Elvis Costello has unveiled roiling new song, “No Flag,” which is accompanied by an animated lyric video. Elvis Costello and the Imposters’ most recent LP is their 2018 studio album, Look Now. Although he recorded the track in February, according to a statement, the song is fitting for the current …
Read More »Hear Bob Mould Rage Against the President and Evangelicals on 'American Crisis'
Bob Mould‘s raging new song “American Crisis” starts with a full-on scream. The track will appear on his upcoming 14th solo LP, Blue Hearts, and it vibrates with urgency as he sings, “I never thought I’d see this bullshit again.” The lyrics compare the current political and social environments to …
Read More »Anger Is the Message
When the world suddenly changed back in March due to COVID-19 — some have even been so bold as to say the world “stopped” — and governments, scientists, doctors, emergency workers, and everyday people banded together to combat the horrible spread of this latest virus, I also felt a dizzying …
Read More »Biden Visits Protest Site While Trump Endorses Violent Pushback
The difference between the two presidential candidates played out in stark contrast on Sunday. While Joe Biden was using social media to share a message of understanding, acknowledging the country’s pain, President Trump used the same medium to endorse a call for violence in response to the protests raging across …
Read More »Welcome to 'Chromatica': Inside Lady Gaga's Triumphant Dance Floor Return
On the Chromatica track “Free Woman,” Lady Gaga sings with conviction: “This is my dance floor I fought for.” She’s not exaggerating; her sixth album is, in many ways, about the journey that paved the way for the pop superstar’s triumphant return to dance music. “I think that the beginning …
Read More »Best Movies/TV to Stream in June: 'Perry Mason,' New Spike Lee, Serial-Killer True Crime
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Here’s how June is supposed to work, entertainment-wise: multiplexes fill up with big, loud, expensive movies, and television scales back ambition in favor of low-risk, low-impact programming. But …
Read More »John Fogerty and Family Drop 'Fogerty's Factory' EP
John Fogerty and his three children have spent their time in quarantine performing classics and uploading them on YouTube, including “Lodi,” “The City of New Orleans,” and others.Now, on his 75th birthday, the rocker and his family have released Fogerty’s Factory, an EP of the songs. The title of the …
Read More »Enrique Bunbury Rejects Rock Nostalgia in Forward-Thinking New Album, 'Posible'
For more than three decades, Spanish rock legend Enrique Bunbury has spun fantastic stories of dark fantasy and probed the depths of universal human emotions through his songs. Yet in his disquieting and introspective 10th studio album, Posible, he delves into the many alternate worlds that exist within himself. “Other …
Read More »Zachary Quinto Returns for Some Soul-Snatching in New 'NOS4A2' Trailer
Zachary Quinto returns from the dead and sets out for vengeance in the creepy new trailer for Season Two of NOS4A2, premiering June 21st on AMC. NOS4A2 is centered around a good-and-evil battle between Vic — a young artist with supernatural abilities played by Ashleigh Cummings — and Quinto’s Richard …
Read More »Hear Our Podcast Memorial for Little Richard
The new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now takes on the world-shaking life and career of the late rock & roll giant Little Richard (also featured on our new digital cover), with Rob Sheffield, David Browne, and Patrick Doyle joining host Brian Hiatt for an in-depth discussion. The topics range …
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