If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. There are no shortage of mask options out there when it comes to protecting yourself against the spread of the coronavirus, but few masks offer the tight fit …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Leela James, 'Complicated'
Leela James applies her gale-force voice in precise, leveling blasts in “Complicated,” a bouncy, lavish love song that marks her first release since 2019. This is a track about tearing through, if not obliterating, the red-tape that’s been standing in the way of a romance. James reduces everything to the …
Read More »These CD Boomboxes Can Do A Lot More Than Just Play Your Favorite Discs
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. CDs may seem like a thing of the past, but much like your vinyl collection, they just might have a bright future ahead. It’s true that CDs have …
Read More »Cuomo Aide Admits State Released Inaccurate Nursing Home Covid-19 Death Data
In a private call with Democratic lawmakers, audio of which was leaked to the New York Post, secretary to Gov. Cuomo Melissa DeRosa said that the governor’s office “froze” when they were asked by the Department of Justice to turn in the state’s data on nursing home deaths from the …
Read More »See Ariana Grande, Doja Cat, Megan Thee Stallion's '34+35′ Remix Video
Ariana Grande has dropped a video for the remix of “34+35” featuring Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion. The track will appear on the pop star’s deluxe version of Positions, which arrives on February 19th. The Stefan Kohli-directed video opens on the trio hanging out in lingerie poolside while sipping …
Read More »New Order Prep 2018 Live Album 'Education Entertainment Recreation'
New Order have announced the live album Education Entertainment Recreation, out May 7th. Recorded at London’s Alexandra Palace on November 9th, 2018, the set is just over two hours, including both their beloved songs (“Blue Monday,” “Your Silent Face”) and Joy Division covers (“Disorder,” “Love Will Tear Us Apart”). The …
Read More »Joy Oladokun Delivers a Stunning 'Breathe Again' on 'Fallon'
Nashville singer-songwriter Joy Oladokun made her late-night television debut on Tuesday with a sparse, haunting version of her piano-driven pop ballad “Breathe Again.” “Follow me down where the water runs deep,” Oladokun sings, switching from full-throated pop belting to a folky whisper from one line to the next. “I’ll let …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Scorpeze and Cordell Johnson, 'Jazzgalaktik'
Scorpeze and Cordell Johnson’s “Jazzgalaktik” starts with a pair of tributes. A brief, descending squeak, as if a machine is powering down, evokes the opening of turn-of-the-century club-fillers like Spiller’s “Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love),” while a grandly wobbling synthesizer nods to Mr. Fingers’ “Qwazars.” This is house music homage, …
Read More »Watch Metallica Rip Through 'Enter Sandman' in Their Storage Facility
Metallica returned to the stage Sunday night for a performance of their classic 1991 song “Enter Sandman” for the Late Show‘s Super Bowl special. Shot in the band’s storage facility, the video features gear and speaker cabinets from across their career. Despite being waylaid by Covid-19 in 2020, Metallica had …
Read More »Christopher Plummer, 'The Sound of Music' Actor, Dead at 91
Christopher Plummer, the prolific actor who starred in The Sound of Music, Beginners, The Last Station and countless more, died Friday, February 5th. He was 91. Plummer’s manager, Lou Pitt, confirmed his death, in a statement to Variety, “Chris was an extraordinary man who deeply loved and respected his profession …
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