“Real Life Rock Top Ten” is a monthly column by cultural critic and RS contributing editorGreil Marcus. 1. Fernando A. Flores, Death to the Bullshit Artists of South Texas (Host Publications). After reading the 10 singular tales in this book, Flores’ first, I have no idea who the bullshit artists …

Paisley Park, Prince’s private estate and recording complex that was converted into a museum following the singer’s 2016 death, is partnering with Minneapolis Public Schools for a new arts program. Launching with the city’s Fine Arts Interdisciplinary Resource (FAIR) School, local students will have access to free tours at Paisley …

In the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, devoted to the Beatles‘ White Album, Rob Sheffield makes a bold suggestion: Based on the discarded songs on the new “Super Deluxe” edition, it could have just as easily been a triple album. George Harrison’s “Not Guilty” and Paul McCartney’s “Junk,” …

There is no shortage of action inWidows,director Steve McQueen’s whizbang, Chicago-set, female-led heist film that opened this month. Consider it Ocean’s 8on an eightball. Still, when Cynthia Erivo shows up there’s a palpable jolt. As hairdresser-turned-getaway-driver Belle, her first moments onscreen are silent but riveting. Sporting a shock of close-cropped …

President Trump loves to talk about how much he supports the military. “It is our sacred duty to support America’s Service Members every single day they wear the uniform — and every day after when they return home as Veterans,” he tweeted last Thursday. “Together we will HONOR those who …

Three years after his last album, Tracker, Mark Knopfler returned with another dependable collection of Irish blues and laidback roots rock. The album’s material ranges from languid lullabys like “My Bacon Roll” and “Floating Away” to the upbeat blues funk of “Back on the Dancefloor” and “Nobody Does That.” At this point …

A few years after Soundgarden reunited, Chris Cornell went out on a solo acoustic tour called Songbook, on which he played tunes from his entire career along with covers of songs by Michael Jackson, Led Zeppelin and the Beatles. The most surprising cover, however, was “One” — a mash-up that …

Roy Clark, the multi-talented musician, Country Music Hall of Fame member and co-host of Hee Haw, died Thursday at home in Tulsa, Oklahoma, of complications from pneumonia. Clark’s publicist confirmed the musician’s death. He was 85. Clark was often quoted as saying, “I grew old on Hee Haw, but I …

Eric Clapton knows what he loves about Christmas: “Snow, a roaring fire, a few chestnuts knocking about and a huge turkey,” he said recently. “My wife is an incredible cook, so she will lay on the best Christmas lunch. All the classic things.” Clapton loves the holiday so much he …

Bob Dylan‘s More Blood, More Tracks landed on shelves earlier this month, finally letting fans into the creative process that produced Blood on the Tracks across just six days in 1974. Previously unheard solo acoustic renditions of the tunes are a revelation, as are the numerous attempts to record the …