Ben Gibbard‘s double-duty shift is continuing into the new year. On Thursday, the bands he fronts — The Postal Service and Death Cab for Cutie — announced that they have extended their co-headlining tour in the new year. The two bands performed the albums they released in 2003 — Death …
Read More »Boygenius Prove They're 'Cool About It' With Intimate 'Colbert' Performance
Boygenius helped to celebrate the return of late-night with a performance of their emotive single “Cool About It” on The Late Show. Appearing on a darkened stage in a semi-circle, the trio—Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus—gave an intimate rendition of the song as the camera swept around them. …
Read More »'Kids Were Marched Everywhere. This Was a Concentration Camp.'
S itting at his dining room table at his home in Snohomish County, Washington, Matthew War Bonnet, 77, pensively flips through a binder of black and white photos. His long, salt-and-pepper hair is pulled into a low ponytail and a multicolored beaded necklace rests around his neck. He squints and …
Read More »Just Because AI-Generated Rap Songs Go Viral Doesn't Mean They're Good
Artificial intelligence is slowly permeating the music world, and the prospects are perilous. Over the past year, songs have been released emulating the voices of Michael Jackson, Taylor Swift, Rihanna, and pop icons. Still, it feels like the most sparks are flying within hip-hop, where AI enthusiasts are involved in …
Read More »Billy Corgan Debuts New Song Inspired by Highland Park Shooting at Benefit Concert
Billy Corgan debuted a new Smashing Pumpkins song inspired by the Highland Park tragedy during his benefit concert on Wednesday to raise money for the victims of the July 4 mass shooting. The event has, thus far, raised over $250,000, according to a statement from Corgan’s publicist. Corgan said he …
Read More »Can Using Vaginal Fluids as Perfume Get You Laid?
Don’t Let This Flopis released Wednesdays on all audio streaming platforms, including ApplePodcasts,Spotify,Amazon Music,Stitcherand more. If you’ve spent any time on TikTok over the past few weeks, you’ve probably been relentlessly confronted, whether you like it or not, with the concept of “vabbing,” a portmanteau of “vagina” and “dabbing.” Basically, …
Read More »Halsey Denies Her Former Nanny's 'Baseless' Claims She Was Wrongfully Fired
Halsey has denied accusations that she wrongfully terminated her son’s former nanny after the caretaker filed a new lawsuit against the singer. In a complaint filed with the California Department of Fair Employment & Housing, the former nanny, Ashley Funches, sued Halsey for disability discrimination and retaliation, claiming that she …
Read More »Before His First Gig With Journey, Steve Augeri Got So Nervous He Threw Up
Rolling Stone‘s interview series King for a Day features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and singers who had the difficult job of fronting major rock bands after the departure of an iconic vocalist. Some of them stayed in their bands for years, while others lasted just a few …
Read More »Becky G Grabs Her Own Spotlight on the Excellent 'Esquemas'
Mexican American pop artist Becky G has spoken frequently about the way she’s elevated her career by collaborating with her female peers, especially those in the Latin-music landscape. She’s also worked with some well-known men who dominate the charts — from Bad Bunny (2017’s “Mayores”) to Maluma (2019’s “La Respuesta”). …
Read More »The Elon Musk Twitter Era is Nigh, Thanks in Part to Cash From Trump's Pals
Elon Musk’s deal to acquire Twitter has had its ups and downs, much like the stock price of most of his companies. But it seems like a final arrangement is approaching, and that once it arrives Musk will be pulling the strings of the social networking platform where he spends …
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