A recent episode of Rolling Stone Music Now spotlights lengthy segments of Andy Greene’s brand-new interview with the Who‘s Pete Townshend, conducted in the rock legend’s London home. Townshend explains why he’s recorded demos for the first Who album since 2006’s Endless Wire,details the band’s plans for an orchestral tour …
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Music videos seem to become more important every year: On-demand video streams increased by 24.3 percent to 274.9 billion in 2018, accelerating further after a 21.9 percent jump in 2017, according to data from the analytics company BuzzAngle. “[YouTube]’s the best way to reach young fans,” Jeff Vaughn, an A&R …
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It’s been a rough month for anyone still pretending that President Trump’s relationship with Russia is on the level. The Financial Times reported on Tuesday that when Trump spoke with Vladimir Putin during the G-20 summit in November, no U.S. official was on hand to take notes. The only other …
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Singer-songwriters Conor Oberst and Phoebe Bridgers announced an extensive spring tour in support of their debut self-titled album as Better Oblivion Community Center (BOCC). The tour includes a six-week U.S. leg, beginning in March, before they head to Europe in May. Coinciding with the announcement, BOCC released a music video …
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At around 1 p.m. ET in Midtown Manhattan on Saturday, protest puppeteer Elliot Crown twirled a paper mache planet over a bed of flames, playing a silent violin. Around him, a neon-dotted crowd gathered next to the Plaza Hotel to protest the collapse of life on Earth. Numbers soon swelled …
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Halsey will make her return to Saturday Night Live as both host and musical guest on February 9th. The NBC series revealed the booking Saturday night, and the “Without Me” singer shared thenews about her upcoming appearanceon social media (“holy fuck,” she tweeted) and teased her SNLhost photo shoot. “Feb …
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Kassi Ashton doesn’t typically concern herself with such things, but she had a suspicion that her new song “Violins” might not go over well with Interscope, the pop half of her country-pop label deal. “It’s very opposite what’s happening in pop right now,” says the Missouri native, who announced herself …
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Action Bronson is getting back into the literary game. The New York Times best-selling author announced that his new book Stoned Beyond Belief will be released on March 19th. Written with Rachel Wharton, Bronson’s second book — he released Fuck, That’s Delicious in 2017 — is devoted to the rapper’s love …
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) wins this round. After a week of sending letters back and forth debating whether the State of the Union address will be delivered as planned while the government remains shut down,the president tweeted on Wednesday that he will respect Pelosi’s “prerogative” to decline to open …
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Like countless other Americans, drummer Antonio Sanchez was appalled by the anti-Mexican rhetoric Donald Trump spewed during his presidential campaign. On his 2017 album, Bad Hombre, the Mexico City–born jazz artist — best known for his groundbreaking solo-percussion score to 2015 Best Picture winner Birdman, as well as his extensive …
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