Musician, dancer and visual artist FKA Twigs released a new song on Wednesday, “Cellophane,” accompanied by a trippy and emotional video. This is her first new video release since last November’s “Fukk Sleep” with A$AP Rocky, and her first new solo effort since 2016’s “Good to Love.” The clip was …
Read More »Why Is 'Nevermind' the Greatest Grunge Album Ever Made?
A new episode of our podcast, Rolling Stone Music Now, breaks down our list of the greatest grunge albums of all time. How did Stone Temple Pilots — once considered faux-grunge at best — make it all the way to number eleven with Core? Why did Soundgarden‘s Badmotorfinger end up …
Read More »Creedence Clearwater Revisited Talk Farewell Tour and Ignoring Their Critics
In the past few years, a growing number of classic-rock acts have announced farewell tours. The latest twist arrived last week, when Creedence Clearwater Revisited rolled out plans for their final live run, set to wrap up later this year. “We’re calling it ‘The Final Revival,’” says drummer Doug Clifford, …
Read More »Rolling Stones Show Off Latter-Day Hits, Triumphant Live Performances on 'Honk'
It’s been nearly 60 years since the Rolling Stones stormed out of their sleepy London town to become “the world’s greatest rock & roll band,” and, in that time, they’ve put out more than two-dozen greatest-hits compilations. The best of the best-ofs (Forty Licks, Grrr!) provide a broad survey of …
Read More »Watch Melissa Etheridge Perform 'Medicine Show' Songs on 'CBS This Morning'
A day after releasing her new album The Medicine Show, Melissa Etheridge appeared on CBS This Morning to showcase a pair of tracks from her new LP as well as perform one of her classics. As part of the series’ Saturday Sessions, Etheridge delivered renditions of “Wild and Lonely,” “Faded …
Read More »New Book 'Jeff Buckley: His Own Voice' to Come Out This Fall
A new book will provide an intimate look at Jeff Buckley‘s creative process and personal life using reproductions of his handwritten lyrics, diary entries and letters. The singer’s mother, Mary Guibert, co-wrote the upcoming Jeff Buckley: His Own Voice with Rolling Stone Senior Writer and Buckley biographer David Browne. The …
Read More »Hear Blackberry Smoke Talk Southern Rock Cliches on Chris Shiflett Podcast
Chris Shiflett toured American alongside Blackberry Smoke earlier this year, kicking off the promo cycle for his upcoming solo album, Hard Lessons, with a handful of shows supporting the Georgia-based country-rockers. Months later, he sits down with frontman Charlie Starr and drummer Brit Turner for a new episode of Walking …
Read More »New Country Music Study Examines Scarcity of Women on Radio
It’s well established that women in country music are underrepresented when it comes to radio, award nominations and headline spots at festivals, and now Dr. Stacy L. Smith and the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative have some new research data to back it up. Using the year-end Billboard HotCountrycharts from 2014 …
Read More »Hear The National's Introspective New Song 'Light Years'
Ahead of their eighth album I Am Easy To Find, The National have released a new track “Light Years.” The delicate, emotional song goes heavy on the piano as frontman Matt Berninger croons with a palpable ache. The band also revealed a video for the track, which pulls scenes from …
Read More »See Brothers Osborne's Stately 'I Don't Remember Me' on 'Ellen'
Brothers Osborne made their daytime television debut with a visit to The Ellen DeGeneres Show, where they performed their current single “I Don’t Remember Me (Before You).” The duo is also set to perform at the 54th ACM Awards on April 7th. Though Brothers Osborne’s second album Port Saint Joe …
Read More »