Steve Albini died two years ago today. Over the past two-plus years, we spoke to dozens within his orbit — family, friends, bands — who were candid about the complex punk iconoclast...

up now at rolling stone: i spoke with Sunflower Bean’s Julia Cumming about her spectacular, surprising solo debut. photos by Sacha Lecca www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

tonight is the first night of passover. i will be thinking, as i do every year, of the importance of welcoming the stranger, opposing tyranny, and moving always toward freedom for everyone. zissen pesach and gut yontif to everyone celebrating.

here’s rolling stone’s recap of the best things we saw at SXSW 2026, including my rave reviews for Swapmeet, TTSSFU, Water From Your Eyes/This Is Lorelei, Victoryland, Yakiyn, Diles Que No Me Maten, Good Flying Birds, and more! www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

just another american against war

up now at rolling stone, my interview with youbet, whose new album (out may 1) is an early 2026 fave! photos by @grifflotz.bsky.social www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

next week, Gorillaz are releasing their best album in years. i caught up with Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett for a new Q&A about grief, cartoons, AI art, and much more, up now at rolling stone www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

bad bunny is a generational talent, that was awesome, and the people whose minds are too narrow and clenched to appreciate that are sad cases.

the War Child UK charity has put together an incredible roster of artists for their new compilation raising funds for children affected by war. i spoke with Arctic Monkeys, Damon Albarn, and more about how it all came together www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

“There is demand and there is supply, and the revenue from doing a big tour is significant. It’s a lot of money. It’s just the flights, the tour buses, the hotels, even the food, are just exploding at the moment and making it unrealistic.”

up now at rolling stone: my report on the perilous state of the touring business for indie acts. "It was definitely much, much, much more doable just a few years ago. It’s not even about making a profit. It’s about actually being able to do it at all." www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

went to the secret cameron winter show. it was incredible even with the lights off. story by me, photos by @grifflotz.bsky.social www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

RIP to the everyman in the Grateful Dead, the guy who was so much more than just "the other one." www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

chatted with Lucy Dacus about how she ended up singing "Bread and Roses" at Zohran Mamdani's inauguration www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

my favorite new albums released in 2025 full list: swvlswvl.tumblr.com/post/8027446...

“We slammed the door on ageism in hip-hop.” up now at rolling stone: my year-end interview with Pusha T and Malice, aka the once and future kings known as the Clipse www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

catching up on a few recent stories i haven't shared here yet (thread below)....

i got to see "dancing in the club" performed twice this week - first by This Is Lorelei, then last night by MJ Lenderman. that's a pretty good week if you ask me. here's @angiemartoccio.bsky.social on last night in brooklyn, a rock & roll show for the ages www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

wrote about some classic songs by D'Angelo with my colleagues here. huge, irreplaceable loss in music www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

rolling stone has a big new list out today - the 250 greatest songs of the 21st century so far! i wrote about some songs i love by Frank Ocean, Lorde, Wilco, Courtney Barnett, Lucy Dacus, Alvvays, and Fleet Foxes www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

Just saw this and was curious about music and what do you know, @simonwilliam.bsky.social has this right here! www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...

here's me on the ways that music powers One Battle After Another, an incredible movie that i can't wait to see again www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...

saw One Battle After Another and i feel strongly that Chase Infiniti should get a ton of big awards, as should every other member of the main cast, and PTA of course, and the cinematographer, and also Jonny Greenwood for the score. 10/10

RIP Kaleb Horton. really awful.

“We should be standing up with whatever voice, whatever platform, whatever money, whatever we have because that’s the right fucking thing to do.” great new interview with Conor Oberst by @mayageorgi.bsky.social www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

Recently experienced one of the most surreal moments of my entire career www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

Fred Armisen has a new sound-effects LP coming out on Drag City this week. we chatted about it www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

jeff tweedy's new triple album is great, great, great. my review up now at rolling stone www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

notes from a very entertaining lunch with Bar Italia, who just keep getting better with every record www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

new interview with Case Oats up now at RS, with photos by @grifflotz.bsky.social! i love this album, and really enjoyed hearing the coming-of-age story behind it www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

water from your eyes’ incredible new album is out today! here’s a bonus from my recent interview with nate and rachel, with more of the wild stories and far-out ideas behind every track from IT’S A BEAUTIFUL PLACE 🚀 🌌 ⚛️ www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

he sang on nearly all the Beach Boys' classics, side by side in harmony with his lifelong friend Brian Wilson, and now he's on the road keeping the band's legacy alive. love this Al Jardine profile by Andy Greene: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

"You’d think at my age I would know who I am. But no, we’re always still figuring it out. Figuring out who we are and where we belong and how we feel about things. We’ll never really know all the answers." www.rollingstone.com/music/music-... via @rollingstone.com

David Byrne on why young stars like Lorde and Olivia Rodrigo look up to him. "They see that I’ve gotten myself into a place where I have a certain amount of freedom to try things out and do different things, which is rare in the music world." Interview: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

TIL David Byrne has been doing clandestine stand-up comedy. www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

in this interview, David Byrne tells some very entertaining stories about his first-ever NYC apartment and about Lou Reed's fondness for ice cream. read on for more quotes about buildings and food! www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

David Byrne talks about hanging with Lou Reed in the Seventies: “I remember when we met, he was eating an incredible amount of ice cream. I think he went through two of those quart containers of Häagen-Dazs ice cream in one sitting.” Interview: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

Excellent interview but my expectations for a Talking Heads reunion has been reset to 0 after being at slightly more than 0 when Stop Making Sense was re-released.

David Byrne: The Rolling Stone Interview - up now at Rolling Stone!! we chatted about life, art, music, New York in the 1970s, New York in the 2020s, and a lot more photos by Sacha Lecca www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

This is a delightful list, helmed by the delightful @simonwilliam.bsky.social www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

a deep dive on the enduring tradition of music videos where people hold up cue cards with lyrics on them, by David Browne www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

i love talking about indie rock, and you can hear me do just that on this podcast. artists discussed include Alex G, Water From Your Eyes, Lifeguard, Horsegirl, Lily Seabird, Greg Freeman, Girlpuppy, Car Seat Headrest, Japanese Breakfast, Sunflower Bean... www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

The mass starvation & killing of Palestinians in Gaza at the hands of the Israeli gov’t is a chillul hashem, a desecration of God. Jewish leaders who criticized Zohran Mamdani for three words he doesn’t use should raise their voices loudly here as well. forward.com/opinion/7575...

caught up with Kurt Vile about his excellent new EP, covering Beach House, listening to MF DOOM, and more. up now at rolling stone! www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

this is a beautiful, moving, and really insightful tribute to Ozzy Osbourne by my colleague Kory Grow. a must read: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

back in the summer of 2014, i went to philadelphia to interview a rising songwriter named Alex G for Rolling Stone. that interview was print-only at the time, but it's online now: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

I wrote about Theo Huxtable wearing the Gordon Gartrell knockoff shirt, the comic gifts of the late Malcolm-Jamal Warner, and the complicated feelings of watching other actors shine on The Cosby Show:

this album is out today and it’s so good!

i reviewed the great new album from Alex G, who’s still finding new golden melodies in his low-key way ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

this new interview with Amanda Shires by @jonbern.bsky.social is a great read. www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...