Singer-songwriter Sam Williams doesn’t shy away from the family name in his television debut on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. For his performance of “Can’t Fool Your Own Blood,” the grandson of Hank Williams performs in the eerily empty Franklin, Tennessee, home where the country great once lived. Rather …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Tirzah, 'Send Me'
The British musician Tirzah constructs hushed songs that echo regardless. Across a handful of releases — an excellent string of EPs followed by her 2018 debut Devotion — the singer born Tirzah Mastin, alongside her longtime collaborators Mica Levi and Coby Sey, unfurl emotions with the patience and care of …
Read More »Electricity Companies Urge Biden to Set Standard to Reduce Emissions 80 Percent by 2030
As President Biden prepares to announce a U.S. emissions pledge, a group of electricity companies sent him a letter urging the president to set clean energy standard (CES) goal of reducing the industry’s carbon emissions by 2030. The coalition of thirteen power companies, which includes PSEG, Exelon Corp. and Talen …
Read More »The Best Drumstick Bags for Every Drummer
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Pros and beginners alike both know one thing: When it comes to traveling to a gig, or even to the studio, the last thing you want to do …
Read More »Angel Olsen Comes Out: 'I'm Gay'
Angel Olsen took to Instagram on Friday to announce that she’s gay, posting a photo of her partner on the site. The post featured several pictures of her partner, including their loafers and tattoos. Olsen also posted a photo of herself on her Instagram story, writing “I’m gay!!!!!” https://www.instagram.com/p/CNvRyf1jwhB/ Olsen recently …
Read More »The Best Camping Cookware Sets and Kits
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Just because you’re camping out in a tent the middle of the woods, doesn’t mean you have to cook food with some twigs and a bonfire you built …
Read More »David Bowie's 1970 Recordings Collected for New 'Width of a Circle' Compilation
David Bowie‘s The Width of a Circle, a collection of non-LP singles, alternate versions, and BBC sessions that he recorded in 1970, is set for release on May 28th. The late singer’s latest archival compilation boasts 21 unreleased recordings, including many culled from a 14-song session for John Peel that …
Read More »Mick Jagger Recruits Dave Grohl for New Song on Pandemic Life, 'Eazy Sleazy'
Mick Jagger has enlisted Dave Grohl for a new song, “Eazy Sleazy.” The track finds Jagger tackling life during the pandemic, with a mix of frustration, exhaustion and humor. In one verse, he sings about refusing to try a TikTok dance and falling on his ass in a samba class, …
Read More »DMX Only Wanted to Fly
In 1980, the United States Department of Justice brought a case against the city of Yonkers, arguing that the New York suburb had effectively institutionalized segregation through housing and education policy. Yonkers was home to a decent portion of low-income housing, but it was all concentrated in the minority neighborhoods …
Read More »Soulful Singer Yaya Bey Drops 'The Things I Can't Take With Me' EP
Brooklyn R&B singer Yaya Bey has released The Things I Can’t Take With Me, an EP following last year’s full-length Madison Tapes and preceding an album in the works. “[The album] is going to be about the journey home to self,” Bey explained in a statement. “But on the way, …
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