Public Enemy have dropped a new animated video for “Grid,” their searing collaboration with Cypress Hill and George Clinton. “Grid” finds the hip-hop stalwarts and funk legend launching a blistering salvo against tech overload and overlords, envisioning what might happen if we’re all forced off the grid. The accompanying clip …
Read More »See Phoebe Bridgers, Hayley Williams, and Margo Price Perform at RBG Tribute
Phoebe Bridgers, Paramore’s Hayley Williams, and Margo Price all performed songs during the Ruth Bader Ginsburg tribute, Honor Her Wish, on Monday, October 12th. Each performance — and a few others — was posted on YouTube by Demand Justice, the group that organized the event. Bridgers delivered a simple but …
Read More »Harry Styles Announces 'Fine Line' Limited Edition Vinyl Box Set
Harry Styles has announced a new box set that will celebrate his sophomore album Fine Line. The news arrives on the first anniversary of the album’s lead single “Lights Up.” Styles’Fine Line — 1 Year Anniversary Limited Edition Box Set will drop on December 11th, almost a year to the …
Read More »Watch Jason Isbell's Haunting 'Only Children' Video
Jason Isbell has released a new video for his song “Only Children.” The song appears on Isbell and the 400 Unit’s latest album, Reunions. Directed by Kurt Simpson, the clip follows two adolescent friends through a dreamlike nighttime experience filled with wonder and fear. They seem to be on the …
Read More »Descendents' Milo Aukerman Releases New Ukulele Protest Project as RebUke
The Descendents’ Milo Aukerman has released a trio of protest songs performed on the ukulele under the clever moniker RebUke. Per a press release, the three songs on 45… Not a LPexamine the current political state of the United Sates, and how outrage and uncertainty have only grown over the …
Read More »Bicep Preview 'Isles' LP With Gleaming Single 'Apricots'
Bicep’s eponymous 2017 debut album offered an effective mix of soothing melody and pummeling rhythm. The electronic duo of Andrew Ferguson and Matthew McBriar had a gift for shiny, shuffling, shuddering tracks like “Glue” and “Opal,” which became modest streaming hits and sent the group on the road for two …
Read More »ARO's Chilly, Trance-like 'House of Lies' Is a Song You Need to Know
The squirmy synth line that opens “House of Lies,” the latest single from ARO‘s upcoming Vacare Adamare LP, worms its way in slowly. “Picked you like a rose that wasn’t blooming,” sings ARO, “’cause everything I do is of my choosing.” That couplet perfectly sets up her whole perspective — …
Read More »Alessia Cara on Amy Winehouse's 'Back to Black': 'She Just Laid It All Out'
This piece is part of our ongoing coverage of Rolling Stone’s newly updated500 Greatest Albums of All Time list. Amy Winehouse‘sBack to Black topped Alessia Cara‘s personal ballot and landed at number 33 on the overall list. Here, Cara reflects on how the album comforted and inspired her during a …
Read More »Prince Estate to Livestream 1987 New Year's Eve Show With Miles Davis
The Prince estate will stream the musician’s full December 31st, 1987 concert at Paisley Park Thursday, September 24th, at 8 p.m. ET on the Prince YouTube page. The 1987 New Year’s Show has long-been a classic Prince bootleg, although the screening tomorrow is being touted as a premiere of the …
Read More »The Chicks Talk Charles Barkley, Working With Jack Antonoff on 'Kimmel'
The Chicks made their most recent late-night appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Monday night, following Kimmel’s hosting stint at the 72nd Emmy Awards. He kicked off by asking the trio about one of their more unlikely fans: former NBA player and analyst Charles Barkley. “He doesn’t go to shows, usually …
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