In August, Vampire Weekend taped an hour-long set forAustin City Limits, and it’s premiering in full this Saturday, November 9th. On Thursday, the band shared an exclusive video from the set with Rolling Stone, featuring their performance of “Harmony Hall” from their latest album,Father of the Bride. What’s great about …
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“It was a fitting end. A doomed love story. A perfect tragedy.” This is a character in Season Two of The End of the F***ing World describing the dark comedy’s first season. Across eight compact episodes, that season followed mismatched would-be lovers James (Alex Lawther) and Alyssa (Jessica Barden) — …
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When the Oscar-winning composing duo — and Nine Inch Nails bandmates — Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross learned that the beloved comic book Watchmen was going to be expanded into a TV series, they wanted in. Reznor was already a fan of the graphic novel, but moreover he liked the …
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Renowned Texas singer-songwriter/visual artist Terry Allen has announced Just Like Moby Dick, his first album since 2013’sBottom of the World. Featuring his longtime Panhandle Mystery band, Just Like Moby Dick was co-produced by Charlie Sexton and includes songs co-written by Joe Ely and Dave Alvin. Allen has released two previews …
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Young Thug is wonderful at many things — rapping, singing, screeching, howling, mumbling, ad-libbing, AutoTune, friendship, complicated hand signs and fixing collars on catwalks. But when it comes to being a firefighter, Thug is extraordinarily terrible. The music video for “Hot,” featuring Gunna and Travis Scott, is one long and …
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A very good dog who was involved in the raid that led to the death of ISIS leader Abu Baker al-Baghdadi is set to visit the White House, and Trevor Noah has some thoughts on why President Trump is so excited. “I’m not surprised that Trump invited the dog, because …
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What’s happening in California right now — blackouts, wildfires, mass evacuations — should tell you everything you need to know about the urgency of the climate crisis. But the hard truth is, the flames in California are just one aspect of life on a superheated planet. Every once in a …
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A group of new performers and surprise collaborators spanning genres and generations has been added to the lineup of the 2019 CMA Awards. The annual event takes place Wednesday, November 13th at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. Kacey Musgraves, who claimed the CMA’s Album of the Year prize for Golden Hour at …
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Wilco‘s Jeff Tweedy went deep on the making of the band’s new album, Ode to Joy, and many other topics in his recent appearance on our podcast, Rolling Stone Music Now. Read some highlights below, and to hear the entire interview, press play or download and subscribe on iTunesorSpotify. There …
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Edward Norton is fidgeting with the Western-style pearl snaps on his white collared shirt. You wouldn’t call it a tic — though nervous tics are one of many deeply researched subjects he’s able to wax about at a moment’s notice. It’s more like a subconscious tell that he’s about to …
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