Carlos de la Garza can “count on one hand” the number of alternative rock records being green-lit by major labels right now. De la Garza, a drummer-turned-producer who also mixes and engineers and has worked with everyone from Bad Religion to Best Coast, remembers a more lucrative time: 10 to …
Read More »The Weeknd's Call to Action for Music Industry: 'No One Profits Off of Black Music More'
The Weeknd, aka Abel Tesfaye, is urging “industry partners and execs” to support causes that address racial equality as he has through giving $500,000 to a number of organizations. On Tuesday, a bevy of companies in the music business participated in a day of silent protest dubbed #BlackoutTuesday and #TheShowMustBePaused, …
Read More »Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard, Poison Postpone Summer Stadium Tour to 2021
Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett have postponed their summer Stadium Tour, which was supposed to kick off June 18th at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Florida, and wrap up September 5th at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. All dates have been moved to 2021 due to the …
Read More »RS Latin Music Picks: Week of May 25th
With the deadline for Latin Grammys consideration being May 31st, this week is especially jam-packed with some surprise arrivals. Rolling Stone Latinselects some of the best new music releases from Latin America, Spain and Portugal.Keep track of the latest in Latin via our playlist on Spotify. Nathy Peluso, “Buenos Aires” …
Read More »Watch Juice WRLD's 'Tell Me U Luv Me' Video With Trippie Redd, Ally Lotti
Juice WRLD‘s estate has dropped the new video for the pleading new song, “Tell Me U Luv Me,” which features Trippie Redd. It’s the late rapper’s second posthumous single. On the new track, Juice WRLD blends his fondness for narcotics with feelings of love. “Bitch, I’m a druggie/Can you hide …
Read More »'The Vast of Night' Review: Meet Your New Lo-Fi Sci-Fi Classic
Andrew Patterson’s soaringly creative, science-fiction mindbender isn’t limited by its 17-day shooting schedule and a micro budget the filmmaker ponied up himself. What makes it one of the best (and most unclassifiable) movies of the year is the hypnotic way it keeps re-inventing itself from scene to scene. As the …
Read More »How Barbara Mandrell's 1978 Hit 'Sleeping Single in a Double Bed' Got a Dance Remix
Since announcing her retirement in 1997, Country Music Hall of Fame member Barbara Mandrell has mostly stayed out of the spotlight other than a handful of public appearances where she wasn’t performing. So it feels like a significant development that Mandrell has released a new dance remix of the pop …
Read More »'Labyrinth' Sequel Moving Forward With Scott Derrickson Directing
Scott Derrickson will direct a sequel to Jim Henson’s cult classic Labyrinth, Deadline reports. Derrickson, who directed 2016’s Doctor Strange and passed on directing the upcoming sequel earlier this year, confirmed the news on Twitter. Henson’s daughter Lisa of the Jim Henson Company will produce, while his son Brian will …
Read More »'Douglas' Goes Deep Inside the Mind of Hannah Gadsby
All stand-up is curated confession, a chance for the person behind the mic to spill their guts but still shape their own narrative — to both tell the audience a story but also let us know how we should be thinking about it. We appreciate great comedians for their humor, …
Read More »Tove Lo Releases Deluxe 'Sunshine Kitty' Edition, 'Sadder Badder Cooler' Video
Tove Lo released an expanded version of her album Sunshine Kitty on Friday. The 22-track LP, titled the Paw Prints Edition, includes all 14 original album tracks; her two Finneas-produced songs, “Bikini Porn” and “Passion and Pain Taste the Same When I’m Weak”; her English language cover of Swedish artist …
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