Will Smith’s video apology hasn’t stopped Chris Rock from integrating the infamous Oscars slap into his stand-up act as the comedian once again joked about the incident during his Friday night show in Atlanta. Hours after Smith spoke about his “unacceptable” behavior at the Academy Awards and apologized to the …
Read More »Guitarist for Long Island Metal Favorites Moon Tooth Hospitalized After Multiple Seizures
Nick Lee, the guitarist for Long Island metal band Moon Tooth, has been hospitalized and put in a medically induced coma after suffering a string of seizures. The band detailed Lee’s health situation in a statement shared Friday, July 29, one week after they dropped off a show at the …
Read More »The Kentucky Gentlemen Beat Nashville at Its Own Game in 'Whatever You're Up For'
The most compelling commercial-country slow jam of the year can’t yet be heard on the radio or on any corporate streaming playlist. It begins as a Luke Bryan-style slow jam before crashing into a guitar-crunch country-rock power chorus that would sound right at home playing between songs by Jason Aldean …
Read More »L.A.'s Milly Ditches Existential Dread for Optimism on 'Ring True'
When Brendan Dyer, the multi-instrumentalist and songwriter behind rising noise pop outfit Milly, calls to speak to Rolling Stone on a recent July evening, he does so from the comfort of his car, parked beneath a delicate canopy of trees outside the South Pasadena home he shares with a few …
Read More »Rep. Rashida Tlaib Wants to Make Sure Musicians Are Actually Paid for Their Music
Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib is calling on her colleagues to ensure that musicians can actually make a living from their music. On Tuesday, July 26, the Michigan Democrat circulated a letter alerting her colleagues that she would be proposing a new Congressional Resolution to create a new royalty for streaming music. …
Read More »RS Recommends: Traeger's New Timberline Grill Is Very Expensive — and Very Worth It
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. At a massive launch event in Salt Lake City earlier this year, Traeger unveiled its latest flagship grill: the all-new Timberline. Traeger President and CEO Jeremy Andrus rhapsodized …
Read More »See Megadeth and Ice-T Live Out Revenge Fantasy in 'Night Stalkers' Video
Megadeth present a murder-revenge fantasy worthy of Dateline in their video for “Night Stalkers,” a track from their upcoming album, The Sick, the Dying … and the Dead. While frontman Dave Mustaine and special guest Ice-T deliver verses about black-ops assassinations, the clip shows imagery of a man, after death, …
Read More »Camilo and Nicki Nicole Get Artsy in 'Naturaleza' Video
“Naturaleza,” the charming collaboration from Camilo and Nicki Nicole, is all about celebrating your own quirks and eccentricities — and the video accompanying the song with is as fun and idiosyncratic as the track’s message. The two artists play with whimsical visuals that riff on surrealism and pop art, all …
Read More »Lucy Dacus Honors 'Low Voiced Pop Legend' Cher With Dreamy Cover of 'Believe'
Lucy Dacus has offered up a cover of Cher’s Nineties club classic, “Believe,” as well as a new version of her own Home Video track, “Partner in Crime,” for the Spotify Singles series. As Dacus noted in a statement, “Partner in Crime,” with its heavily auto-tuned vocals, was partly inspired …
Read More »Andy Warhol's Polaroid of Mick Jagger Touching Tongues With a Woman Could Be Yours
A polaroid Andy Warhol took of Mick Jagger and a woman touching tongues is one of several original photographs and pieces being auctioned off by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The original Jagger polaroid — which has a starting price of $10,000 — comes from a photo …
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