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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds have shared the full stage times for their huge gig in Brighton this month. Check them out below. READ MORE: Nick Cave interview: “There’s no metric that says virtuousness makes good art” Cave and co. are set to play a big homecoming show at the seaside city’s Preston Park on Friday July 31, as part of the band’s current UK and European headline tour. Opening for the Bad Seeds on the day will be The Flaming Lips, English Teacher, Cate Le Bon and Warmduscher. “I am thrilled beyond words to return to my beloved Brighton with The Bad Seeds to play…
Smirk, the power-pop-meets-punk-rock brainchild of Portland musician Nick Vicario, has a knack for turning tropes inside out. On his latest effort, Speculative Fiction, he reinvents suburban anhedonia with an unexpectedly meticulous, pop-forward sensibility. With help from friends like Ceremony’s Ross Farrar, Advertisement’s Ryan Mangione-Smith, and members of the Hotline TNT crew (who play in Smirk’s live band), Vicario recasts an archetypal narrator—the disaffected high schooler—as a grown-up trying to veer out of the fast lane and back to the familiarity of their constricting youth. Smirk’s first official album since 2022, Speculative Fiction is one hell of a reintroduction.Listen on Apple…
Adam Weiner knows you’re angry. So, when the Philadelphia singer-songwriter began writing a new album for Low Cut Connie — both the band he leads and the stage name under which he performs — he looked to a specific great American hero for inspiration: Fred Rogers. “Mr. Rogers said, ‘What do you do with the mad that you feel?’ Remember that speech while he’s putting his sweater on?” Weiner tells Rolling Stone’s Nashville Now podcast. “We all get angry; we’ve got to use it. We’ve got to use it to motivate us: get in the streets, use your voice, vote,…
More than 50 years since Gerald Casale co-founded Devo with the belief that mankind is devolving at a rapid peace, he's commemorating America's 250th anniversary this July 4 with a video for his new solo song “Just Do It!” that takes on the ultimate symbol of our decay: Donald Trump. The animated video presents Trump as a dictator who leads an army of MAGA zombies, sucks money out of the country with a giant hose, smashes the Liberty Bell with a sledgehammer, watches the Statue of Liberty crumble, and runs over hordes of peaceful protestors in an ambulance. Things grow…
Donald Trump's favorite thing about America is that he lives in it. It's hard to point to a president that wasn't self-absorbed, of course — Obama had an ego on him, as well — but “President DJT,” as he signs his tweets, takes personal pride to a new level. Trump has put his personal stamp on every American institution within his reach, and the celebration of the country's 250th anniversary, known confusingly as the semiquincentennial, is no exception. Instead of a celebration of the country, Trump's “Freedom 250” celebrations honor a particular vision of America — one set by one…
To honor America’s 250th birthday, we pick a favorite song for every state in the Union Happy birthday, America! To celebrate our nation’s semiquincentennial, the editors of Rolling Stone got together and selected one song for every state. Some of these tunes are by homegrown heroes; other picks are just great songs that mention a state or happen to be set there or that evoke the place in some special way. Our list has rock classics, hip-hop anthems, country gems, and more, and it covers decades of great American music. Think of it as our playlist love letter to the…
One of the most important evenings of the signed billboard is approaching Rock in Rome 2026: i MUMFORD AND SONS will perform on Tuesday 7 July at the Ippodromo delle Capannelle space for the only Italian date this summer. Special guest: Caamp. Tickets are available on rockinroma.com, on ticketone.it, on ticketmaster.it and in all authorized sales points. On the occasion of three dates of the summer tour – in Groningen, Rome and Berlin – Mumford & Sons confirmed the collaboration with PLUS1 in support of War Child: in the Netherlands, Italy and Germany, 1 €uro for each ticket sold will…
Bob Vylan have said they are taking legal action against the BBC following the fallout from their controversial Glastonbury 2025 set. The duo performed on the West Holts Stage at Worthy Farm last June, with their set being streamed live on the BBC. During the performance, frontman Bobby Vylan led the crowd in chants of “free, free Palestine” and “death, death to the IDF”. The BBC later said it “deeply” regretted that the performance had been broadcast, describing the comments as “anti-Semitic sentiments” that were “utterly unacceptable”. It also said the livestream “should have been pulled” during the set. Now, Bob Vylan have shared a new statement on Instagram confirming that…
photo by Lara Bordoni With a sold out just a few days after the announcement, yesterday evening kicked off the Rugby Sound Festival 2026 at Isola del Castello di Legnano. He was the absolute protagonist of the show Tony Pitonywho won over the visibly involved audience with his surreal humor, presenting himself on stage as Fred Flintstone and with his distinctive detail, the iconic Elvis Presley mask. In continuous dialogue with the public, Tony offers a successful format that blends songs, satire and theatricality, all accompanied by formidable musicians. What lit up the opening night were the performances of Niccolo…
Madonna‘s recent single ‘Bring Your Love’ is about the star “saying ‘fuck you’ to [her] doubters”, according to producer Stuart Price. The song – featuring Sabrina Carpenter – appears on the Queen Of Pop’s new album ‘Confessions II’, which was released today (Friday July 3). Price was recruited by Madonna to produce the record, having previously helmed the original ‘Confessions On A Dance Floor’ LP in 2005. He also reprised his role as Madge’s musical director for her career-spanning ‘Celebration Tour’ in 2023/’24. During a new interview with Attitude, Price opened up about his return to the studio with Madonna,…
