Sufjan Stevens has announced Convocations, a five-volume album that follows on the heels of last year’sThe Ascension. The instrumental LP will be in tribute to his biological father, who died in September 2020, two days after the release of The Ascension. Each volume from Convocations is meant to reflect a …
Read More »Sound Steering: These Are the Best Car Audio Systems of 2021
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. You spend a lot of money on your car — and a lot of time driving it — but while people pay for fancy spoilers and larger wheels …
Read More »'Yasuke' Trailer: LaKeith Stanfield Voices 'Legendary Black Samurai'
Netflix has released a teaser trailer for their upcoming anime series, Yasuke. The series premieres on April 29th. Created, directed and executive produced by LeSean Thomas along with Japanese animation studio MAPPA, the series features Judas and the Black Messiah Oscar nominee LaKeith Stanfield, who voices Yasuke and also serves …
Read More »'How I Met Your Mother' Star Josh Radnor Drops 'You Feel New'
Actor Josh Radnor (How I Met Your Mother,Liberal Arts) has released the second single, “You Feel New,” from his upcoming EP, One More Then I’ll Let You Go, which is set to arrive April 16th via Flower Moon Records. “You Feel New” is a brisk but poignant folk song that …
Read More »Angel Olsen Announces 'Song of the Lark and Other Far Memories' Box Set
Angel Olsen has announced Song of the Lark and Other Far Memories, a box set featuring two of her albums — 2019’s All Mirrors and 2020’s Whole New Mess — along with a new LP of bonus tracks, Far Memory. The box set, which also will contain a 40-page book, …
Read More »Fauci Warns U.S. Is in 'Danger of a Surge' as Covid-19 Cases Increase
Although cases of Covid-19 had been trending downward in the United States, experts are warning that we are now in a precarious place after cases nationwide ticked up this past week by 12 percent as 30 states plus D.C. reported a rise in infections. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading …
Read More »'Arrested Development' Actress Jessica Walter Dead at 80
Jessica Walter, the award-winning actress best known for portraying Lucille Bluth inArrested Development, died Wednesday at age 80 at her home in New York City. A representative for Walter confirmed the news to Rolling Stone but did not provide a cause of death. Walter is survived by her daughter, Brooke …
Read More »Can a Music Catalog Fetch $500 Million? BMG and KKR Think So
Bertelsmann-owned label and publisher BMG and investment firm KKR announced a partnership on Wednesday to fund acquisitions of major recorded music and publishing catalogs, establishing yet another player in the gold rush for music’s biggest song collections. BMG and KKR aren’t buying a stake in one another — and how …
Read More »Suspect in Boulder Shooting Charged With 10 Counts of Murder
Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, 21, has been charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder after a mass shooting left 10 people dead at a grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, Monday, March 22nd. Boulder Police confirmed Alissa, who lives in Arvada, Colorado, was the suspect in the shooting in a statement …
Read More »'The Breakdown': Go Behind the Scenes of How to Make a Music Video During the Pandemic
In November, legendary New York emcee Pharoahe Monch formed a new trio, Th1rt3en, with Jack White’s drummer Daru Jones and acclaimed guitarist Marcus Machado. The group announced their arrival with their first song, “Fight,” featuring Cypress Hill and then, in January, the hip-hop group released the blistering “Cult 45” video …
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