As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to overwhelm communities across the United States, Rolling Stone reached out to a doctor specializing in neurocritical care at a Philadelphia hospital serving a low-income portion of the city. We discussed how the facility has struggled to prepare, how they see the coming weeks playing …
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With New York and surrounding states potentially on the brink of a forced quarantine, David Byrne penned an op-ed Saturday about self-isolation and “what connects us all when physical presence can’t.” An abridged version of Byrne’s op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal, while the singer’s Reasons to Be Cheerful …
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Bob Dylan fans woke up this morning to the stunning news that the songwriter had released a 17-minute epic titled “Murder Most Foul.” “Greetings to my fans and followers, with gratitude for all your support and loyalty over the years,” Dylan wrote. “This is an unreleased song we recorded a …
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Nicole Atkins was forced to cancel a tour supporting her new album, Italian Ice, but she is continuing to play live — from the safety of her Nashville home. Atkins is the latest artist to take part in “In My Room,” our new IGTV series in which artists perform in …
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On Friday, March 13th, New Orleans-based drag performer Laveau Contraire put on her last drag show for the foreseeable future. “That’s a good, ominous date,” she jokes a week later. Up until then, the coronavirus pandemic felt like a “distant threat” for the city she calls home. Even so, the …
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Taylor Swift fooled nearly everyone in her latest music video (and directorial debut), “The Man,” in which she dressed up as her own male alter ego “Tyler Swift” to demonstrate toxic masculinity in the workplace. It was quite an impressive drag persona, so much so that it was hard to …
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At age 19, Chynna Phillips was just trying to get well. The singer, who formed Wilson Phillips in 1986 with Carnie and Wendy Wilson, had struggled with drug and alcohol addiction throughout high school. As the trio cultivated their sound, learning together how to turn beautiful harmonies into thoughtful, original …
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Celine Dion is the latest artist to participate in a Spotify Singles release, where artists share a new version of one of their signature tracks along with a cover of a song by another artist. For her track, Dion chose “Imperfections,” one of the singles from her November 2019 album …
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Peter Frampton has teamed up with former Rolling Stone editor Alan Light for a memoir, Do You Feel Like I Do?, set for release on October 20th. “This is my journey,” Frampton says in a statement. “All I ever wanted to do was play guitar and it’s taken me many …
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Eric Clapton assembled an incredible roster of musicians on Sunday evening to honor the late Ginger Baker at the Eventim Apollo Hammersmith in London: Roger Waters, Nile Rodgers, Ron Wood, Steve Winwood and Paul Carrack, along with Baker’s son Kofi. The show was centered around songs by Cream and Blind …
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