Washington, D.C. dance music trio Too Free — Awad Bilal, Carson Cox, and Don Godwin — are Rolling Stone‘s latest Artist You Need to Know. In a new video for the series, the group brings us inside their D.C. homes, their studio, and Bilal’s grandmother’s house, to give us a …
Read More »Josh Thomas on His TV Shows 'Everything's Gonna Be Okay' and 'Please Like Me'
Australian comedian, actor, television show creator, and showrunner Josh Thomas tells Rolling Stone that he wasn’t trying to fit into “the queer media landscape” when he came up with his semi-autobiographical series Please Like Me, in which he also stars. “I was really surprised when I made Please Like Me …
Read More »J. Cole Discusses Black Lives Matter Discourse in 'Snow on Tha Bluff'
J. Cole has released his first song of 2020. On the introspective track, “Snow on Tha Bluff,” the rapper discusses the current discourse around the Black Lives Matter movement, particularly on social media. On the free-flowing song, he opens by addressing a social media thread made by someone who’s “mad …
Read More »Watch the Killers Play 'Caution' on 'Ellen'
The Killers burned through a stripped-back version of their recent song “Caution” on Monday’s Ellen. The quartet, whom Ellen DeGeneres introduced as “one of [her] favorite bands,” played the song remotely. Frontman Brandon Flowers alternated between piano and synthesizer, soaring to the high register of his voice on the pre-chorus. …
Read More »Hannibal Buress Announces New Standup Special 'Miami Nights'
Hannibal Buress has announced plans to premiere his new standup special on YouTube in July. Dubbed Miami Nights, the special will focus on Buress’ arrest during the 2017 Art Basel Miami; bodycam footage from that arrest — where Buress yells “This cop is stupid as fuck” into the camera — …
Read More »Brandy Clark Sings 'Bigger Boat' on 'Corden'
Brandy Clark was the musical guest on The Late Late Show With James Corden on Thursday, beaming in remotely to do a quick interview and perform an acoustic version of the song “Bigger Boat.” The track originally appears on Clark’s 2020 album Your Life Is a Record as a duet …
Read More »Want a TikTok Hit? Have $30,000?
Early in 2019, a manager for an aspiring rapper named Flo Milli tracked down the TikTok user @nicemichael and offered him $200 to bring more attention to a dance for “Beef Flomix.” The resulting video clip amassed more than 100,000 likes, helping jumpstart “Beef Flomix;” after the song became popular …
Read More »Ruston Kelly Previews New Album With Meditative 'Rubber'
Ruston Kelly has announced plans for Shape & Destroy, the full-length follow-up to the singer-songwriter’s acclaimed 2018 album Dying Star. On Wednesday, Kelly gave a preview of the project, which is due August 28th via Rounder Records, with the new song “Rubber.” A meditative ballad that builds from circular, fingerstyle …
Read More »Jason Isbell, Lucinda Williams Announce 2021 Tour
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit will play a string of West Coast and Texas shows next summer with Lucinda Williams opening. The 2021 dates with special guest Williams, who released her latest album Good Souls Better Angels in April, begin July 19th in Vancouver and include stops in Seattle, …
Read More »Hear Low Cut Connie Ruminate on Lust and Faith on 'What Has Happened to Me'
Low Cut Connie has released “What Has Happened to Me,” a piano-grunge dirge that finds the band exploring sex and religion. “It’s a heavy song for me,” the band’s frontman Adam Weiner says. “Very freeing. A lot of wild shit happened over the last few years and I just kind …
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