The Phil Collins–led incarnation of Genesis announced a reunion tour this morning. So far it’s just 10 arena dates in the United Kingdom and Ireland, but that’s almost certainly merely the first leg. The band hasn’t toured in any capacity since 2007 and can easily fill stadiums and arenas all …
Read More »Santana Add Dates to Las Vegas Residency
Santana has added new dates to their Las Vegas residency, which the group has dubbed An Intimate Evening with Santana: Greatest Hits Live. The concerts, which the band has staged over eight years, will take place at the House of Blues Las Vegas at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. Santana …
Read More »Chance the Rapper to Host 'Punk'd' Revival
Chance the Rapper will mastermind pranks against fellow celebrities in an upcoming revival of the MTV show Punk’d. While MTV Studios will produce the series, the Punk’d reboot will be exclusive to the upcoming streaming service Quibi, with Chance filling the prankster seat previously occupied by Ashton Kutcher. “Punk’dis one …
Read More »Women Who Claim They Were Scammed Into Performing in Porn Awarded $13 Million
Following a nearly three-month civil trial, a judge has awarded $12.75 million to 22 women who claim they were tricked into shooting explicit sexual content by producers for the website GirlsDoPorn.com. On Thursday, Judge Kevin A. Enright of San Diego Superior Court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs, stating that …
Read More »Haim Release 'Hallelujah' Thank-You Video With Charli XCX, Clairo
Haim have released a special new video for their song “Hallelujah,” as a thank-you letter to their fans. The band asked fans to send in clips of them lip-syncing to the song, which are featured here alongside videos of some of Haim’s more famous friends: Charli XCX, Childish Gambino, Clairo, …
Read More »George Zimmerman Sues Trayvon Martin's Family, Others for $100 Million
George Zimmerman has filed a $100 million lawsuit against the family of Trayvon Martin, one of their lawyers Ben Crump, several prosecutors, a book publisher and more for malicious prosecution, defamation, conspiracy, and abuse of process. Zimmerman was previously acquitted on homicide charges in 2013 for the fatal shooting of …
Read More »'The Report' Review: Adam Driver Searches for The Truth About Torture
This powerful new addition to what’s shaping up to be the year of Adam Driver casts the Marriage Story star in the all-work-no-play role of Daniel Jones, the real-life Senate investigator charged with filing a report on the CIA’s use of “enhanced interrogation techniques” on suspected terrorists after September 11th. …
Read More »5 Things We Learned About Spoon's Hits in Our New Podcast
Spoon frontman Britt Daniel, drummer Jim Eno, and guitarist Alex Fischel sat down in our SiriusXM studios for a recent episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, where they broke down the making of songs from throughout their career, going inside their new greatest-hits compilation, Everything Hits At Once: The Best …
Read More »Taylor Hawkins Enlists Dave Grohl for New Glam-Rock Song 'Middle Child'
Taylor Hawkins recruits Foo Fighters bandmate Dave Grohl for “Middle Child,” a glam-rock cut from the former’s upcoming album with the Coattail Riders, Get the Money. Grohl and Brent Woods power the track with a distorted, trebly guitar riff. Chris Chaney contributes a fuzzy bass line, and Hawkins adds both …
Read More »George Chambers, of Psych-Soul Pioneers the Chambers Brothers, Dead at 88
George “Pops” Chambers, singer and bassist for the influential Sixties psych-soul outfit the Chambers Brothers, died Friday, October 12th. He was 88. The musician’s death was announced on the Chambers Brothers’ Facebook page with a short note that read, “To all our fans, friends and loved ones, I was informed …
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