Josh Homme appeared on Lolla2020’s livestream on Thursday to perform an acoustic rendition of Them Crooked Vultures‘ “Spinning in Daffodils.” After being introduced by Perry Farrell, Homme begins to strum the opening lines to the final track off Them Crooked Vultures’ self-titled 2009 debut. “I wish I was a beautiful …
Read More »Chrissie Hynde on Her Bob Dylan Obsession, Flummoxing 'Dylanologists'
When Chrissie Hynde heard Bob Dylan’s “Murder Most Foul,” the 17-minute elegy he had recorded about John F. Kennedy and surprise-released in late March, she was caught by surprise. “It really knocked me sideways,” she tells Rolling Stone. “It’s so magnificent.” Like everyone, she was in what she describes as …
Read More »Muzz Bring Their Home Movies to a Drive-Through in 'Summer Love' Video
Muzz — a new band fronted by Interpol’s Paul Banks — have shared a soothing video for “Summer Love,” a track off their self-titled debut album, which arrived in June. The clip boasts a clever mix of the serene and psychedelic that perfectly fits the airy folk swoon of “Summer …
Read More »Watch Allman Betts Band Cover 'Midnight Rider' on 'CBS This Morning'
The Allman Betts Band — the jam-rock group featuring Allman Brothers Band progeny Devon Allman and Duane Betts — covered their fathers’ “Midnight Rider” during their “Saturday Sessions” performance on CBS This Morning. Performing from the stage of Solana Beach, California’s Belly Up venue, the group — which also boasts …
Read More »Avenue Beat Say 'F2020' to a Rotten, Depressing Year
Back in 2019, the trio Avenue Beat released their song “Delight.” A frothy, pop-influenced production about a relationship gone sour, it came with the memorably repeated chorus line “I’m a freaking delight.” It wasn’t their single, so country radio mostly ignored it, and Quincy, Illinois, natives Savana Santos, Sam Backoff, …
Read More »Michael Phelps, Olympic Athletes Open Up About Depression in 'The Weight of Gold' Trailer
Michael Phelps, Shaun White, Sasha Cohen and many other Olympians examine their relationship with “post-Olympic depression” in a new documentary,The Weight of Gold, which released its first trailer on Monday. The HBO Sports film will debut on HBO and on streaming via HBO Max on Wednesday, July 29th at 9:00 …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Sym Fera, 'Little Things'
Overexposure and oversharing have been accepted as default settings in the modern era, so any glimmer of cryptic mystery are welcome anomalies. Sym Fera are a new duo that reside in Los Angeles and…. well, that’s about all anyone knows so far. Their social media platforms extol moody aesthetics over …
Read More »Willie Nelson Sings Songs From His Friends On 'First Rose of Spring'
Willie Nelson has now been releasing music for over seven decades, since the 1950s. Yet his enthusiasm for finding great songs remains unmatched: See “The First Rose of Spring,” the title track of his new album, written by Nashville pros Randy Houser, Allen Shamblin and Mark Beeson, a perfectly-crafted love …
Read More »Watch Rufus Wainwright Share the Stories Behind His Songs
Rufus Wainwright came by Rolling Stone’s video studio earlier this year to share the stories behind his greatest recordings in a new episode of “My Life in Songs.” The Canadian-American singer-songwriter, whose new album, Unfollow the Rules, is out July 10th, talks candidly about early conflicts with his late mother, …
Read More »That Time Elvis Presley Recorded Charlie Daniels' Song
Charlie Daniels was synonymous with country music and Southern rock, yet a decade before scoring his commercial breakthrough as a recording artist with the 1973 novelty pop hit “Uneasy Rider,” the North Carolina native notched a significant feather in his cap when a swirling pop ballad he co-wrote called “It …
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