PBS upcoming docuseries, Icon: Music Through the Lens, explores the history and importance of music and concert photography. The six-part series will premiere on July 16th and air on Fridays through August 13th. A new trailer for the series teases the various facets of music photography that the series will …
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Vincent Neil Emerson was watching Edward Norton portray both a rhapsodizing stoner and his straitlaced brother in 2009’s Leaves of Grass when the actor began singing a Townes Van Zandt song onscreen. Emerson, a native of East Texas, hadn’t yet discovered the tragic songwriter at the time and he dutifully …
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BTS appeared on The Tonight Show to present the TV debut of their new song, “Permission to Dance.” In the clip, the group performs the single in the lobby of a modern office building that’s been filled with purple balloons. It’s a great showcase for the upbeat, summer track, especially …
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Singer/songwriter Lucy Dacus digs deep into the stories behind the writing and recording of her fantastic, autobiographical new album, Home Video, in an extensive interview on the latest episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast. She also discusses the possibility of more music from Boygenius (her indie super-group with …
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The Who work out their 1978 classic “Who Are You” in a clip from their career-spanning documentary, Amazing Journey: The Story of the Who, which is now available to stream for the first time on the Coda Collection. The clip features some raw footage of the Who performing an energetic, …
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On FM!, his 2018 collaboration with Kenny Beats, Vince Staples treaded familiar territory, presenting stories past and present of running around his favorite haunt, Long Beach’s Ramona Park, and the streets that orbit it, as California backyard party music that might get played on the radio. Kenny reprises his role …
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Daniel Lanois has shared a new song, “Torn Again,” which features a recording of Leonard Cohen reciting a poem. The ethereal number is driven by a steel slide guitar part by Rocco Deluca, which creates a layered backdrop for Cohen’s mournful lines. “Why did you leave us?/Why did you leave?” …
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At some point before his death in July 1971, Jim Morrison handwrote a list, titled “Plan for Book,” that laid out his thoughts on a collection of his poetry, lyrics, and other work. Now, 50 years after his passing and the release of his last album with the Doors, that …
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Leave it to 98 Degrees to reform and announce a new project in the middle of a summer heatwave. Jeff Timmons, brothers Nick and Drew Lachey, and Justin Jeffre are returning to the spotlight as a band for the first time in eight years for the “98 Days of Summer” …
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Gift of Gab, the nimble rapper in Bay Area duo Blackalicious known for his clever wordplay and tricky rhyming acrobatics, has died at the age of 50. “It is with heavy hearts and great sadness that we announce the passing of our dear brother, Timothy J. Parker a.k.a. “The Gift …
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