Tucker Beathard‘s new single “You Would Think” is an emotionally-heavy ballad about the desire to be there for someone in times of need — if only they’d let you. Beathard personifies that conflict in a music video that follows a daughter as she tries to care for her alcoholic mother. …
Read More »Aphex Twin Drops Six New Songs on His Secret SoundCloud
Aphex Twin has updated his not-so-secret SoundCloud page with a batch of new music, including six previously unheard songs in the past week. Resident Advisor first reported on the latest drop from “user18081971,” which for five years has hosted hundreds of unreleased songs from the electronic music pioneer’s vaults; although …
Read More »'Hey Siri, Play Songs to Calm Me Down': What the World Is Listening to Amid COVID-19
Everyone’s spending more time indoors amid the spread of COVID-19. And the music we’re seeking out is changing. Numbers from Alpha Data (the analytics company that powers the Rolling Stone Charts) and data from streaming services show that listeners in America and abroad are tuning into chiller, more mood-oriented music …
Read More »As Job Losses Grow, Newly Unemployed Embrace Sex Work by Camming for Cash
At the start of last month, Buffy Montgomery, 35, was a massage therapist by day, and a professional mermaid (officially, an “underwater performer”) by night. By the end of the month, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Fort Lauderdale native was neither. “It literally was one minute I had a …
Read More »Marianne Faithfull Hospitalized After Testing Positive for Coronavirus
Marianne Faithfull is currently in a London hospital after testing positive for the coronavirus, Rolling Stone has confirmed. “Marianne Faithfull’s manager François Ravard has confirmed that Marianne is being treated for COVID-19 in hospital in London,” the singer’s reps said in a statement to Rolling StoneSaturday. “She is stable and …
Read More »Hear Loretta Lynn's New Recording of Patsy Cline's 'I Fall to Pieces'
Just ahead of the forthcoming Me & Patsy Kickin’ Up Dust, Loretta Lynn’s memoir of her friendship with fellow country-music icon Patsy Cline, Lynn releases a new version of one of Cline’s most indelible hit songs, “I Fall to Pieces.” Backed by the familiar 4:4 shuffle beat and stinging steel …
Read More »Watch Ben Gibbard Cover Fountains of Wayne's 'Barbara H' in Tribute to Adam Schlesinger
Ben Gibbard honored Adam Schlesinger following his death by performing a cover of Fountains of Wayne’s “Barbara H” during his recurring livestream concert. The Death Cab for Cutie singer also shared a memory of Schlesinger, who died from complications of coronavirus on April 2nd, although the pair never met. Toward …
Read More »Watch Samantha Bee Discuss Coronavirus' Unfair Impact on Women
In the latest at-home episode of Full Frontal, Samantha Bee addressed the unfair toll the COVID-19 pandemic has taken on women. “Specifically, I want to talk about how coronavirus is affecting the ladies,” Bee said. “The answer is not great. For starters, women are more likely than men to have …
Read More »Georgia's Governor Says He Just Learned About How Coronavirus Spreads. He's Either Lying or Incompetent
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp finally announced a statewide stay-at-home order to prevent the spread of coronavirus on Wednesday. Georgia was one of twelve states that had not yet issued such an order to protect its citizens. Making the announcement, Kemp justified his decision by saying he only now was “finding …
Read More »At 40, Brian Fallon Takes Stock on New Solo Album 'Local Honey'
As Brian Fallon approached his 40th birthday last January, he was thinking long and hard about what type of music was going to define the second half of his artistic life. “Hitting 40, you take stock: ‘How much time do I got left?’” he says, calling from his home in …
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