It’s officially “Autumn Sweater” season — both the garment and the 1997 Yo La Tengo song. So to celebrate, Boston’s Palehound unveiled a pitch-perfect cover of the shaker-laden track. Palehound’s Ellen Kempner does little to mess with the perfection of the I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One cut. …
Read More »Watch Jessie Reyez Confront ICE for Love in Potent New 'Far Away' Video
Jessie Reyez depicts the harrowing experience of losing one’s love to deportation in her potent new song “Far Away.” The track will appear on her forthcoming debut studio album via FMLY/Island, which is due out next year. In the Peter Huang-directed clip, the Colombian-Canadian singer dances alone while her partner …
Read More »Lana Del Rey Covers Joni Mitchell's 'For Free' on 'Norman F-cking Rockwell' Tour
Lana Del Rey is currently on tour for her latest albumNorman Fucking Rockwell, a record that both pays tribute to and grapples with the disillusionment of Seventies rock and folk music. Appropriately, Del Rey has been peppering her live set with covers of Laurel Canyon musicians; during the opening night …
Read More »Go Track-by-Track Through Taylor Swift's 'Lover' on Our New Podcast
Rob Sheffield and Brittany Spanos join host Brian Hiatt for the new episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast, which dives deep into Taylor Swift‘s Lover following our recent cover story. They make their way through the full album, expanding on points Swift made in her interview, and explore …
Read More »Third Person Arrested in Connection to Mac Miller's Death
A third man has been arrested in connection with the overdose death of rapper Mac Miller. Stephen “Stevie” Walter was arrested Monday at his home in Los Angeles and charged with conspiracy and attempt to distribute a controlled substance. He is currently being held without bond. According to a copy …
Read More »Thurston Moore Selling Hundreds of Records From Private Collection
Thurston Moore will sell over 300 LPs from his private collection at London’s World of Echo record store. The albums will be available to purchase Saturday, October 5th at the 128 Columbia Road location. On Instagram, the store noted that Moore’s eclectic collection — only available to purchase in-store — …
Read More »Hear Toni Cornell's New Song 'Far Away Places' Produced by Chris Cornell
Toni Cornell, daughter of Chris Cornell, has shared her new song “Far Away Places,” featuring production by the late Soundgarden singer. Toni penned the ballad, her first original song, when she was 12 years old. Her and her father then recorded “Far Away Places” together at Chris’ home studio in …
Read More »Watch Chance the Rapper Perform 'I Got You (Always and Forever)' on 'Kimmel'
En Vogue and Kierra Sheard joined Chance the Rapper on Jimmy Kimmel Live to perform his recent track “I Got You (Always and Forever).” The song, which comes off the rapper’s new album The Big Day, got a wild beach party vibe on Kimmel’s outdoor stage, with dancers moving energetically …
Read More »Hear Blink-182's Mark Hoppus Pay Tribute to Ric Ocasek With 'Just What I Needed' Cover
Blink-182‘s Mark Hoppus released a cover of the Cars’s classic tune “Just What I Needed” in honor of singer Ric Ocasek, who died earlier this week. Hoppus shared the cover, created with producer James Ingram, on Soundcloud following the news of Ocasek’s passing. “A couple years ago, I was asked …
Read More »See 5 Seconds of Summer Perform Catchy Single 'Teeth' on 'Corden'
5 Seconds of Summer got the audience at The Late Late Show screaming during their performance of hooky single “Teeth.” The pop group offer a boisterous, energized rendition of the track, which was broadcast in stylized black and white with yellow flourishes, as well as color. “Teeth,” produced by Andrew …
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