As part of our newly updated survey of the500 Greatest Albums of All Time, we’re publishing a series of pieces on the making and impact of key records from the list. The Beatles‘ Abbey Road came in at number five. The following piece originally appeared in a Beatles special issue …

Nandi Bushell, the 10-year-old drummer phenom whose friendly drum battle with Dave Grohl went viral, has penned a theme song for her rival-idol called “Rock and Grohl, the Epic Battle.” Her tune and the accompanying video follows a theme song Grohl wrote for Bushell last month. “Mr Grohl. The song …

Harvey Weinstein has been charged with six additional counts of sexual assault ahead of the disgraced producer’s Los Angeles trial on sex crime charges, Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey’s office announced Friday. The amended indictment against Weinstein added three felony counts each of forcible rape and forcible oral …

Rev. Al Sharpton was the Wednesday night guest onThe Daily Show, discussing his new book Rise Up and offering advice to Trevor Noah and his viewers on the importance of protesting with tangible goals. The interview took place the day after the chaotic presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe …

British punk stalwarts Crass have shared a previously unreleased alternate version of “Sheep Farming in the Falklands” called “Sheep Farming 3,” which will appear on the upcoming box set, Crassical Collection, out October 30th. Originally released in 1983 as a single with “Gotcha” on the B-side, “Sheep Farming in the …

After her iHeartRadio Music Festival cover of Blondie‘s “Heart of Glass” went viral last week, Miley Cyrus has dropped it on streaming services. This year’s iHeartRadio Festival took place virtually, with Cyrus joining BTS, Coldplay and Migos for the two-day event. Her cover of “Heart of Glass” transformed Blondie’s disco …

Chace Crawford (Gossip Girl) discusses his role as superhero Deep on Amazon Prime’s The Boys on the latest installment of Rolling Stone’s The Breakdown. Adapted from the comic book of the same name, The Boys is a superhero satire that examines what happens when superpowers are abused.  Describing his character, …

Teenage Cancer Trust has announced a livestream series featuring unseen concert footage from the Cure, the Who, Pulp, Paul McCartney and more after their annual live concert series was shelved due to the pandemic. The series, titled Teenage Cancer Trust Unseen, will air for free on YouTube and also include …

For their 15th album, Public Enemy are back on Def Jam, the powerhouse label they helped build with their golden-age hip-hop classics. It’s a well-timed return to the center of the industry. The rise of the Black Lives Matter movement has seen a reawakening of the protest radicalism that PE …

Jesse Malin‘s regular livestream series The Fine Art of Self Distancing has been a high-motion standout in a sea of mostly cement-shoed virtual concerts. While there’s no actual fans present, the gigs find the New York songwriter playing with his full band in a real live rock club — the …