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Kathleen Hanna, Ad-Rock, Tom Morello, Fred Armisen, and more have joined forces for Build Art Make Change’s (BAMC) Contra-ICE Vol. 1: ICE OUT. The benefit compilation, which arrives on Oct. 2 via SoundsGood Records, will donate proceeds to National Day Laborer Organizing Network and Unión del Barrio. The collaboration, which comprises exclusive and previously unreleased music, pairs more than 30 icons from music, spoken word, and comedy to raise funds for immigrants rights and battle the inhumane action from ICE. Among the participants are Jello Biafra, Ozomatli, Money Mark, and David J (Bauhaus, Love and Rockets). Limited edition vinyl of…
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. From record players to camcorders, the younger generation is seeking out analog alternatives to almost every piece of modern tech. Amid the “dumb phone” trend that’s sent people scrambling to find a device lacking all the apps and features of modern smartphones, Motorola is introducing its Razr line to a whole new subset of consumers while arguing that you can have the best of both worlds (that is, cutting-edge convenience and a distraction-free experience). Shop Motorola’s Festival-Approved Razr…
Denzel Curry and Kenny Beats have reunited for II. Their follow-up to the 2020 collaboration Unlocked—and first album together since the producer rebranded as Kenneth Blume III—features Jpegmafia, Westside Gunn, and, on album closer and single “Difference,” Yebba. Watch a very fun, retro video for that one below, ahead of the album’s release on August 21 via Loma Vista.Blume said in a press release, “The work Denzel and I do has never been easy, which is why it’s so rewarding. We’ve started every project on opposite sides of a coin and fought our way to the center. When I hear…
Canadian producer Ryan Hemsworth is back with his first album since 2018’s Elsewhere and first for Topshelf Records. Numbskull, out October 21, cycles through trip-hop, electroclash, hyperpop, and rave, while first single “One Step” blends Southern rap, UK hardcore, and punk.“With ‘One Step’ I started thinking about old Three 6 Mafia tapes, and some old crunchy 90s UK rave stuff,” Hemsworth explained in a statement. “I imagined this would probably only work with a rapper. But I started making more random friends around this time—someone I connected with and had been giving some production ideas to was Sarah [Tudzin] of…
Blink-182’s Travis Barker has revealed that he and Tom DeLonge once got so high with Cypress Hill before a live show that they spent the entire gig itching to go home. The pop-punk star shared the anecdote in a new interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music, where he was asked by the host whether he had ever taken to the stage while under the influence of drugs. While he said that he rarely ever has done so – particularly because he wants to deliver the best show he can each night – there was one exception. Looking back at…
In partnership with Sziget Festival Zara Larsson helped Sombr kick off his first-ever European festival headline set at Sziget 2026 last night (August 11), with both artists appearing on the event’s main stage. The Swedish pop star had delivered her own performance at the Budapest festival earlier in the evening, drawing a huge crowd as she sang renditions of ‘Midnight Sun’, ‘Lush Life’ and more. An hour after Larsson’s set concluded, Sombr took to the stage, with cameras first joining him in the back of a people carrier in the backstage area. Larsson and some of the dancers from her…
Dwayne Johnson has debuted a new song from a Moana-inspired album, as well as revealing that he would consider a return to music. The Hollywood superstar debuted ‘Your Dad’, the sweet ballad from ‘Moana: Voices Across The Ocean’, a companion album to the live action remake of Disney’s Moana that was released this year. The song was co-written with 2023 American Idol winner Iam Tongi, and you can listen to it below. While discussing the new track with Rolling Stone, Johnson revealed that he was “exploring” the idea of developing a music career. Having reached the top of two businesses,…
Blossoms frontman Tom Ogden recently sat down with NME to discuss the unusual origins of their upcoming collaborative single with Declan McKenna. The band brought out McKenna at an intimate Manchester gig last week (August 5), with the one-off homecoming show at the Manchester Deaf Institute seeing the indie icons celebrate their breakthrough 2016 album as well as debut playful new track ‘Additional Driver’. At the time, Ogden explained on stage that the collaborative track was about a “minor collision in a car at the Apollo roundabout”, and later told NME the song came about in the same AirBnb in Anglesey…
“Suck the farts from my fucking arse” – these are the immortal words reserved for Getdown Services’ haters, as revealed at their seemingly unlikely gig handpicked by Harry Styles for his recent Meltdown Festival. Said hate came primarily online “from people called Ian and Martin” who sought to gatekeep what “real music” might be when the buzzy Minehead-via-Brighton party-starters made a similarly surprise appearance on Later… With Jools Holland earlier this summer. Two quite average-looking moustachioed men with a penchant for putting on one helluva show, performing topless and comedically poking at the more absurd moments of the mundane with…
Drum ‘n’ bass artist DJ Bou invited a flight attendant to join him on stage, after a clip he took of her handling a drunken passenger on his flight went viral. The ‘Baddadan’ artist shared a series of clips to his Instagram Stories on Thursday (August 6) showing an altercation between two passengers and on-flight security staff as he boarded a flight from London’s Heathrow Airport to Las Vegas. British Airways flight attendant Sophie Turner can be seen holding off one disruptive passenger, sternly telling them: “If I have to tell you again, I will be restraining you, sir, if…
