Future Islands have announced their sixth studio album, As Long As You Are, out October 9th via 4AD. As a teaser for the LP, the Baltimore band have released the single “Thrill,” with a stark, one-take video shot in quarantine. The clip features lead singer and songwriter Samuel T. Herring …
Read More »RS Charts: Taylor Swift's 'Folklore' Tops the RS 200 For A Second Week
After seeing the biggest debut of 2020, Taylor Swift‘s Folklore spends a second week atop the Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums chart, pulling in 139,700 units the week of July 31st through August 6th. Unlike in Folklore‘s first week, when it saw over 600,000 album sales, most of its second-week …
Read More »Dave Grohl Joins Inara George on New Version of 'Sex in Cars' for Charity
The Bird and the Bee’s Inara George has enlisted Dave Grohl for a new duet version of her song “Sex in Cars.” The track marks the first in a series of planned releases for George’s “Road Angel Project” benefit, which will raise money for the Sweet Relief’s COVID-19 fund for …
Read More »Sammy Hagar to Perform First Post-Pandemic Concert in September
Sammy Hagar and the Circle will take the stage for the first time since the pandemic shut down the concert industry as the headliner of Rockin’ Fore the Kids at Cleveland’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on September 18th. All funds raised will benefit the cancer-fighting efforts of Akron’s …
Read More »Ramy Youssef, Julie Byrne and More Team Up for 'Friends Of' Series
The Secretly indie record label group — Dead Oceans, Jagjaguwar and Secretly Canadian — have announced a new series of EPs, LPs and collaborations titled Friends Of, featuring albums from Ramy Youssef, Julie Byrne and Trayer Tryon, Theophilus London, Junglepussy, Gia Margaret, Bullion, Bongeziwe Mabandla, Routine (Annie Truscott and Jay …
Read More »Thurston Moore, Mark Lanegan, Real Estate to Cover Galaxie 500 for Video Series
Thurston Moore, Real Estate, Surfer Blood and Mark Lanegan with Dylan Carlson are among the artists that will pay tribute to Galaxie 500 as part of a month-long celebration of the Record Store Day reissue of the band’s live LP Copenhagen. 20-20-20 will host the virtual concert of 20 of …
Read More »The Last Word: Jimmy Buffett on Hanging Out With Bob Dylan and the Dark Side of 'Margaritaville'
“We were hungry to get back in the studio,” says Jimmy Buffett, who just put out his first album in seven years, Life on the Flip Side,which aims to recapture some of the storytelling verve and loose rootsiness of his early work.In late spring, Buffett was riding out isolation in …
Read More »Country Trio Runaway June Aim for 'More Rootsy Sounds' With Addition of Natalie Stovall
In their earliest days as a trio, Runaway June wanted to incorporate a lot of fiddle and steel guitar into their songs. But there was a practical issue that ultimately forced the “Buy My Own Drinks” group in another direction when they recorded their 2019 debut album, Blue Roses. “We …
Read More »The Roots Rapper Malik B. Dead at 47
Malik B., the rapper who was a longtime member of the Roots from their formative years, has died. The group confirmed the rapper’s death to Rolling Stone, though no cause of death or other details were provided. “It is with heavy hearts and tearful eyes that we regretfully inform you …
Read More »Peter Green, Fleetwood Mac Co-Founder and Guitar Great, Dead at 73
Peter Green, guitarist and co-founding member of Fleetwood Mac, has died at the age of 73. Green’s family confirmed his death in a statement to the BBC, “It is with great sadness that the family of Peter Green announce his death this weekend, peacefully in his sleep. A further statement …
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