Foreigner and Van Halen released their debut albums within a year of each other and both bands dominated the singles charts for years to come. So when Van Halen enlisted Foreigner guitarist and kindred spirit Mick Jones to produce 5150, their first record with Sammy Hagar singing, they knew they …
Read More »Jeff Tweedy Recruits Jon Hamm, Elvis Costello, and More for 'Gwendolyn' Video
Jeff Tweedy has dropped a bizarre, star-studded video for “Gwendolyn,” a track off his upcoming solo album Love Is the King, out October 23rd via dBpm Records. Conceptualized by Tweedy and directed by Jamie Fleischel from Picture Show, the clip opens with Tweedy wearing a mask while he gets his …
Read More »'Lovecraft Country' Recap: The Past Is Never Dead
A review of “Jig-a-Bobo,” this week’s Lovecraft Country, coming up just as soon as that Cream of Wheat ad watches me go… “The white folks, they just keep coming.” —Montrose Running a television show is such an all-consuming job that you can’t blame the people who do it for not …
Read More »Huey Lewis Talks Punk, Eighties Hits With the Go-Go's Jane Wiedlin on Apple Music Show
Huey Lewis will interview fellow Eighties legend Jane Wiedlin on the next episode of his Apple Music Hits show,‘80s Radio with Huey Lewis, airing Saturday, October 3rd, at 11 a.m. ET.. Lewis’ conversation with Wiedlin — which is available to hear in part before the full episode premieres — covers …
Read More »Watch Billie Eilish's Video for James Bond Theme 'No Time to Die'
Eight months after Billie Eilish debuted her Bond theme “No Time to Die” — from the Covid-19-postponed 007 film — the singer has finally unveiled her video for the track. The visual, directed by Daniel Kleinman, features Eilish’s performance of the title track alongside footage from the Cary Joji Fukunaga-directed …
Read More »'The Boys in the Band': A Queer History Lesson With Plenty of Shade
The Boys in the Band — directed by Joe Mantello and produced by, among others, Ryan Murphy — isn’t always good, but it’s a good time. The project is a tough prospect, in some ways. The movie adapts Mart Crowley’s groundbreaking 1968 play, an Upper East Side drama whose characters …
Read More »Chaos Chaos Plan 'Support Black Womxn' Livestream With Fred Armisen, Reggie Watts
Chaos Chaos, the L.A.-based electro-pop sister duo, have organized a virtual benefit concert and comedy event called “Support Black Womxn.” They will perform alongside Cautious Clay, Gavin Turek, and Dana Williams, among others, as well as comedians Reggie Watts and Fred Armisen. The stream will be free to watch at …
Read More »Watch and Learn: These Books Teach New Topics Based on The Shows You've Been Bingeing
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Turns out, all those shows you’ve been binge-watching may actually be an ideal basis for learning a whole new subject. If you’ve ever found topics like philosophy, theology, …
Read More »See Sting Announce Duets Album, Perform With Gashi on 'Fallon'
Sting announced an upcoming duets album and performed virtually alongside Brooklyn rapper Gashi during his appearance on The Tonight Show Friday. While details about the duets LP haven’t been released, Sting revealed the project during his interview with Jimmy Fallon, noting that album collects older duets as well as newly …
Read More »Hear Grandaddy's 'Wooden Piano' Version of 'The Crystal Lake'
Grandaddy have shared their “wooden piano” version of “The Crystal Lake” off the band’s upcoming 20th-anniversary reissue of The Sophtware Slump. For the reissue, along with the beloved 2000 album, frontman Jason Lytle recently rerecorded the entire LP on a “wooden piano,” stripping down each song to capture “the totality …
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