Recent Rock and Roll Fame inductees Colin Blunstone and Rod Argent of the Zombies sat down in Sirius XM’s studios with host Brian Hiatt for an episode of our podcast, Rolling Stone Music Now. The definitive interview covers the founding of the band, the creation of their best-known music and …
Read More »Tom Petty's Daughters File Suit Against Widow in Estate Fight
Adria Petty and Annakim Violette—daughters of the late Tom Petty—filed suit against his widow, Dana York Petty, in a dispute about the singer-songwriter’s catalog and estate, Variety reports. The suit, which was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday, accuses York Petty of superseding the daughters’ right to “equal …
Read More »Sex Toy Testimony at NXIVM Trial Raises Questions About Kink and Consent
Witness testimony at the trial of Keith Raniere, the founder of the self-improvement organization and alleged “sex cult” NXIVM, sparked larger questions about BDSM and consent on Friday, when Sean Welch, the chief technology officer of the sex toy manufacturer XR, L.L.C., took the stand. During his testimony, Welch produced …
Read More »Tyler Childers Previews New Album 'Country Squire' With Yearning 'House Fire'
Since the release of his excellent 2017 album Purgatory, Tyler Childers‘ rise, from logging millions of Spotify streams to consistent sold-out tour dates around the country, has been one of the genre’s biggest success stories — in part because the Kentucky native did it all completely independently. On August 2nd, …
Read More »Alice in Chains Befriend Beer Bottle in Wacky 'Rainier Fog' Video
Alice in Chains mingle the sentimental and the supremely silly in their new “Rainier Fog” video, which explores the band’s dramatic friendship with an anthropomorphic beer bottle. The clip opens with the alt-metal quartet driving late at night on a winding road past a “[Beer] Crossing” sign. Moments later, their …
Read More »See Bruce Springsteen Cameo in Trailer for Indie Film 'Broken Poet'
Broken Poet is a new film by Emilio J. Ruiz about a 1970s rock star presumed dead who reappears in Paris. The film tells the story of Jake Lion, a former acclaimed rock star who is presumed to be dead by suicide, until a former roadie rides the Paris Metro …
Read More »Adam Schiff Is Convinced Mueller Will Testify. But Will He?
WASHINGTON — The American people will hear directly from Special Counsel Robert Mueller about his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. The question is when. So says Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) anyway. On Sunday, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee went on ABC’s This Week and told …
Read More »John Lennon-Owned, Beatles-Signed 'Butcher Cover' LP Sells for $234,000 at Auction
A John Lennon-owned copy of the Beatles‘ infamous “butcher cover” version of Yesterday and Today, autographed by three members of the Fab Four, sold for $234,000 at a Beatles-themed auction this week. The vinyl copy – autographed by Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr and featuring a back cover sketch …
Read More »Mavis Staples Shows Off Range, Relevance at 80th Birthday Apollo Show
Halfway through her star-studded 80th-birthday concert at New York’s Apollo Theater, Mavis Staples paused her half-century-plus–spanning set to take in her adoring crowd. “I’m too excited to talk!” she cried out from the Apollo stage, 63 years after first appearing at the theater as a teenager with her family band, …
Read More »Spike Lee's 'She's Gotta Have It': Watch Season 2 Trailer for Netflix Show
Nola Darling is going to need a longer summer. In the new Season Two trailer for Spike Lee‘s Netflix show, She’s Gotta Have It, the Brooklyn protagonist (DeWanda Wise) declares a few not-so-modest goals to accomplish in three months: become a better painter, be a better romantic partner and “get …
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