Panic! At the Disco have returned with a new song, “Viva Las Vengeance,” the title-track from their upcoming seventh studio album, out Aug. 19 via Fueled b Ramen/DCD2 Records. “Viva Las Vengeance” — which arrives with a music video directed by Brendan Walter — is a stomping blast of power-pop …
Read More »Cat Power Delivers a Tender, Singular Take on the Rolling Stones' 'You Got the Silver'
Cat Power has officially released her rendition of the Rolling Stones’ “You Got the Silver,” which was previously only available as a bonus track on the Japanese version of her recent album, Covers. Power’s take on the Keith Richards-led Let It Bleed tune feels at once indebted to the original, …
Read More »Cuco Wants to Hack the Space-Time Continuum on Psychedelic Track 'Time Machine'
Cuco is doing a little time traveling ahead of his upcoming album, Fantasy Gateway. The Mexican-American singer-songwriter, known for music with a psychedelic kick, has shared his new song “Time Machine,” a dreamy rumination about what it would mean to teleport to the past and change the outcome of a …
Read More »Farewell Andy Fletcher: A Toast to Depeche Mode's Quiet One
Goodbye to Andy Fletcher, a beloved New Wave uncle to countless Depeche Mode fans over the years. Fletch, who died at age 60 of natural causes, was a founding member of the pioneering synth-pop sages, and a crucial element in their chemistry. Every sullen goth teen who ever wore black …
Read More »Republicans Respond to Uvalde With Thoughts, Prayers, and Cowardice
Conservative media’s coverage of Tuesday’s massacre in Uvalde, Texas, has been filled with gross speculation and calls to transform elementary schools into military-grade compounds patrolled by gun-toting teachers. The response from the Republican politicians was just as sickening. The GOP has for years been working to stonewall the passage of …
Read More »Nick Cave Thanks Fans for 'Kind Words' and Support Following Son Jethro's Death
Nick Cave continues to mourn the death of his eldest son Jethro Lazenby. On Tuesday, the Australian musician wrote back to a note from a fan on hisRed Hand Filesblog and thanked them for supporting him in the weeks since Lazenby’s death. “I have no question for you today. I …
Read More »The xx's Oliver Sim Reveals He's Been Living With HIV Since Age 17 in Moving 'Hideous' Video
The xx‘s Oliver Sim has released the affecting video for his new song “Hideous,” where he discloses for the first time that he has been living with HIV since he was a teenager. The song appears on his first solo album,Hideous Bastard. It arrives on Sep. 9 via Young. The …
Read More »Watch Beach House's Dreamy Performance of 'Superstar' on 'Colbert'
Beach House transformed theLate Show With Stephen Colbertstage into an indie pop dreamscape with their performance of “Superstar” Thursday. The shoegaze-inspired track comes off the group’s most recent albumOnce Twice Melody, which was released in February of this year. The Baltimore duo of Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally are longtime …
Read More »Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Kyle Mooney Join Pete Davidson in Exiting 'Saturday Night Live'
Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, and Kyle Mooney will join fellow cast member Pete Davidson in exiting Saturday Night Live after this weekend’s Season 47 finale, Rolling Stone has learned. Representatives for SNL did not respond toRolling Stone’s request for comment. McKinnon joined the cast in 2012 and became a repertory …
Read More »Are Big Concerts Safe? Six Months After Astroworld, Questions Linger
This spring, six months after a crowd rush at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival killed 10 people in Houston and injured hundreds of others, the live-music business is getting ready for another festival season — its first full-scale comeback since the pandemic sidelined concerts in 2020. While the specific legal ramifications …
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