Rapper Pooh Shiesty has been indicted on federal charges related to the alleged shooting and robbery of two men outside a Florida hotel in October 2020. As the Miami Herald reports, the rapper — real name Lontrell Williams — is now in federal custody and made his first appearance in …
Read More »Marissa Paternoster of Screaming Females Announces New EP From Noun
Marissa Paternoster, who fronts New Jersey punk band Screaming Females, has announced that in addition to touring with her band this fall, she’ll be releasing a new EP under a different project, Noun. The In the ShadeEP, out this summer via State Champion Records, was co-produced by Paternoster and Eric …
Read More »Alabama to Resume Their 50th Anniversary Tour
Alabama have been celebrating 50 years together as a band with a tour announced back in 2018. While the pandemic scuttled the 2020 leg of the trek, the “Mountain Music” hitmakers will return to the road next month. The country group of Randy Owen, Teddy Gentry, and Jeff Cook announced …
Read More »Bruce Springsteen Returns to Broadway With Emotional Performance: 'It's a Long Time Coming'
The pandemic isn’t going to end at any one moment. Joe Biden isn’t going to land on an aircraft carrier in a flight suit waving a giant “Mission Accomplished” banner. There won’t be a V-E Day-like celebration where church bells ring all across the country and strangers embrace each other …
Read More »Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin Appear in 'Behind the Music' Reboot Trailer
Paramount+ has released the official trailer for itsBehind the Musicreboot, featuring stars like Ricky Martin, Jennifer Lopez, Busta Rhymes and more. This new version of VH1’s well-known documentary series premieres with two episodes July 29th on the streaming platform, followed by new episodes weekly on Thursdays. As with the originalBehind …
Read More »Titus Andronicus Detail Belated 10th-Anniversary Celebration of 'The Monitor'
Rock outfit Titus Andronicus will belatedly celebrate the 10th anniversary of their acclaimed 2010 album The Monitorwith a reissue and North American tour this fall. A 10th-anniversary edition of The Monitor will be released October 22nd via XL Records, remastered for vinyl by Matthew Barnhart at Chicago Mastering Service. This …
Read More »Low Announce New Album 'Hey What,' Share First Single 'Days Like These'
Low have announced their latest albumHey What, to be released September 10th via Sub Pop, and shared the first single from the LP, “Days Like These.” The song arrived on Tuesday with a music video directed by the band’s longtime friend Karlos Rene Ayala. HeyWhat, Low’s thirteenth album and their …
Read More »M.I.A., Modest Mouse, the Shins, Interpol to Headline 2022 Just Like Heaven Fest
M.I.A., Modest Mouse, the Shins and Interpol will serve as headliners at the second annual Just Like Heaven festival, heading to the Los Angeles area on May 21st, 2022. Just as sister festival Cruel World focuses on the artists from the Eighties’ New Wave era, Just Like Heaven’s lineup brings …
Read More »Hear Modest Mouse's Breezy Single 'The Sun Hasn't Left'
Modest Mouse have released a new single, “The Sun Hasn’t Left.” The upbeat, marimba-tinged number will appear on the band’s upcoming seventh album The Golden Casket. “You’re not wrong things are a mess,” frontman Isaac Brock sings on the optimistic song. “But there’s still something left.” The Golden Casket was …
Read More »Pedal-Steel Guitarist Greg Leisz on His Years With Joni Mitchell, Eric Clapton, Bruce Springsteen, and Daft Punk
Rolling Stone interview series Unknown Legends features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and veteran musicians who have toured and recorded alongside icons for years, if not decades. All are renowned in the business, but some are less well known to the general public. Here, these artists tell their …
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