Willie Nelson will serve as the keynote speaker at the SXSW Online conference, set for March 16th to the 20th. For the second straight year, the annual South By Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, won’t take place due to the coronavirus. In its absence, organizers have instead shifted to a …
Read More »Ian Sweet Previews New Album With 'Drink the Lake'
Ian Sweet, a.k.a. Jilian Medford, has revealed a new album, Show Me How You Disappear, out March 5th via Polyvinyl. Ahead of its release, Medford dropped the single “Drink the Lake,” which is accompanied by a video that features the songwriter in a suit, immersed in water. “I’ll start saying …
Read More »Ginger, Mary Ann and Mrs. Howell of 'Gilligan's Island' Form Pop Group, the Honeybees
There are so many great Gilligan’s Island episodes that picking the best one is almost impossible. There’s the one where a mad scientist on a nearby island switches all the characters’ brains around (“The Friendly Physician”), the one where Gilligan’s exact double comes onto the island (“Gilligan vs. Gilligan”), the …
Read More »Mariah Carey's 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' Tops RS 100 for Fourth Straight Week
Mariah Carey‘s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” tops, for a fourth straight tweek, a Christmasy Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs Chart.Carey’s jingly juggernaut pulled in close to 50 million on-demand audio streams and 13,400 sales during the week of December 18th through Christmas Eve. All told, it pulled …
Read More »'Rolling Stone: Stories From the Edge' Docuseries Headed to AXS TV
The 2017 docuseries, Rolling Stone Magazine: Stories From the Edgehas been acquired by AXS TV, where it will premiere as a six-part limited series, January 6th at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. The first episode will also be available to via AXS TV’s website and streaming apps. Stories From the …
Read More »Year in Review: So, How Was Your 2020, Trixie Mattel?
So, How Was Your 2020 is a series in which our favorite entertainers answer our questionnaire about the music, culture and memorable moments that shaped their year. We’ll be rolling these pieces out throughout December. Drag star Trixie Mattel kicked off the year with the release of her new albumBarbara, …
Read More »Serj Tankian Doc 'Truth to Power' Will Focus on System of a Down Singer's Activism
A new documentary about System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian, Truth to Power, will examine the role the singer played in the 2018 Armenian Revolution and his history of activism. The film will come out via Oscilloscope Laboratories on February 19th. The doc features exclusive interviews with Tankian and …
Read More »Oneohtrix Point Never and the Weeknd Appear as Avatars in 'No Nightmares' Video
Oneohtrix Point Never revealed a hazy new video for “No Nightmares,” his Magic Oneohtrix Point Never track featuring the Weeknd. Directed by Nate Boyce, the video features Oneohtrix Point Never (Daniel Lopatin) and the Weeknd (Abel Tesfaye) roaming through a dreamy CGI universe as avatars. Tesfaye has a video camera …
Read More »AC/DC Take Another Trip Down the Highway to Hell in 'Demon Fire' Video
Over 40 years after “Highway to Hell,” AC/DC take another “deadly trip” in their new animated video for “Demon Fire,” the latest single off the rockers’ Power Up. The “Demon Fire” visual first premiered within the game Fortnite, an appropriate venue as the clip itself is modeled after video games, …
Read More »RS Charts: Bad Bunny's 'El Último Tour Del Mundo' Coasts to Number One
Bad Bunny owned the latest Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums chart, amassing more than 120 million streams on his surprise release, El Último Tour Del Mundo. The 16 song set, which includes features from Rosalía, Jhay Cortez, and Abra, marks Bad Bunny’s third full-length of the year. In addition to …
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