One of the most anticipated films at Sundance is getting a premiere on new service HBO Max Wednesday — after a highly publicized dustup in which original backers Oprah Winfrey and Apple dropped their support right before its premiere at the festival. Helmed by veteran filmmakers Amy Ziering and Kirby …
Read More »Why the Future of Livestreaming Isn't About Size or Popularity
According to the scarcity principle,the harder something is to obtain, the more people will be willing to to pay for it. The modern record industry doesn’t seem too keen on this thinking — having roundly dismissed the idea of limiting major new releases to paid-only platforms. But things are already …
Read More »100 Gecs Raid the Barnyard in 'Stupid Horse' Remix With GFOTY, Count Baldor
100 Gecs have teamed up with U.K. pop singer GFOTY and DJ Count Baldor for a riotous new remix of “Stupid Horse.” The track will appear on 100 Gecs’ upcoming album, 1000 Gecs and the Tree of Clues. Although the new remix does away with the ska guitars and “pick …
Read More »'The Trip to Greece' Review: Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon's Last Supper
“I do think as you get older, it’s inevitable that you repeat yourself,” says Rob Brydon. “This is the fourth time we’ve been on one of these jaunts.” His dining companion Steve Coogan, who’s been digging lustily into a plate of braised lamb, shakes his head. “Originality is overrated. Everything’s …
Read More »At Work With Joshua Morris, Helping Artists Build Their Dream Studios
At Workis a weeklyRolling Stoneseries examining how decision-makers across the music business spend their hectic days — as well as what burgeoning ideas they’re keen to explore, what advice they’d give to industry newcomers, and more. Readearlier interviews here. When it comes to meeting the needs of Walters-Storyk Design Group’s …
Read More »S.G. Goodman's Southern Storytelling
When S.G. Goodman was growing up, her farmer father would plant an annual crop of sweet corn for his three kids, which they later harvested by hand and sold for money to buy their school clothes. The farm isn’t Goodman’s home anymore: “I live in a house where the backyard …
Read More »'In My Room' With Diana Gordon
Diana Gordon released her new EP, Wasted Youth, on April 3, but since March she hasn’t been able to tour and perform and connect with her fans the way she’d planned. “Promoting it has been challenging,” she explains about putting out the songs just as the self-quarantine required for our …
Read More »Old Crow Medicine Show Are Counting the Days in Timely New Song 'Quarantined'
Old Crow Medicine Show‘s Ketch Secor goes it alone in the new song “Quarantined” — but he sure would like to have some company. A lighthearted ode to be being separated from the one you love, the track finds the man-out-of-time musician suffering through two full weeks without as much …
Read More »Rylo Rodriguez: Southern Rap's Prince of Samples
When Mariah Carey sang about everlasting love on 1996’s “Always Be My Baby,” she probably couldn’t have envisioned its rebirth as “Project Baby,” a story of squalor and perseverance by 24-year-old Mobile, Alabama, rapper Rylo Rodriguez. “Catch a DUI, these bills driving us crazy,” he sings in place of Carey’s …
Read More »James McAvoy, Kat Dennings Lead Cast for Audio Adaptation of Neil Gaiman's 'The Sandman'
James McAvoy and Kat Dennings lead a packed cast for the first audio adaptation of Neil Gaiman‘s acclaimed graphic novel series, The Sandman. The first installment of the multi-part series will arrive July 15th via Audible (you can listen for free with a free trial to Audible). McAvoy will star …
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