The Killers have unveiled their new song “Fire in Bone” that will appear on the band’s upcoming album, Imploding the Mirage. The album was originally slated for release on May 29th via Island, but “will be receiving a new release date in the coming weeks due to delays in finalizing …
Read More »Hear Hayes Carll's Swampy New Version of 'Times Like These'
Hayes Carll has recorded a new, stripped-down version of his song “Times Like These,” which first appeared on his 2019 album What It Is. The original version was brisk and aggressive, a swaggering rocker in the Chuck Berry mold, but also carried a seething political message. “I wrote the song …
Read More »Jesse Malin and Lucinda Williams Get the Cartoon Treatment in 'Dead On' Video
One of the high points of Jesse Malin‘s latest album Sunset Kids is his duet with Lucinda Williams, “Dead On.” Williams produced the album with her husband-manager Tom Overby and lends her harmonies and songwriting to a number of tracks, but it’s “Dead On” that stands as the LP’s proper …
Read More »Legalizing Marijuana Might Decrease Arrests, But it Won't End Racial Profiling
This 4/20 week (because let’s be honest, we’re in quarantine, we have permission to celebrate all week this year), many of us will be celebrating on our couches with the joints, edibles, and tinctures of our choice. Outside the comfort of our homes, however, the War on Drugs rages on …
Read More »Finneas, Stephen Marley Pay Tribute to Bill Withers in Livestream
Earlier this month, 11E1even Group hosted an all-star livestream in tribute to Bill Withers, who died on March 30th. The entire one-hour livestream, featuring performances from Finneas, Stephen Marley and more, is now available to view on YouTube. Other performers who paid their respects to Withers included Nicki Bluhm, Marc …
Read More »Billie Eilish, Finneas Cover Bobby Hebb's 'Sunny' for 'Together at Home' Concert
Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas covered Bobby Hebb’s Sixties hit “Sunny” during Global Citizen’sOne World: Together at Home special to raise money for COVID-19 relief. The eight-hour concert helped raise $127 million to help the World Health Organization’s efforts to fight the pandemic around the globe. Eilish prefaced the …
Read More »Charli XCX's 'Forever' Video Is a Shining Document of Quarantine Life
Charli XCX has taken on an ambitious project during quarantine: writing, recording and producing a full-length album, How I’m Feeling Now, by May 15th — using only the tools at her disposal in self-isolation and feedback from her fans via social media. Charli dropped the project’s first single, “Forever,” earlier …
Read More »Youth Climate Activist Jamie Margolin on Why We're Caught in a Climate Emergency
In honor of Rolling Stone’s Climate Crisis issue, we asked artists to contribute messages about what they, their governments, and everyday people can do to stand up to the threat of climate change. From England to Jamaica to the United States, we are hearing from artists and activists around the …
Read More »See Onipa's Bracing Video for 'Promised Land'
The band Onipa, which specializes in merging traditional African musical styles with contemporary electronics, shine a light on the “everyday struggles of hard working people” in their new video for “Promised Land.” The lyrics offer a blunt indictment of contemporary inequality. “There was a promise of a promised land/Milk and …
Read More »Social Distancing With Jesse Malin: 'Taxi Driver' Workouts and Bob Marley
Jesse Malin played his last live show before entering this quarantined life on March 13th in London. “The crowd was so good, I said to the band, ‘We’re going to leave some blood on this stage because we may not be back for a while,’” he says, calling from his …
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