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The Rolling Stones have released two new songs from their upcoming studio album, “Foreign Tongues,” giving fans their clearest look yet at one of the most anticipated rock releases of the summer. The tracks, “Jealous Lover” and “Divine Intervention,” dropped together on June 25 and immediately became one of the most-discussed rock stories online, drawing … Read more
Few modern presidents have blended politics and popular culture quite like Barack Obama. Known for his charisma, relaxed demeanor, and genuine appreciation for music, Obama helped redefine what many considered “presidential cool.” One of the finest examples of that came on February 21, 2012, during the White House concert “In Performance at the White House: … Read more
For years, music industry pundits treated rock as a relic — a genre kept alive by classic rock radio and aging fanbases while pop, hip-hop, and electronic music dominated the charts. That narrative has collapsed. Walking into any major festival in 2026, the loudest, most chaotic mosh pits aren’t full of forty-somethings reliving their youth … Read more
The Rolling Stones have returned with a double dose of new music, releasing ‘Jealous Lover’ and ‘Divine Intervention’, two tracks from their forthcoming album Foreign Tongues. Rather than treating the songs as a traditional A-side and B-side, the legendary rock band has presented them as equal companions, each showcasing a different side of the group’s … Read more
Some songs are carefully crafted over weeks or even months. Others arrive in a flash of inspiration, seemingly from nowhere. For legendary singer-songwriter Van Morrison, one of his most beloved compositions emerged in a single creative burst—and then disappeared from his live performances forever. That song is “Madame George,” the haunting centerpiece of Morrison’s 1968 … Read more
For much of the 1990s and early 2000s, it became fashionable to doubt Axl Rose. After the explosive success of Appetite for Destruction and the ambitious Use Your Illusion albums, Guns N’ Roses seemed to disappear into a haze of lineup changes, delays, lawsuits, and rumors. Critics mocked the endlessly postponed Chinese Democracy, while fans … Read more
Legendary rock icon Rod Stewart experienced a frightening health scare during a recent concert in Utah but demonstrated his trademark determination by finishing the performance despite the incident. During his June 19 show at Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre in West Valley City, the 81-year-old singer appeared noticeably less energetic than usual. According to reports … Read more
The long-running debate over who deserves a place among rock’s greatest guitarists has flared up once again, this time with Joan Jett delivering a blistering response to Ted Nugent’s criticism of her inclusion on Rolling Stone’s list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. The feud began late last year when Nugent took aim … Read more
In 1985, John Fogerty, the singer and songwriter behind Creedence Clearwater Revival, was sued by his own former record label for plagiarism. The song he was accused of stealing had been written by exactly one person: John Fogerty. The roots of the dispute stretched back to Creedence’s breakup in 1972, after which Fogerty remained locked … Read more
In 1965, at the absolute height of the British Invasion, the Kinks were banned from touring America for four years, a punishment that gutted the band’s commercial momentum at the exact moment it mattered most. The reason traced back to a single violent outburst onstage in Cardiff, Wales, born out of the band’s notoriously combustible … Read more