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Towards the end of the twilit “San Francisco, 2005,” in the middle of Renny Conti’s new album, Split Second, the steady drums and slide guitars stutter to a halt and Conti situates himself precisely: “Prospect Park/I’m sitting up straight/With the knowing posture of a monk/It’s May of 2024, and I am writing to get myself out of a death-induced funk.” It’s a strikingly direct line dead in the middle of an album stuck in a dreamstate, one that unfolds like a series of hazy recollections. There in the park, Conti’s edges are briefly clearer, the image sharper.Split Second can sound,…
Melbourne’s Dylan Young looks as modern as any third-wave barista—baseball-cap clad, flanneled, poised before a microphone—on Massive Shoe’s cover. But throughout Way Dynamic’s third album, it’s clear that Young is a keen student of pop’s past, arranging stacked harmonies and lithe instrumentals over guitar-driven songs that veer from radio earworms to jam-band fodder and back: not a wolf in sheep’s clothing, but an old head in disguise. On his latest, Young’s major-key meditations on love and alienation are as winsome as a bay breeze, if occasionally as insubstantial.First track “People Settle Down” throws open the windows with a blast of…
“Lies,” Bryan’s duet with Lana Del Rey, does not. It’s a song about the self-doubt that inevitably creeps into the most stable relationships, the way you wonder if the euphoria or contentment you feel in a marriage is matched. They share the situation: Del Rey recently celebrated her second wedding anniversary, while Bryan is nearing his first. But, unlike Felker and Bryan, the two don’t share a language or approach. Bryan’s songs are such mirrors of his life that it often feels like he simply nails pages from his journal to a wall and scribbles a few chords above the…
I can still recall the moment I realized the degree to which my brain had been rewired by advertising. I was speaking with a friend, and though I no longer recall the subject of our conversation, they began to say, “No little….” In a flash, a voice in my head exploded: “…cinnamon gum freshens breath longer than Big Red.” I didn’t just register the phrase; I heard it, experienced every peak and valley of the classic voiceover’s undulating cadence. It was like a psychic autocomplete function: 10 words that had blanketed the Saturday morning cartoons of my childhood so fully…
The kickoff date of Bob Dylan’s Lights of Autumn European tour at Oslo’s Spektrum generated a lot of attention over the weekend due to the addition of guitarist Mike Seal, surprise covers of Randy Newman’s “Louisiana 1927″ and Guy Clark’s “Dublin Blues,” and the first live rendition of “Crash on the Levee (Down in the Flood)” since 2005. But the song we keep returning to from the remarkably clean recording of the show that emerged the next morning (recorded on an Apple Watch) is “Tangled Up in Blue.” Dylan hadn’t played the Blood on the Tracks classic in eight years,…
Mariah Carey has prevailed in a five-year legal battle with her brother, winning the dismissal of his remaining claims that she defamed him in her bestselling 2020 memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey. In a ruling issued Monday and obtained by Rolling Stone, Justice Leslie A. Stroth of the New York State Supreme Court found that Morgan Carey failed to establish that his superstar sister acted with “actual malice” when making the statements he challenged. Morgan claimed in his lawsuit that his sister had damaged his otherwise “excellent and spotless reputation” by portraying him as violent, accusing him of trafficking…
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Parke has a way of making people lose their minds over a sweatshirt. And just when you thought your closet had enough mocknecks, the brand is back with another drop, this time with an orange and black Halloween twist. The Parke Halloween collection launches Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 10 a.m. ET/7 a.m. PT on Parke’s official website, with a price range expected to be anywhere around $17 and $140 based on previous drops. The lineup includes new varsity…
Naomi McPherson asked for help finding “the grandchild of the warlock whose curse is wreaking havoc on my life” A tour bus carrying the members of Muna caught fire on the freeway in Burbank, California, on Monday. The scene was captured on camera by local station KTLA, which reported the incident shut down several lanes on the busy roadway. The station said the driver reportedly did not realize the bus was on fire when the California Highway Patrol got a call at 8:00 a.m. about a flaming bus on the southbound 5 freeway. After the bus pulled over on an…
In August, Amy Helm—the daughter of late Band member Levon Helm, and a singer-songwriter in her own right—was sued in federal court for self-dealing, trademark infringement, and causing $2 million in damages to Levon Helm Studios (LHS), among other charges. Now, Amy Helm has countersued the studio, alleging that her successor, Brian Parillo, used invalid corporate actions to take control of the famed music venue in Woodstock, New York, and improperly obtained voting power from Levon Helm’s widow.In May, Amy Helm was removed as president of LHS by Sandra Helm, her stepmother and Levon’s widow, as well as LHS shareholders…
Stewart will continue anchoring The Daily Show every Monday This is not a drill: Jon Stewart will continue hosting The Daily Show every Monday through December 2028. Stewart returned to The Daily Show on Mondays in early 2024 ahead of the fall elections. Though his role was originally for that year’s election cycle, he extended his anchoring duties through 2026 last November. “Jon Stewart is a generational talent and The Daily Show continues to be one of the most influential franchises on television and a cornerstone of Comedy Central,” George Cheeks, the co-chair and chief content officer of Skydance TV,…
