In an ordinary year, November would find both the movie awards season and TV’s fall premieres kicking into high gear. This, as you might have noticed, is no ordinary year. But that doesn’t mean there’s not a lot of stuff to check out over the next month, including two highly …
Read More »Hear Our Greatest Van Halen Podcast Episodes
The late Eddie Van Halen — the subject of a special new Rolling Stone tribute package,including a digital cover story —and his bandmates have been at the center of multiple episodes of our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast in recent years. Here’s a look at some of the highlights: Most …
Read More »Soccer Mommy Drops 'Crawling in My Skin' Video, Announces Livestream Performance
Soccer Mommy, a.k.a. Sophie Allison, has revealed a video for “Crawling in My Skin,” off her latest album Color Theory. Directed by Adam Kolodny, the clip opens with a quarter moon hanging in the sky as Allison plays the guitar across saturated, grainy shots. “Seein’ black/Seep through the cracks,” she …
Read More »Julia Stone Announces New Album, Drops Video With Susan Sarandon and Danny Glover
Julia Stone has revealed “Dance,” accompanied by a new video starring Danny Glover and Susan Sarandon. The track appears on her new album Sixty Summers, out February 19th via BMG. Directed by Jessie Hill, the video features Glover and Sarandon preparing for their first date. They gleefully get ready in …
Read More »Trump Still Wants to Be President, But He Never Wanted the Job
Campaigning requires compassion. The same goes for governance. Neither Donald Trump nor anyone in his orbit have yet come to this realization, surviving instead on their stale brand of Fox News testosterone. Sure, that message still can draw a lot of (white) people on a frigid weekday evening, especially if …
Read More »Erasure Drop Mystical 'Fallen Angel' Video in Time for Halloween
Just in time for Halloween, Erasure have revealed a spooky new video for “Fallen Angel,” a track off their new album The Neon. Directed by Brad Hammer — who previously worked on the video for “Nerves of Steel” — the clip stars Heidi N Closet from Season 12 of RuPaul’s …
Read More »Music at Home: Cozy Fall Songs
More than they do for any other season, music fans love to make fall playlists. The autumn months are a time to unpack our flannel and stock up on pumpkin purée before it’s sold out while arguing over which Nick Drake song sounds best in 57-degree weather. It’s also an …
Read More »Rico Nasty Is Up All Night
Confined to her home during quarantine, Rico Nasty began playing a new game: seeing how long she can stay awake. Her record, as of late May, was six days. “On the third day, normally, you get really bitchy,” says the rapper, 23. “Once your mind is exhausted to that point, …
Read More »Jerry Jeff Walker's 'Viva Terlingua': Inside the Fringe Country Album
Jerry Jeff Walker has never been one to do what he was supposed to do. A military dropout who scored a Top 10 hit in writing “Mr. Bojangles,” he left New York City for Austin, Texas, long before it was known as the “Live Music Capitol of the World.” And …
Read More »Ariana Grande Multitasks Running the Country and Home Life in 'Positions' Video
Ariana Grande is the President in her video for new single, “Positions.” The R&B-tipped pop track leads off her upcoming, as-yet-untitled sixth studio album. It arrives on October 30th, according to the countdown clock on her website. In the Dave Meyers-directed clip, Grande is seen in the White House conducting …
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