If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Daveed Diggs is considered many things: an actor, rapper, singer, producer—and now “margarita-aficionado.” Known for the TV spin-off series of his movieBlindspotting, and a breakout performance in the …
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Lucy Dacus performed three songs off her just-released new album Home Video and discussed her new LP on CBS This Morning Saturday. For the show’s “Saturday Sessions,” Dacus and her band convened in the singer-songwriter’s native Richmond, Virginia to deliver “Brando,” “VBS” and “Hot and Heavy” from Home Video, which …
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Questlove‘s new Summer of Soul doc is a trove of incredible footage, featuring extended clips of Sly and the Family Stone, Mavis Staples, Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder, and other icons at the height of their performing powers. But one of the film’s most striking sequences spotlights a lesser-known figure who …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Tech has overhauled our everyday carry (EDC), but one item has stuck around: a trusty pocket knife. The best pocket knife is as useful as ever, whether we’re …
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Quicksand are teasing their upcoming album, Distant Populations, with a heavy new song, “Missile Command.” The album is due out digitally on August 13th and on vinyl on September 24th. Over a serpentine groove by bassist Sergio Vega and drummer Alan Cage, singer-guitarist Walter Schreifels sings oblique lyrics about love …
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J. Cole has announced a U.S. tour in support of his new album, The Off-Season. The 17-date trek will launch September 24th at the FTX Arena in Miami and wrap October 21st at the Forum in Los Angeles. 21 Savage will provide support throughout the tour (save a September 27th …
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On Monday, Ariana Grande kicked off a live performance video series in partnership with Vevo built around songs from her latest album, Positions. The first video, for her song “POV,” shows Grande singing in front of a single spotlight in a field of flowers. After the intro, Grande is lit …
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A month after Jonas Brothers teased their new song “Remember This” during their medley performance at the Billboard Music Awards, the band released the track in full Saturday. With its anthemic chorus — “Used to pray for a moment just like this / There’s a fire in your eyes I …
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Beatle remakes have been with us for decades, but Kate Taylor’s rendition of “Good Day Sunshine” brings several new twists to the concept of another Lennon-McCartney revisit. Taylor, the younger sister of James, came to the world’s attention in 1971 with her star-studded (and soul-flavored) debut, Sister Kate. In the …
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When Roky Erickson’s 1981 cult classic album The Evil One was rereleased in 1987, it opened with the skronky “Two-Headed Dog (Red Temple Prayer),” a song loosely inspired by the believe-it-or-not head-transplant experiments conducted by a Soviet surgeon in the Fifties. Over a snaking electric guitar lead, Erickson howled about …
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