If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. If you’re feeling achy or feel your body temperature spike, you may have a fever. But that old hand-to-forehead method your mom used to use, won’t cut it …
Read More »Gilda's Club Announces Charity Releases From Fitz and the Tantrums, Twin Peaks, More
Gilda’s Club NYC, the non-profit organization for cancer patients and their families, has announced their seventh annual Ten Bands, One Cause lineup of pink vinyl releases in partnership with the Orchard. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the lineup for this year will be reduced to four bands, each putting out …
Read More »Judas Priest Postpone, Cancel 50th Anniversary Tour Dates Due to COVID-19
Judas Priest have been forced to rearrange their 50th-anniversary tourbecause of COVID-19. The metal outfit has postponed a handful of shows to next year, although they were forced to cancel multiple dates as well. The trek was supposed to take place this fall, but will now launch September 13th, 2021 …
Read More »Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani, Trace Adkins Announce Drive-In Concert
Blake Shelton is the latest country singer to announce a drive-in concert amidst the coronavirus pandemic. On July 25th, Shelton will perform with Gwen Stefani and Trace Adkins as part of Encore Drive-In Nights, hosted by the production company Encore Live. Granted, you won’t get to see Shelton in person …
Read More »Film and Television Composers to Perform for MusiCares Benefit
More than 75 film and television composers and songwriters will participate in an upcoming benefit digital stream with proceeds going toward the MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund. Soundtrack of Our Lives: A Celebration for the Film and TV Music Community will honor the composers, songwriters, music editors, music supervisors, studio executives …
Read More »Why One Music Venue Is Taking Their Insurance Company to Court
This is the ninth installment of Rolling Stone’sMusic in Crisisseries, which looks at how people all across the music industry are coping with thecoronaviruspandemic. Legal battles are brewing between music venues and insurance companies — and Ivy Room is ready to fight. “We’re fighting, fighting, fighting every day to hang …
Read More »Alanis Morissette Is Hosting a 'Jagged Little Pill' Livestream Benefit
Alanis Morissette and the producers of the Broadway musical Jagged Little Pill have announced a livestream benefit for COVID-19 relief, sponsored by American Express. You Live, You Learn:A Night with Alanis Morissette and Jagged Little Pillwill take place Tuesday, May 19th from 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET, via theJagged Little Pill Facebook …
Read More »James Taylor Sings 'You Can Close Your Eyes' With His Family at Home
James Taylor gave a very sweet performance on The Tonight Show Thursday night, singing “You Can Close Your Eyes” with his wife Kim and his son Henry from their home in Montana. Taylor played guitar and sang lead vocals on the comforting song, while his family accompanied him with beautiful …
Read More »Sean Penn's CORE Praises Los Angeles' 'Heroes' in COVID-19 Testing PSA
Sean Penn’s CORE praises Los Angeles’ guardian angels — those on the ground administering COVID-19 tests — in a new PSA that reiterates that “testing saves lives.” On March 30th, CORE (Community Organized Relief Effort) opened its first coronavirus testing site in Los Angeles; since that time, CORE now oversees …
Read More »They Are Giving You Death and Calling It Liberty
Since when should dying be the price of freedom? What kind of liberty could be won? And when we hear authority figures saying that we should accept that risk, should we feel liberated? Or just the opposite? Perhaps if one might answer that question in a certain way if they …
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