Flipper played a shambolic, hypnotic rendition of their anthem “Sex Bomb” earlier this year on their 40th anniversary tour, and they’ve now made it into a music video. The clip opens with testimonials from the Melvins’ Dale Crover, Minutemen’s Mike Watt and artist Shepard Fairey, and it features clips from …
Read More »Dinosaur Jr.'s J Mascis: My 5 Favorite Woodstock Moments
Dinosaur Jr. frontman J Mascis was just three years old when the original Woodstock festival took place, but he watched the film version obsessively as a kid and it played a huge role in shaping him as an artist. As he prepares for another leg of Dinosaur Jr.’s ongoing tour …
Read More »'El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie' Review: Fan Service Firing on All Cylinders
(This review contains no real spoilers for El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie. A more detailed and spoiler-filled take on the film is coming tomorrow morning at 9.) Writing the adventuresof Walter White and Jesse Pinkman required at least as much improvisation as the criminal escapades themselves entailed. Neither the …
Read More »Mark Ronson Apologizes for Sapiosexual Comment
Mark Ronson opened up about his coming out as sapiosexual during a recent interview with ITV’s Good Morning Britain. Or so it seemed. During Rolling Stone‘s interview — which was presented live on Wednesday at Ralph Lauren’s New York City Prince Street location (the full version will be available next …
Read More »What You Need to Know About Trump's Crowdstrike Conspiracy Theory
WASHINGTON — President Trump is our conspiracy-theorist-in-chief. The newly released readout of his phone call with the leader of Ukraine yet again confirms it. According to the read-out of the conversation released by the White House, Trump used his July 25th congratulatory call with the new Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, …
Read More »Steven Van Zandt Cancels Tour Leg Due to Illness
Steven Van Zandt has canceled most of the tour dates of his recent leg due to illness. “I thought I could shake this sinusitis, but it doesn’t seem to be going away,” the E Street Band member said in a statement. “I’ve never canceled shows before. I feel terrible about …
Read More »Are Texas Voters Coming Around on Climate Change?
This story originally appeared in Grist. It is republished here as part of Rolling Stone’s partnership with Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of more than 250 news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate story. Does Texas, the metaphorical oil tank of the American petroleum operation, care about climate …
Read More »'The Trumps Will Be a Dynasty That Lasts for Decades' Says President's Campaign Manager
At the California GOP convention this weekend President Trump’s campaign manager, Brad Parscale, told a crowd of enthusiastic supporters that he believes “the Trumps will be a dynasty that lasts for decades.” According to Politico, Parscale gushed when asked if he believes the Trump children will be future political candidates, …
Read More »Flashback: R.E.M. Play 'What's the Frequency, Kenneth?' on Cursed 1995 Tour
R.E.M. rolled out plans this week for a deluxe reissue of their 1995 hit album Monster. The four-CD, one–Blu-ray set will feature a remastered version of the album, unheard demos, a new remix of the disc, a complete concert from the Chicago stop of the Monster tour, the tour documentary …
Read More »Linda Ronstadt on New Doc, #MeToo and Life After Singing
It’s been 10 years since Linda Ronstadt wrapped up her career as a performer with a show at the Municipal Auditorium in San Antonio, Texas, but she still vividly remembers how she felt that night. “I saw every concert I ever sang,” she says on the phone from San Francisco, …
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