
Hours before Beyoncé and Jay-Z released their new album Everything Is Love on Saturday night, their camp was scrambling to complete the surprise LP. “People were still recording parts an hour and a half before the last show in This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Beyoncé, Jay-Z Collaborators Detail How ‘Everything Is Love’ Came...
When Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s album Everything Is Love appeared suddenly on Tidal on Saturday night, a surprising name stood out on the credits list: veteran duo Cool & Dre co-produced three of the nine songs on the This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Producers Cool & Dre on What It’s Like to Make a Beyonce and Jay-Z...
Every Nas album since the turn of the century has closely orbited a major theme. At his most overt (he called an album Hip Hop Is Dead in 2006 and tried to call another entitled Nigger two years later), the iconic rapper will trace one idea from a dozen different angles, writing high-concept Fox News disses or rapping like This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Review: ‘Nasir’ is the One Thing Nas has Never Been Before –...
Once upon a time, the main currency of jazz was a soloist’s improvisational flow; today, it’s all about collective vibe. Thatprinciple plays out in handsomely chill fashion on the debut from new all-star ensemble R+R=Now, which doubles as a statement of purpose for a new generation of jazzers. If you’ve been following this movement, you’ll recognize many of the names here – This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Review: Jazz’s New-School Stars Band Together on R+R=Now’s...
Miguel will continue to showcase his 2017 album War & Leisure on his newly announced The Ascension North American tour. After wrapping up This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Miguel Announces ‘The Ascension’ North American...
The Hold Steady‘s Craig Finn and the Gaslight Anthem‘s Brian This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Craig Finn, The Gaslight Anthem’s Brian Fallon Plot Joint...
For the first few months after Gregg Allman died, his 45-year-old son Devon was unable to perform in public. “I called up my agent and canceled every date,” he says. “I said to him, ‘I’m not gonna be able to concentrate. The energy in the room is not gonna be about the concert. It’s gonna be about, ‘Oh, I’m This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Gregg Allman’s Son Devon Talks Carrying on the Family...
Elvis Costello announced a fall tour with the Imposters in support of his soon-to-be-announced new album. The 20-date, coast-to-coast “Look Now And Then…It’s Elvis Costello & The Imposters” trek begins November 2nd in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and concludes December 4th in Vancouver, British This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Elvis Costello Sets Fall Tour Ahead of New...
RZA, Vic Mensa, Jeff Goldblum and Mike Patton & DJ QBert are among the artists that will take part in the David Lynch-curated Festival of Disruption, which returns to Los This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: RZA, Francis Ford Coppola Lead David Lynch’s Festival of...
My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James announced a career-spanning acoustic tour while hitting the road in support of his This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Jim James Announces Career-Spanning Solo Acoustic...
This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Wayne Coyne Looks Back on the Flaming Lips’ Beautifully Amateurish Early...
Lin-Manuel Miranda dropped an unreleased Hamilton-themed Mobb Deep track, “Boom Goes the Cannon,” for the June installment of his year-long Hamildrops series. The track features Prodigy, who died This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Hear Mobb Deep’s ‘Hamilton’-Inspired ‘Boom Goes the...
Three years ago, Bryan Adams was crisscrossing the globe for the Reckless 30th Anniversary Tour, supporting the chart-topping album that made him a star at the age of 25, with the forever hit “Summer of ’69” and the power ballad “Heaven.” “It was a hell of a rollercoaster to suddenly get on,” Adams This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Watch Bryan Adams Perform Song From ‘Pretty Woman: The...
Chris Cornell‘s daughter Toni shared a recording of her and her late father covering Prince’s “Nothing Compares 2 U” to mark Father’s Day. “Daddy, I love you and miss you so much. You were the best father anyone could ask for. Our relationship was so special, and you were always there for me. You gave This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Hear Chris Cornell and Daughter Toni Duet on Prince’s ‘Nothing Compares 2...
Steve Albini won his first World Series of Poker tournament late Saturday night as the renowned producer and Big Black rocker finished first in the $1,500 Seven Card Stud event. The producer of albums like Nirvana’s In Utero and Pixies’ Surfer Rosa beat out 309 other players to win the $106,000 prize and a coveted World Series of Poker (WSOP) gold bracelet, This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Steve Albini Wins World Series of Poker...
Flying Lotus has offered up an enthralling new track titled “Heroes Pt. 5” to the Adult Swim Singles series. Keeping with the producer’s mind-bending, genre-blending This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Hear Flying Lotus’ Enthralling New Adult Swim Single ‘Heroes Pt....
