The final album by Gregg Allman, who died in May, is a moving farewell statement à la twilight masterworks by Leonard Cohen and David Bowie. “I know I’m not a young man, and it’s time to settle down,” Allman sings on the roadhouse blues “Love Like Kerosene,” his full-moon growl …

Don Williams, the Country Music Hall of Fame member whose imposing height and warm, reassuring voice earned him the nickname “Gentle Giant,” died Friday, September 8th, after a short illness. An internationally popular country star, Williams recorded dozens of hit songs, including “Tulsa Time,” “Lord, I Hope This Day Is …

Reese Witherspoon can still do anything – check out HBO’s Big Little Lies, where she does double duty as an actress and an executive producer, showing how life looks from a complex woman’s point of view. Sadly, that particular skill set fails to find its way into Home Again, a …

Steely Dan‘s concert at Greenwich, Connecticut’s Roger Sherman Baldwin Park on May 27th didn’t seem like a momentous event when it was happening. It was merely the final gig of their U.S. spring tour prior to a two-month break. Things didn’t seem amiss until the tour resumed at Dodger Stadium …

In October 1967, as the first issue of Rolling Stone was going to press, the magazine’s small staff learned some stunning news: Members of the Grateful Dead had been busted for weed at their communal house in Haight-Ashbury, just a few miles from the magazine’s San Francisco office. “It was …

Toni Cornell, the 12-year-old daughter of Chris Cornell, joined OneRepublic onstage during Friday’s Good Morning America to perform a poignant version of Leonard Cohen‘s “Hallelujah.” They dedicated the cover to the Soundgarden singer and Linkin Park‘s Chester Bennington, two friends who died by suicide this year. “It’s an honor to …

Joe Walsh unleashed a raucous rendition of his 1978 solo hit “Life’s Been Good” with Jon Batiste and Stay Human on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Wednesday. Walsh sang the cheeky assessment of rock and roll excess with a grin on his face, punctuating a line like, “I lock …

Kanye West is suing insurer Lloyd’s of London and its various syndicates for $10 million, alleging that they are withholding paying out claims from the rapper’s canceled Saint Pablo tour, according to a complaint obtained by Rolling Stone. West’s lawsuit alleges breach of contract and breach of good faith and …

Anthony Scaramucci’s brief and profane tenure as White House Communications Director came to an abrupt end on Monday afternoon when newly-installed White House Chief of Staff John Kelly requested his resignation. Scaramucci’s 11-day stint is the second shortest in White House history, just barely edged out byJack Koehler‘s.(Koehlerlasted one week …