Flying Lotus tapped Anderson .Paak for a mesmerizing new song, “More,” that will appear on the DJ/producer’s upcoming album, Flamagra, out May 24th via Warp. The track opens with a kaleidoscopic burst of sound but soon settles into a sparse groove of dusty drums and humming synths. “More” then expands …
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In her memoir, No Walls and the Recurring Dream, Ani DiFranco details a lot of her first experiences: learning to play guitar, writing songs and putting our first albums. She also reveals her struggles with coming to terms with selling her songs to her fans (and how hard it was …
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The super sounds of the Seventies have long been a safe space for indie-rock types with fond distant memories of chilling in the backseat while mom and dad bumped the local AM radio station on long family car trips. Eric D. Johnson of the Fruit Bats has been uniquely skilled …
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Last month, Brooklyn’s Barclays Center welcomed the newest inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with their annual induction ceremony, honoring Radiohead, Stevie Nicks, Janet Jackson, the Zombies, Def Leppard, Roxy Music and the Cure and featuring a slew of all-star performances. On Saturday, April 27th, HBO will …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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The Zombies had been eligible for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for nearly 30 years — and nominated four times. Yet the group showed no signs of bitterness when they finally walked up to the podium, after introductory remarks by Bangles singer Susanna Hoffs, to accept the honor. …
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