Rufus Wainwright is nearly half his life away from the start of his recording career, but at the Beacon Theatre on Tuesday night, songs from his first two full-length LPs sounded like they were written and recorded just that day. The show was part of the Canadian singer-songwriter’s All These …
Read More »The Muckers' Long Road to Freedom
It’s a humid evening in late May when singer-guitarist Emir Mohsseni takes the stage at New York’s Mercury Lounge. He and his Brooklyn-based group, the Muckers, are opening for Mexico City’s Rey Pila, and as the Thursday night crowd shuffles in, several seem impressed by the danceable psych-rock coming from …
Read More »The Truth About Trump's 'Incredible' Trade Deal With China
President Trump was confident he would be able to work out a trade deal with Chinese President Xi as they dined in Argentina over the weekend. The two world leaders appear to have agreed tosomethinggeared toward ending the trade war between the U.S. and China. It’s unclear what exactly that …
Read More »Hear Our Rundown of the 98 Best Songs of 1998
Rob Sheffield recently stopped by our SiriusXM studio to break down his definitive listof the 98 best songs of 1998 on the Rolling Stone Music Now podcast. To check out the full episode, press play below or download and subscribe oniTunesorSpotify. Sheffield explained why he left off Britney Spears’ “…Baby …
Read More »'The Greatest Showman' Is So Big That Hugh Jackman Is Going on Tour
The Greatest Showman continues to blow past all odds and expectations. Since opening in theaters in December last year, the musical film — despite drawing largely tepid responsesfrom critics — has broken a litany of box office records and music chart records; its success has been so ludicrous that lead …
Read More »Large Adult President Loves Memes, Fan Accounts
President Trump is tweeting memes again. It began Tuesday night, just as Cindy Hyde-Smith won the special election runoffin the Mississippi senate race. Before Trump congratulated Hyde-Smith, he took a strange shot at Brenda Snipes, the departing Broward Country, Florida, election official who came under fire as the state counted …
Read More »'Stairway to Heaven' Recording Console Heads to Auction
The recording console used during the making of Led Zeppelin‘s IV – including “Stairway to Heaven” – and Bob Marley and the Wailers’ Catch a Fire will hit the auction block in December. The HeliosCentric console is actually an “amalgamation” of two separate Helios consoles – Island Records’ Basing Street …
Read More »YouTube Challenges Spotify, Apple Music for College Students' Money
Half a year after launching its standalone music-streaming service, YouTube is following the lead of its competitors and rolling out student pricing. On Tuesday, YouTube announced a $4.99-a-month plan for YouTube Music Premium subscribers enrolled in colleges and universities, which is the same price point offered to students by Spotify …
Read More »Kiss Expand Final Tour With New North American Dates
Kiss expanded their farewell “End of the Road” tour with a new round of 2019 North American dates. The second leg launches August 6th in Sunrise, Florida and wraps September 16th in Oakland, California. General public tickets go on sale starting Monday, December 3rd at 10 a.m. local time. The …
Read More »Trailers of the Week: 'Lego Movie 2,”Lion King'
Hakuna matata! This week, we finally got our first looks at the much-anticipated Lego Movie sequel and Disney‘s live-action remake of The Lion King; an action-filled final trailer for Aquaman; Taraji P. Henson’s gender-flipped take on an old Mel Gibson comedy, What Men Want; a very cryptic clip for the …
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