March, 2021

• 4 March

  Classic Rockers Are Getting Vaccinated. Could They Tour Soon?

  

  Early this week, Dolly Parton tweeted footage of her receiving a Moderna coronavirus vaccine shot. Among veteran musicians, it turns out she’s far from alone when it comes to getting the jab: More and more classic rockers and country acts over 65 are being vaccinated, leading to new conversations about …

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• 3 March

  Everything You Need to Stream Music in Surround Sound

  

  If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Music streaming services have replaced CDs and music downloads, but they haven’t offered the option of listening in surround sound until recently. Many classic albums were remixed in …

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• 3 March

  Iggy Pop Joins Dr. Lonnie Smith for Donovan Cover 'Sunshine Superman'

  

  Iggy Pop joins Dr. Lonnie Smith for a cover of Donovan’s “Sunshine Superman,” one of two collaborations between the Stooges singer and the jazz great from Smith’s upcoming album Breathe. Pop and Smith put a soulful spin on the 1966 single, with Smith’s organ the highlight of a spacious arrangement …

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• 2 March

  Julien Baker Performs 'Hardline' on 'Late Night With Seth Meyers'

  

  Julien Baker appeared onLate Night With Seth Meyers Monday night as the musical guest, performing “Hardline” from her new albumLittle Oblivions with her band. In a black box performance space lit up by a handful of spotlights, Baker led the anthemic number that deals with her usual themes of depression, …

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• 1 March

  Will America Finally Lead on Climate?

  

  When John Kerry was a kid, his mother took him for walks in the Massachusetts woods, where they often stopped and stood among the trees. “Just listen,” she told her son. Whatever he heard, it stuck with him. Kerry, who is 77, has been on the front lines of the …

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February, 2021

• 27 February

  Ta-Nehisi Coates to Pen New 'Superman' Film for DC Extended Universe

  

  Author Ta-Nehisi Coates has been enlisted to write a new Superman film for DC Films and Warner Bros., with J.J. Abrams and his Bad Robot also on board to produce. While the project is early in its development, Variety reports that Coates’ Superman movie — like the upcoming The Batman …

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• 26 February

  Grammy Museum Announces Ringo Starr Virtual Exhibit

  

  The Grammy Museum has announced a virtual Ringo Starr program in March featuring a virtual exhibit and interviews with the former Beatle. On March 4th, the museum will release a 2010 interview with Starr from their Live From the Vault series, followed by a new interview with the museum’s founding …

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• 25 February

  'Way Down in the Rust Bucket' Is the Sound of Neil Young and Crazy Horse Getting Reinvigorated for the Nineties

  

  Between vintage concert albums and recent ones excavated from archival tapes, it’s become easier than ever to track the onstage history of Neil Young and Crazy Horse. We can now hear Young and the band in its early, funky, Danny Whitten days (Live at the Fillmore East), breaking in Whitten …

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• 24 February

  Taylor Swift's Rights Management Company Countersues Evermore Theme Park

  

  TAS Rights Management, the company that handles the rights for Taylor Swift’s music and other trademarks, has filed a lawsuit against the Evermore theme park in Utah. The suit comes several weeks after Evermore filed its own lawsuit against Swift, accusing her of trademark infringement over her album of the …

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• 23 February

  Drakeo the Ruler Just Released a Song With the Other Drake

  

  Ahead of the release of his new mixtape, The Truth Hurts,Drakeo the Ruler has shared a new single featuring his near-namesake Drake. “Talk to Me” marks the first collaboration between the two artists, and finds Drakeo poised for a bona fide crossover hit. The Los Angeles rapper, who was released …

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