Dennis Morris first met Bob Marley at the Speakeasy Club in London in 1973. “During soundcheck, he asked me what life was like as a young black British kid,” recalls the photographer, who was a high school student in England at the time. Marley was impressed enough to spontaneously ask …
Read More »Chester Bennington's Pre-Linkin Park Band Grey Daze Drop 'Sickness' Video
Chester Bennington’s pre-Linkin Park band Grey Daze have shared the music video for “Sickness” off their upcoming album Amends, a collection of newly recorded music paired with remastered vocals from Bennington’s mid-to-late Nineties tenure with the Phoenix, Arizona, band. “This is loosely based on a true story from when Chester …
Read More »RS Charts: Roddy Ricch's 'The Box' is the Number One Song for the Fifth Straight Week
Roddy Ricch ended the month of January like he began it, with his hit single “The Box” at Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart. For the week of January 24th through January 30th, “The Box” once again brushed aside all competition, notching 44 million streams and …
Read More »That Time Randy Newman Wrote the Theme for a Musical Cop Show
Before Randy Newman scored his most recent Oscar nods (for Toy Story 4 and Marriage Story), he won an Emmy for Outstanding Achievement in Music and Lyrics for the theme song to the short-lived Nineties series Cop Rock. The title? “Under the Gun,” of course. The song features some truly …
Read More »Flea Pays Tribute to 'One of My Heroes' Gang of Four's Andy Gill
Flea paid tribute to Gang of Four’s Andy Gill — the influential guitarist who also produced the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ debut album — following news of the post-punk pioneer’s death Saturday. “Andy Gill, one of my favorite guitar players of all time has left us. Go listen to the …
Read More »Louis Tomlinson Performs Emotional Rendition of 'Walls' on 'Fallon'
Louis Tomlinson appeared on The Tonight Show to perform his new single “Walls.” For the heartfelt rendition, Tomlinson was joined by a backing band, including a string section, as he crooned, “Nothing wakes you up like waking up alone/ And all that’s left of us is a cupboard full of …
Read More »6 Things We Learned in Debbie Harry's Podcast Interview
Blondie‘s Debbie Harry — who recently published the memoir Face It — and Chris Stein stopped by our SiriusXM studio for a loose, fun chat on a recent episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, where they looked back on their early days and more. To hear the entire interview, press …
Read More »Third Eye Blind, Yungblud Perform at Less Noise, More Music in L.A.
Lucky Brand, the original Los Angeles denim brand, celebrated its 30th anniversary and lifetime connection to music with Less Noise, More Music, an exclusive concert event on Thursday, January 23rd, at the Roxy, the historic nightclub in Lucky Brand’s hometown of Los Angeles. The event took place four days before …
Read More »John Densmore, Robby Krieger Reunite for Doors Performance to Help California Homeless
The two surviving members of the Doors gathered an eclectic group of friends and peers Thursday, for a special one-night-only reunion performance at a charity concert in Los Angeles. John Densmore and Robby Krieger were joined on stage by Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic on bass for the first-ever “Homeward Bound” concert, …
Read More »Hear 2 Chainz and Future Team Up on 'Dead Man Walking'
2 Chainz has dropped a new single, “Dead Man Walking,” featuring Future. The pair have teamed up several times before, including on 2 Chainz’s 2016 track “Doors Open” and Future’s single “100it Racks.” Last summer, 2 Chainz teased the song on Twitter in an attempt to end speculation that he …
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