Almost a full year after dropping Sorry You Couldn’t Make It — his debut country album featuring contributions from John Prine and Jenny Lewis — cult singer-songwriter Swamp Dogg has released Sorry You Couldn’t Make It Demos, a brand-new six-song E.P. that gathers together previously unheard raw recordings that inspired …
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iHeartMedia has released an exclusive clip of Foo Fighters performing “Pretender” at the 2021 iHeartRadio ALTer EGO. The full event will be streamed tonight at 9:00 p.m. EST/6:00 p.m. PT with a virtual stream on LiveXLive and a radio broadcast across iHeartRadio’s Alternative and Rock stations nationwide. In addition to …
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Historic soul label Malaco Records will release the new book The Last Soul Company: The Malaco Records Story onMarch 23rd. Written by Rob Bowman — known for 2003’s Soulsville, U.S.A.: The Story of Stax Records — the book will chronicle the history of the label, which was started by Tommy …
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Heart’s Ann Wilson has released a new solo single “Tender Heart.” “Tender Heart” fits neatly within the tradition of classic soul ballads, led by steady drums and bass, as well as a keening organ. Wilson’s voice sounds mighty as ever on the track as she belts, “And this it, you …
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It wouldn’t be a celebration without Patti Smith singing “People Have the Power,” and the legend did just that, teaming up with Circa for a performance on Inauguration Day Wednesday. Smith’s performance occurs five minutes into the clip, accompanied by Lenny Kaye and her children Jesse Paris and Jackson. “It’s …
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Bad Religion timed the release of an outtake from their 2019 album, Age of Unreason, to President Joe Biden’s inauguration. Although the track, “Emancipation of the Mind,” still bears frontman Greg Graffin’s trademark acerbic smirk, he’s included a rare glimmer of hope (at least rare for the decades-old punk band). …
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Steve Earle shared a trio of songs from his new album, J.T., on his second appearance on Rolling Stone’s In My Roomseries. J.T., which was released earlier this month, finds Earle paying tribute to his son, Justin Townes Earle, who died from a probable drug overdose in August at the …
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Pop superstar — and Rolling Stone cover star — Dua Lipa sat down with RS for this latest episode of The First Time. The “New Rules” singer begins by describing the experience of hearing one of her songs on the radio for the first time. “I actually knew my song …
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Demi Lovato will discuss the events that led up to her near-fatal overdose in 2018, its aftermath, and more in her upcoming YouTube docuseries, Dancing With the Devil. The first two episodes will premiere for free on March 23rd on Lovato’s YouTube channel, while the remaining episodes will be released …
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Dr. Anthony Fauci said he thinks theaters and other live entertainment venues could reopen “some time in the fall of 2021” during a conference held by the Association of Performing Arts Professionals on Saturday, January 9th. As The New York Times reports, Fauci said live entertainment’s return depended on vaccination …
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