Think of Johnny Cash and any number of images will spring to mind, not the least of which is his relationship with his wife of 35 years, June Carter Cash. While their love story has been elevated to epic status thanks to a number of media portrayals, like 2005’s Walk …
Read More »How a Singing Surgeon Is Raising Funds for COVID-19 Relief
This is the fifth installment of Rolling Stone’sMusic in Crisisseries, which looks at how people all across the music industry are coping with thecoronaviruspandemic. Dr. Elvis Francois was all but destined to do something musical. Just before he was born, his mother had a vivid dream that she was at …
Read More »Zak Starkey Implores His Rich Friends to Not 'F-k the Planet' With Their Cars
In honor of Rolling Stone’sClimate Crisis Issue, we asked artists to contribute messages about what they, their governments, and everyday people can do to stand up to the threat of climate change. From England to Jamaica to the United States, we are hearing from artists and activists around the world …
Read More »The Best Drumstick Tips For Practicing Anywhere
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Most drummers don’t have the luxury of taking their kit with them anywhere, anytime. Of course, the urge to practice doesn’t disappear when faced with the inconvenience of …
Read More »How Amanda Shires' Streaming Series Is Building Community During Quarantine
When Amanda Shires first got home from the road in March, she wandered into her barn, lost and confused. “I went from playing in three bands to playing in none,” she says. Shires’ tour had been cut short due to the coronavirus outbreak, and she had driven back to Nashville …
Read More »Flashback: Tom Waits Performs a Moving 'Jersey Girl' in 1986
Bruce Springsteen has no shortage of original songs about New Jersey that he could have played near the end of the Jersey 4 Jersey fundraising event on Wednesday night. “4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)” would have been a touching tribute to his adopted boardwalk town, while “My Hometown” would …
Read More »Marianne Faithfull Released From Hospital After Three-Week Coronavirus Stay
Marianne Faithfull was discharged from a London hospital Wednesday, more than three weeks after the singer tested positive for the coronavirus. “We are really happy to say that Marianne has been discharged from hospital today, 22 days after being admitted suffering from the symptoms of Covid-19. She will continue to …
Read More »Watch Queen + Adam Lambert Tweak 'We Are the Champions' in Quarantine
Queen + Adam Lambert performed a scaled-back quarantine version of “We Are the Champions” in an Instagram video posted Monday on their respective accounts. And they made one simple —yet significant —tweak, changing the titular pronoun from “we” to “you” in a display of solidarity. The clip unfolds in a …
Read More »Life Is Beautiful Festival Canceled Over COVID-19 Concerns
Las Vegas’ Life Is Beautiful Festival will not take place in 2020 due to concerns over COVID-19, organizers announced on Tuesday. The three-day arts and music festival, which hosted more than 175,000 attendees last year, was postponed indefinitely, with tentative plans to return in 2021. “We were more excited than …
Read More »These Black Light Flashlights Reveal Everything From Stains to 'Substances'
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. There is a specific cohort of adults who remember the furtive thrill when, on MTV’s dating show Room Raiders, the contestant retrieved the black light flashlight to scan …
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