Brothers Osborne throw a quarantine-safe party that’s part Tron and part Día de Muertos in the colorful new video for “All Night.” The song appears on the CMA- and ACM-winning duo’s upcoming third studio album Skeletons, out October 9th. Directors Wes Edwards and Ryan Silver, who filmed Brothers Osborne’s Point …
Read More »'The Good Lord Bird': Ethan Hawke Is Antislavery's Crazed Crusader
“It’s alright to stretch the word of the Lord sometimes,” admits God-fearing, fire-breathing abolitionist John Brown (Ethan Hawke) in The Good Lord Bird. It’s an approach the darkly comic miniseries takes towards matters historical as well as religious, as each episode opens with the disclaimer: “All of this is true. …
Read More »RS Country Music Picks: Week of September 28th
Whether it’s coming out of Nashville, New York, L.A., or points in between, there’s no shortage of fresh tunes, especially from artists who have yet to become household names. Rolling Stone Countryselects some of the best new music releases from country and Americana artists. Canaan Smith, “Colder Than You” After …
Read More »Trailer for 'The Perfect Weapon' Highlights the Rise and Threat of Cyber Warfare
HBO has released a new trailer for The Perfect Weapon, an upcoming documentary about the rise of cyber warfare set to premiere October 16th at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The Perfect Weapon is based on David E. Sanger’s 2018 book of the same name, and the trailer opens with the journalist …
Read More »Bob Mould Rages Gloriously Against Injustice on 'Blue Hearts'
Thirty years ago, Bob Mould released an album titled Black Sheets of Rain, a turn of phrase that could have doubled as his outlook at the time and for many of the years that followed. But he seemed to soften up last year when he put out Sunshine Rock, a …
Read More »The National's Matt Berninger Dances Through Heartbreak in 'One More Second' Video
The National‘s Matt Berninger dances through heartbreak in his new video for “One More Second.” The single appears on his upcoming debut solo LP, Serpentine Prison, which arrives on October 16th via Book’s Records in conjunction with Concord Records. In the Chris Sgroi-directed clip, Berninger performs alone on a stage …
Read More »Hear Earl Thomas Conley's Rare 'Better Said Than Done' From Lost Album
On September 25th, BFD/Audium Nashville will release Earl Thomas Conley – Promised Land: The Lost Album, a collection of previously unreleased tunes recorded by the late country performer. The first preview of the album is the let’s-take-things-slow number “Better Said Than Done,” which opens the collection. With a bright production …
Read More »Hillary Clinton to Launch Interview Podcast Ahead of Election
Hillary Clinton is launching an interview podcast this fall ahead of the 2020 presidential election, Varietyreports. The 24-episode You and Me Both with Hillary Clinton, produced by iHeartMedia, will premiere September 29th and will be available on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts and other podcast platforms. The series will feature …
Read More »Emmys 2020: The PandEmmys, Even Better Than the Real Thing
Catherine O’Hara of Schitt’s Creek summed up the pandemic edition of the Emmy Awards: “These are the strangest of days.” Well-put, Ms. O’Hara. Everything about the annual TV ceremony felt extra weird this year, for obvious reasons. The Covid era forced everyone to take an experimental approach — but that’s …
Read More »The War and Treaty's Journey Toward Hope
When Michael Trottersat down on the staircase inside his home in Albion, Michigan, one day in 2017, he was ready to end his life. Grappling with post-traumatic stress disorder after serving in Iraq, Trotter thought that maybe his life insurance policy could solve his wife and young son’s financial woes …
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