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29 April
Billie Joe Armstrong and Sons Cover 'I Think We're Alone Now' on 'Corden'
Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong, along with his sons Joey and Jakob, performed a cover of “I Think We’re Alone Now” on Tuesday’s Late Late Show With James Corden. Performing via the singer’s recording studio, the Armstrongs delivered a fiery punk-pop take on the Tommy James and the Shondells single. …
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28 April
Watch Dave Grohl Surprise ER Nurse With Intimate 'Everlong' Performance
Frontline medical workers come face-to-face with the coronavirus daily as more and more cases flood U.S. hospitals. Jimmy Kimmel brought one such worker, ER nurse TJ Riley, on Jimmy Kimmel Live Monday to show his appreciation — and dole out a pretty big surprise. Riley, who also survived COVID-19, works …
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27 April
Watch the Doobie Brothers Perform 'Black Water' In Isolation
The Doobie Brothers have come together virtually to perform 1974’s “Black Water.” “We knew we would want to share something with others out there who are in isolation just like we are,” says Patrick Simmons, who wrote the song and sings lead on it. “We are so grateful to our …
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24 April
Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson on Planting Thousands of Trees to Help Combat Climate Change
In honor of Rolling Stone’s Climate Crisis Issue, we asked artists to contribute messages about what they, their governments, and everyday people can do to stand up to the threat of climate change. From England to Jamaica to the United States, we are hearing from artists and activists around the …
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23 April
Alicia Keys Honors Unsung Heroes on 'Good Job'
Alicia Keys doles out a mix of motivation and gratitude on her new song, “Good Job,” set to appear on her forthcoming album, Alicia. “Good Job” is a classic Keys ballad that puts her piano and voice front and center, with a few atmospheric touches for good measure. “You’re doing …
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23 April
The Fight Against Minnesota's Line 3 Pipeline: Bill McKibben and Winona LaDuke in Conversation
In mid-March, as major cities began locking down, environmentalist and Rolling Stone contributor Bill McKibben called activist Winona LaDuke, both in “different corners of rural America with low bandwidth,” to talk about climate change, JPMorgan Chase, and LaDuke’s seven-year effort to stop the construction of an oil pipeline called Line …
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22 April
Devo's Mark Mothersbaugh on 10 of His Best Film and TV Scores
In 1987, when Devo got the opportunity to write the musical score for Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise, the band didn’t have much going on. It had been seven long years since their breakthrough hit “Whip It” and after the back-to-back flops of 1982’s Oh, No! It’s …
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21 April
Third Man Records Relaunches At-Home Live Performance Series
Last month, Third Man Records launched Third Man Public Access, broadcasting live performances by artists and bands at the label’s headquarters in Nashville. The series was meant to be a salve to the increasingly dire coronavirus pandemic; as live events were getting canceled left and right, Third Man jumped at …
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20 April
Michelle Obama Announces Storytime Series, 'Mondays With Michelle Obama'
For one magical month, Michelle Obama will host an online series in which she reads children’s books out loud every Monday. Mondays With Michelle Obama, in partnership with Penguin Young Readers, Random House Children’s Books and PBS Kids, will kick off on April 20th and conclude on May 11th. The …
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