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Roger Waters has hit back at James Hetfield following his recent on-stage comments about music and politics, calling the Metallica frontman a “complete prick” who has “an IQ of about three”. The comments relate to the thrash metal icon’s recent comments while performing as part of Metallica’s residency at the Las Vegas Sphere. On stage on October 10, he thanked the crowd for potentially travelling far and wide to see their show, and reassured them that they were wanting to create a sense of escape from the world’s issues – not lecture them with their own “bullshit” agendas. “Metallica is…
Neil Young has said that Tom Cruise’s divisive Digger is the “best film” he’s ever seen, and encouraged fans to ignore the negative reviews it’s received. Digger was co-written and directed by Oscar-winner Alejandro G. Iñárritu (Birdman, The Revenant) and follows oil tycoon Digger Rockwell (Cruise) as he tries to save the lives of thousands from an environmental disaster that he’s behind. The satirical black comedy also features plenty of genre-twists which divided critics, who largely panned the film. The movie has struggled at the box office. During its opening weekend, it took just $20million against a production budget of…
For the heartbroken and despondent, Chrissi’s early music has been undeniably alluring. From the visceral lyricism of her debut 2021 EP ‘Back In The Day’ to her breakout 2023 hit ‘Love Me In Chapters’, it’s clear that the Essex-born singer-songwriter has a knack for distilling sadness into arresting music. That’s but one side of the NME 100 artist, who now imbues her experiences of love, loss and self-doubt with joy, humour and tenderness on her sublime debut album ‘I Hate You Don’t Leave Me !’. Upbeat opener ‘Pucker Up !’, one of the catchiest songs on the album, sets up…
For listeners new to experimental music, an early encounter with Jon Hassell is an epiphany. Perhaps, like me, you found him first on Fourth World, Vol. 1: Possible Musics, his 1980 album with Brian Eno. It’s a record that makes you feel like a participant—hear the rubbery bass, talking drums, gurgling synths, and Hassell’s electronically altered trumpet, and map onto it your own memories of jazz, film soundtracks, music from Africa, and classical minimalism. You’ve joined a process and completed the work simply by tuning in, and it’s thrilling. As you explore his output further, you begin to understand him…
Jeremiah Chiu’s modular synthesis forms the scaffolding that holds SML’s 48 minutes of Spontaneous Music Live aloft, framing the Los Angeles fusion quintet’s ecstatic communion in cascading loops of plunks and squelches. Even more than Booker Stardrum’s vigilant drumming, it’s Chiu’s electronics that set the band’s improvisatory course, often so subtly you might miss the way a single, looped gurgle adds a lilt to their collective groove, or the way his playful chirps till the soil for Josh Johnson’s twitchy saxophone phrases. He operates the Eurorack like the band’s control panel, not so much piloting the performance as gently framing…
The 16-year-old suspect was fatally shot by an armed bystander, police said Three children and a teacher were gunned down Thursday afternoon in a shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, and the 16-year-old suspect was fatally shot by an armed bystander, according to police. During a news conference, Chief Mike Krantz of the Bend Police Department said that the authorities received a 911 call “from a person in a vehicle who reported being shot at multiple times by a person with a long gun.” Soon after, they received dozens of calls that a shooter had entered the building…
It’s easy to root for Rachel Chinouriri. A Gen-Z London girl, she’s bubbly, sensitive, a bit sardonic and gossipy—though never mean-spirited, even when she’s telling off an ex who’s “a bit of a prick.” Her best songs feel like chatting with your funniest and most emotionally astute friend, and her conversational lyricism is inextricable from the voice delivering it, one that can turn on a dime from soaring falsetto to a sugary lilt to a bluesy croon. Even when she’s iterating on an aggressively of-the-moment theme—she’s got a track titled “Dumb Bitch Juice” and another named after her real-life boyfriend—her…
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Every indication points to Rockstar Games going bigger and bigger with Grand Theft Auto VI, the hugely anticipated video game that’s 13 years in the making. That includes the music, which will feature a stacked roster of artists; the radio stations are hosted by Bad Bunny, Lana Del Rey, Robyn, and others, while the soundtrack itself will feature original songs by everyone from Travis Scott to Keith Richards. French electronic duo Justice were confirmed as the composers of…
As songwriters, Filipczak and Rose favor expansive terrains. “Love in the Dark” sounds winsome and roomy with its synth arpeggios and dueling guitars. The percussion is sparse; it’s really not much more than the occasional kick drum. Autosmile, in general, uses percussion sparingly. Without the bowling alley bumpers of percussive rhythm, we’re left with a lot of negative space. And in that space we have songs like “Earthly Love.” Secret garden music. How lovely it is with all of its strings: the cello, the fingerpicked guitar. Among other things, Autosmile is interesting guitar music. When paired with Rose’s vocals, these…
Zach Bryan‘s new EP Young Manhood and Other Donatable Organs Tour is here, and that includes “Lies,” his highly-anticipated duet with Lana Del Rey. The track opens with piano and a sparkling string arrangement while Bryan takes the first verse. After Del Rey’s laugh is heard faintly in the background, she takes a later verse, before they harmonize together. Like the rest of the EP, “Lies” was cut at Dan Auerbach’s Easy Eye Sound in Nashville, and produced by Bryan, Jamie McLaughlin, and Eddie Spear. Del Rey posted about the collaboration on Instagram last month, paired with the caption “Whale, we…
