Straight outta Carolina: Reggaeton shock jocks Jowell and Randy are back, and they’re nastier than ever. Just a week after releasing their fifth studio LP, Lost In Time, the pair chased it with a riotous sixth studio album, Viva el Perreo, on Thursday night via Rimas Entertainment. It was shortly …
Read More »Bon Iver Enlists Jenny Lewis, Bruce Springsteen for New Song 'AUATC'
Fresh off appearing on Taylor Swift’s Folklore, Bon Iver has shared a new track titled “AUATC,” Justin Vernon’s second new song of 2020. The track — short for “Ate Up All Their Cake” — was co-written by Vernon and Phil Cook and features vocal contributions from Jenny Lewis, Jenn Wasner …
Read More »Washed Out Shares Steamy, NSFW Video for 'Paralyzed'
Washed Out has released “Paralyzed,” the third single from his upcoming albumPurple Noon. The song is accompanied by a tastefully NSFW video by director Caroline Koning, shot in her native Holland and starring real-life couple Shay and Dorien. On her inspiration for the video, Koning said: “Human contact, and something …
Read More »Spotify Dreams of Artists Making a Living. It Probably Won't Come True
I’ve been intrigued, impressed, and surprised by Spotify‘s earnings results over the years — but never quite so confused. On Wednesday (July 29th), Spotify issued its customary quarterly letter to shareholders, revealing that its global subscriber base had grown by 8 million in the second quarter, up to 138 million. …
Read More »Twitter Permanently Suspends Former KKK Leader David Duke
Twitter has permanently suspended white supremacist and former Ku Klux Klan grand wizard David Duke for violating its rules regarding hateful conduct, a spokesperson confirmed to Rolling Stone. “The account you referenced has been permanently suspended for repeated violations of the Twitter Rules on hateful conduct,” the spokesperson said.“This enforcement …
Read More »A Beloved Portland, Maine, Music Club Says Goodbye
In 2010, I went to see Peter Wolf play an intimate set at Portland, Maine’s Port City Music Hall. At the time, I’d gotten deep into Wolf’s catalog after hearing J. Geils Band’s Houseparty album, and the frontman delivered, playing a wild set full of hits like “Homework” and “Love …
Read More »Universal, Warner, and Sony Music Employees Will Stay Home Until January 2021
See you next year, literally. In the last few days, the world’s three biggest label groups have all sent out internal memos alerting their U.S. employees that remote work will continue through to January 2021. In the memos, obtained by Rolling Stone, Universal Music Group, Sony Music Group, and Warner …
Read More »Lou Reed's 1989 Album 'New York' Gets Massive Reissue
Lou Reed‘s 1989 album New York will be given its first remastering in a massive deluxe edition by Rhino, out September 25th (pre-order here). New York: Deluxe Edition includes three CDs, a two-LP set and a DVD, encased in a hardcover book with liner notes by David Fricke and essays …
Read More »'Almost Famous' Reunion! Kate Hudson, Billy Crudup, Patrick Fugit, Cameron Crowe Look Back
This piece is part of our ongoing coverage of the 20th anniversary of Almost Famous. It is, in fact, all happening: To celebrate the 20th anniversary of writer-director Cameron Crowe‘s hilarious, heartwarming masterpiece Almost Famous — one of the greatest music movies ever made and certainly the best film about …
Read More »Best Movies/TV to See in Aug.: Go-Go's Doc, 'Lovecraft Country,' Shark Week
Remember when July was going to be the month when everything would be back to normal? Tenet and Mulan would play theaters, summer movie season would be in full swing, and we could start to put this whole COVID-19 catastrophe behind us? [Cue laughter that quickly turns into sobbing] Sadly, …
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