Update: The CDC is now recommending that all Americans wear non-medical cloth masks in public. President Trump says he will not. Should you wear a mask in public in the age of coronavirus? The benefits of mask wearing by the general public is suddenly a topic of hot debate. The …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. A deodorant is great to cover up smells, but if you’re really working up a sweat, you’re going to want to reach for an antiperspirant and deodorant stick …
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Joan Jett and the Blackhearts are the latest group to utilize the power of the internet to play for their fans from their individual homes during the nationwide coronavirus shut-in. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees performed “Light of Day,” which was the title track for the 1987 …
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The fruitful collaboration between poet Gil Scott-Heron and multi-instrumentalist Brian Jackson will be the focus of an upcoming reggae tribute album. The LP was revealed Wednesday on what would have been Scott-Heron’s 71st birthday. Carry Me Home. A Reggae Tribute to Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson, due out May 27th, …
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The 2020 Boston Calling festival has been canceled due to ongoing health and safety concerns related to the coronavirus pandemic. “We are heartbroken,” the festival said in a statement, “however, the health and safety of our audience, artists, partners, vendors, first responders, and staff are of the utmost importance to …
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On Sunday night, Amanda Shires continued her daily I So Lounging livestream series with a three-song set that included a moving cover of Joe Diffie’s 1993 hit, “John Deere Green.” Diffie died that same day due to complications related to COVID-19. “Heard this one a lot when I was a …
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Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band have pushed their planned spring 2020 North American tour to spring 2021 due to the coronavirus outbreak. “This is very difficult for me,” Starr said in a statement, “in 30 years I think I’ve only missed two or three gigs, never mind a …
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It’s safe to say that J Balvin leads one charmed life. The Medellín-born artist entered 2020 as a second-time Grammy nominee for 2019’s Oasis, his joint album with Puerto Rican comrade Bad Bunny. At the year’s onset, Balvin’s reggaeton-house single featuring the Black Eyed Peas, “Ritmo (Bad Boys for Life),” …
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George Harrison‘s Material World Foundation has donated $500,000 to COVID-19 relief. The foundation — started by the late Beatle in 1973 with the release of the LP Living in the Material World — donated the funds to MusiCare’s COVID-19 Foundation, Save the Children, and Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders). …
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Run the Jewels unveiled another new bruising track, “Ooh La La,” from their upcoming album Run the Jewels 4. The track is centered around a sample taken from Greg Nice (of Nice and Smooth)’s verse on the 1992 Gang Starr classic, “DWYCK,” while it also features record scratching from DJ …
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