The latest episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast spotlights Billy Joel in conversation with Andy Greene, with the enduring singer/songwriter discussing the making of his classic album The Stranger, setlists for his Madison Square Garden residency, why he doesn’t enjoy playing “Captain Jack” (“Captain Jack’s been demoted to …
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Slipknot unveiled a punishing new song, “Unsainted,” the first single from the group’s upcoming album, We Are Not Your Kind, out August 9th via Roadrunner Records. “Unsainted” opens with an expertly crafted build, as choir vocals float above rumbling drums, tidal wave guitars and frontman Corey Taylor’s vocals: “Oh, I’ll …
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Since releasing an album in 2017,Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real have played 200-plus shows — both on their own and with Neil Young, inspiring some of the legend’s fieriest shows in years. “They have no fear,” Young told RS. “They’re much better players than I am. Lukas is …
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“I’ve known him for 30 years, and this might be the most ignorant my boy gets,” DJ Clark Kent said with a smile. “And you all get to see it firsthand.” A show of Jay-Z’s B-sides and cult favorites isn’t by default “gutter,” as Kent took to describing the star-studded …
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One of the only consistencies of American politics in 2019 is that more or less every week a new Democrat has announced they’re running for president. The latest to do so is Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA), who made it official Monday morning. He’s the 19th Democrat to officially announce their …
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British electronic jazz group the Cinematic Orchestra have announced a rare tour of North America, their first trek on this side of the Atlantic in over a decade. The 23-date jaunt opens October 27th in Houston, Texas and wraps a month later at Los Angeles’ Walt Disney Concert Hall on …
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arrested Thursday morning on a single charge of conspiring to hack a government computer. The charge was filed last year by the Department of Justice, and stems from his involvement in a 2010 scheme to help Chelsea Manning break a password to a Department of …
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L7 first came together about 19 hours south of Seattle, in Los Angeles, in 1985. Although they had no claim to the Emerald City’s grunge explosion, they signed to Sub Pop, toured with Nirvana and shocked audiences more efficiently than their Lollapalooza contemporaries. When Rolling Stone ranked the 50 Greatest …
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New tracks by Robert Earl Keen, Jamestown Revival and Mickey Guyton make up the 10 must-hear country and Americana songs of the week. Bastian Baker, “You Should Call Home” Bastian Baker isn’t just a road warrior; he’s a jet-setter, playing shows in 40 countries throughout the last seven years (including …
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Last weekend, an Austrlian teenager won the hearts and minds of people all around the world when he cracked an egg over the head of Fraser Anning, a far-right Australian politician who implied that immigration and “Muslim fanatics” were responsible for the shooting. Now, William Connolly, 17, a.k.a. “Egg Boy,” …
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