Billy Joel took a little break from his Madison Square Garden show on Thursday night to speak about the robbery that hit his Long Island house the last time he played the New York arena. The robbers smashed a glass door leading into his garage and vandalized 12 of his …
Read More »Brandi Carlile Named Record Store Day 2020 Ambassador
Brandi Carlile will serve as the official ambassador of Record Store Day 2020, the singer revealed Friday. Carlile announced her ambassadorship in a video filmed in her attic recording studio in Seattle alongside “the twins,” longtime collaborators Phil and Tim Hanseroth. “We’ve been making the physical manifestation of independent-minded music …
Read More »'Once Were Brothers' Review: Robbie Robertson Looks Back in Anger, Joy, Sentimentality
Note this documentary’s subtitle: Robbie Robertson and the Band. The name of this portrait of the legendary rock group — Once Were Brothers — comes from a cut off a 2019 Robertson solo album; the phrase exemplifies, in the singer-songwriter’s words, how he felt about the four other men who …
Read More »The Weeknd Announces 'After Hours' Tour
The Weeknd (and his mustache) have announced an upcoming tour in support of his album After Hours, out March 20th via XO/Republic. In addition to a huge U.K. and European arena tour in the fall, the Weeknd will kick off a North American run in June with two nights at …
Read More »The B-52's Visit Riverdale in Archie Comics Issue
Archie Andrews has encountered musicians before in Riverdale — including Kiss, the Ramones and Jenny Lewis — but this time the teenager will encounter New Wave legends the B-52’s. A one-shot issue titled Archie Meets the B-52s #1, the comic features Archie as an intern at WRIV, the local TV …
Read More »Jewish Family Confronts a U.S. Nazi Takeover in 'Plot Against America' Trailer
A Jewish family faces an existential threat as Nazis grab a foothold in the United States in the new trailer for HBO’s upcoming adaptation of the Philip Roth novel, The Plot Against America. The alternate history centers around the Levins, a Jewish family in Newark, New Jersey — not unlike …
Read More »Andrew Weatherall, Veteran Dance Music Producer and DJ, Dead at 56
Andrew Weatherall, one of the UK’s top electronic producers and remixers who co-produced Primal Scream’s landmark 1991 album Screamadelica, died Monday at the age of 56. Weatherall’s manager confirmed the musician’s death to Rolling Stone. “We are deeply sorry to announce that Andrew Weatherall, the noted DJ and musician, passed …
Read More »Watch Lizzo's Tear-Stained Lyric Video for 'Cuz I Love You'
Lizzo has shared a new lyric video for “Cuz I Love You,” the title track from her third album and major-label debut, released in April 2019. The animated clip depicts a hand-drawn, naked Lizzo alone in a hotel room, lovesick and crying over the person she loves. Alongside the video, …
Read More »These Adjustable Smart Beds Could Help Cure Your Backache Woes
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. If you keep waking up with a backache or have trouble finding the right position to fall asleep in, it may be time to upgrade to a smart …
Read More »Steve Miller Band, Marty Stuart Map Out 2020 Americana Tour
The Steve Miller Band and Marty Stuart and the Superlatives will embark on another trek together this summer, as the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee and the country icon have booked another three months of dates for their 2020 Americana Tour. The North American leg begins in Austin …
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