Diplo has built an impressive résumé with his uncanny ability to look ahead and highlight scenes from around the globe that are about to break open, ushering them into the mainstream. But for his latest project, the 41-year-old producer-DJ-musician looked backward to his childhood in the South as a kid …
Read More »Robert Earl Keen to Play Social-Distanced Shows at Texas Club
Beloved Texas singer-songwriter Robert Earl Keen has announced a pair of shows at one of the Lone Star State’s best-known venues. On June 12th and 13th, Keen will perform at Gruene Hall in New Braunfels, marking one of the first indoor concerts since the COVID-19 pandemic forced stay-at-home orders. According …
Read More »Use These Drum Machines to Drop Your Beats
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. A drum machine emulates the sounds made by any and all percussion instruments. But unlike the actual instruments, a drum machine lets you go a step further in …
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It was just a week ago now that Derek Chauvin, then still employed as a Minneapolis police officer, pressed his left knee into the neck of George Floyd for what, on video, seemed like an interminable amount of time. It was a total of eight minutes and 46 seconds, nearly …
Read More »070 Shake Doesn't See Time the Way Everyone Else Does
Every morning at precisely 11:30 a.m., 070 Shake puts Pink Floyd’sDark Side of the Moon on a record player in the studio where she works in New Jersey. “Every day, at the same time,” the 22-year-old singer says. Shake is signed to Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music and Def Jam, one …
Read More »Tones and I Slams Posers in New Video for 'Ur So F**king Cool'
Tones and I gets into character — or 20 — for her new music video, “Ur So F**king Cool.” In the new single, the Australian singer-producer describes the various efforts people make to appear cooler than they really are — getting addicted to social media, acting extra pretentious, etc. — …
Read More »Jimmy Kimmel on the Inevitability of Trump Getting Into a Twitter Feud With Twitter
Jimmy Kimmel joked about President Donald Trump‘s Twitter feud with Twitter after the social media site flagged one of his missives about voter fraud with a fact-check disclaimer. Trump sent out the tweet in question on Tuesday, claiming without any evidence that mail-in ballots — which are being touted as …
Read More »Ultra Music Festival Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Refund Policy
Ultra Music Festival, one of the first major music events to be pushed back amid the coronavirus pandemic, is facing a class action lawsuit on behalf of ticket holders who claim they were denied refunds following the swift rescheduling of the concert when the pandemic first hit the U.S. in …
Read More »She Was Supposed to Be on Tour With Pearl Jam. Now, She Fears for Her Whole Industry
This is the 14th installment of Rolling Stone’sMusic in Crisisseries, which looks at how people all across the music industry are coping with thecoronavirus pandemic. For nearly 30 years, Karrie Keyes has been helping Pearl Jam sound great onstage. But instead of overseeing the band’s monitors all summer, the sound …
Read More »Brian Wilson Shares Neil Finn Piano Cover of 'God Only Knows'
Brian Wilson has shared a gorgeous cover of the song “God Only Knows” from Crowded House frontman Neil Finn. According to Wilson, the Melbourne singer and instrumentalist first recorded vocals of himself singing the Beach Boys classic while out on a walk, and then taped a full piano version back …
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