Spoon on Ice
Posted in: Music Features
Britt Daniel gives a progress report on the band’s rocking new album, tentatively planned for 2021 after the pandemic put a halt to their recording sessions
Bruce Springsteen’s Raw Energy Makes ‘Letter to You’ a Song You Need to Know
Posted in: Music FeaturesThe E Street Band leader draws on his two most vital ingredients, ink and blood, for an emotional outpouring
The Last Word: Wayne Coyne on Fatherhood, Drugs, Divorce, and Nearly Dying
Posted in: Music Features“I think the world is a wonderful, beautiful, insane place,” Flaming Lips leader says. “I don’t think of the world as being this great punisher that’s here to teach us…
Mark Ronson Talks Kool & the Gang’s Massive Influence and Legacy
Posted in: Music Features“Measuring Kool & the Gang’s influence is like asking what the influence of the Beatles was over pop music,” producer says after the death of group’s co-founder Ronald “Khalis” Bell
Toots and the Maytals: 15 Essential Songs
Posted in: Music FeaturesWe survey late Jamaican vocal legend Toots Hibbert’s groundbreaking six-decade career, from “Bam Bam” through “Got to Be Tough”
‘Mad at Disney’: How an Angry Fan Made a Massive TikTok Hit
Posted in: Music FeaturesSalem Ilese wasn’t planning to go viral, but her latest single is now earning more than a million streams a day on Spotify alone
Ben Gillies Shares Solo Debut, ‘Breathe In, Breathe Out’
Posted in: Music FeaturesAlmost a decade after Silverchair went on hiatus, drummer Ben Gillies talks to Rolling Stone about his first-ever solo material.
Missing Live Solos? Look on TikTok
Posted in: Music FeaturesMost performances are still cancelled, but bass players and guitarists can amass millions of views on the app
Haiku Hands: A League of Their Own
Posted in: Music FeaturesThey've been turning heads for years with their kaleidoscopic compositions and highly-visual live shows, but as they release their debut album, it's clear there's no band quite like Haiku Hands.
New Music Drops Every Minute. But Back-Catalogs Are Driving the Industry’s Transformation
Posted in: Music FeaturesAmid a pandemic and an abundance of new music, the value of older music catalogs keeps rising — and the investor interest may spark seismic shifts in the record business
