A handwritten lyric manuscript of Bob Dylan‘s 1964 protest classic “The Times They Are a-Changin’” are being sold $2.2 million. If that price is met, it will set a record high for song lyrics. The previous record was reached in 2014 when the lyrics for Dylan’s “Like a Rolling Stone” …
Read More »King Princess' Manager on Postponing the Singer's Harry Styles Dates (and Everything Else)
This is the second installment of Rolling Stone‘s Music in Crisisseries, which looks at how people all across the music industry are coping with thecoronaviruspandemic. ___ Early this year, King Princess — rising singer/songwriter Mikaela Straus, backed by a band of close friends — was preparing for a big European …
Read More »Jane Fonda on Why Our Climate Crisis Demands Civil Disobedience
In honor of Rolling Stone’sClimate Crisis Issue, we asked artists to contribute messages about what they, their governments, and everyday people can do to stand up to the threat of climate change. From England to Jamaica to the United States, we are hearing from artists and activists around the world …
Read More »The Best Streamed Performances of the Stay-at-Home Era
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues and millions remain quarantined around the globe, more and more musicians have joined the streaming trend — performing live from their couches, kitchens, and even bathrooms — while consoling fans. Even classic bands like the Grateful Dead are streaming archival concerts, reminding listeners of a …
Read More »Watch Steve Hackett Perform Genesis Classics From His Home
Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett was midway through an American tour that featured a complete performance of the band’s 1973 landmark LP Selling England by the Pound when the coronavirus hit. It forced him to postpone many of the shows until 2021, but he hasn’t let it stop him from playing …
Read More »General Electric Workers Want to Build Medical Equipment to Fight Coronavirus. Management Is Standing in the Way
The workers at General Electric Aviation’s facility in Lynn, Massachusetts make jet engines and helicopter parts, most notably the massive T408 engine that powers the U.S. Marine Corps “King Stallion” heavy-lift helicopter. They are good at what they do, but in the past few decades the company has steadily moved …
Read More »Trevor Noah Praises Angry Italian Mayors, Roasts Republicans Over Aid Package Slush Fund
Monday, Trevor Noah delved into the latest coronavirus updates from around the world — touching on the decision to reschedule the Olympics, angry Italian mayors and the $500 billion slush fund at the heart of the Republicans’ stimulus package on The Daily Social Distancing. Noah started with how the crisis …
Read More »Amazon Is Halting New CDs and Vinyl Record Sales
We’re only starting to see the first signs of the likely unprecedented and inevitably devastating impacts of COVID-19 on the music industry. Analysts estimate that the concert industry could lose as much as $5 billion as festivals like SXSW and Coachella postpone and acts from Billie Eilish to Celine Dion …
Read More »Alan Sepinwall's Quarantine Binge Guide
Sports are shut down. Live theater is shut down. A visit to a movie theater sounds downright terrifying. Group activities are a nonstarter. But you know what we still have as America begins The Great Shut-In? We’ve got TV. Suddenly, the overwhelming quantity of television has gone from something that …
Read More »5 Key Takeaways From Hulu's New Hillary Clinton Docuseries
“I’m a private person,” Hillary Clinton says in Hillary, the new four-part documentary series about her life that premieres Friday on Hulu. Director Nanette Burstein wanted to see if she could get her to open up. In January of 2018, Clinton’s camp came to Burnstein with 2,000 hours of a …
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