This is genuinely rare footage. The complete MTV ‘Total Woodstock Live’ broadcast from Woodstock 1999, hosted by Carson Daly and including original commercials, captures the full surreal experience of one of the most chaotic and culturally loaded festival weekends in music history, from the Limp Bizkit set that became infamous in real time to performances from Rage Against the Machine and Alanis Morissette, all filtered through the specific lens of late-90s MTV at peak cultural influence.
Video: David Letterman’s GE Headquarters Remote Collection Is a Masterclass in Fearless Corporate Satire
When General Electric acquired RCA and with it NBC in 1985, David Letterman did what no late night host before or since has done quite so effectively: he spent years making his new corporate overlords the butt of the joke, on their own network, to their faces. This compilation from Don Giller collects the full arc of Letterman’s GE remote segments from 1985 through his final Late Night broadcast in 1993, from his first furious reaction to the merger announcement through the legendary GE headquarters visit and the unforgettable corporate handshake sequence that remains one of the most perfectly observed comedy bits in late night history.
Video: Gong’s “I Never Glid Before” Live in 1973 Is a Gateway Drug to One of Rock’s Most Gloriously Unhinged Bands
Pulled from ‘Angel’s Egg’ and captured live in 1973, Gong’s “I Never Glid Before” is exactly the kind of performance that turns casual curious viewers into lifelong devotees, a swirling, space-jazz, psychedelic free-for-all anchored by Daevid Allen’s unclassifiable energy and Pierre Moerlen’s extraordinary drumming, and with 1.7 million YouTube views the comments section alone tells the whole story: people keep stumbling onto this and immediately losing their minds in the best possible way.
Video: Evergreen High School’s Instrumental Department Takes Dennis Coffey’s “Scorpio” to Another Level
Evergreen High School’s Instrumental Department just delivered one of the more genuinely thrilling cover performances you’ll find on YouTube right now, tearing through Dennis Coffey’s 1971 funk classic “Scorpio” with raw, uninhibited energy that goes well beyond what anyone has a right to expect from a high school ensemble, complete with a wild drum solo that earns every second of its spotlight.
Interpol Announce a Massive 2026 North American Tour With Some of the Best Support Lineups of the Year
Interpol have mapped out a 23-city North American tour running July 31 through October 17, and the support lineup alone makes this one of the more compelling rock tours of the fall. Youth Lagoon, Loathe, Julie, DIIV, and French Police rotate through the bill depending on the date, covering nearly every corner of what’s interesting in indie and alternative music right now. Presales begin May 6 at 10 AM local, with general on-sale launching May 8 at 10 AM local.
The summer leg opens in Denver at Mission Ballroom and moves through Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, Oregon, Washington, California, and Nevada before a stop at CBGB Festival in Brooklyn on September 26. The fall run picks up in Vancouver and moves through Toronto, Montreal, Boston, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Detroit, Columbus, Chicago, St. Louis, and Atlanta before closing October 17 in Nashville at The Pinnacle. The tour represents some of the band’s biggest headline shows to date, with the full world run also including dates supporting Deftones in Australia and New Zealand currently underway, European festival appearances, and a UK and European run with Bloc Party in November and December.
2026 North American Tour Dates:
July 31, Denver, CO, Mission Ballroom %
August 2, Jackson Hole, WY, Snow King Mountain %
August 3, Boise, ID, Revolution Concert House %
August 4, Salt Lake City, UT, Red Butte Garden %
August 6, Portland, OR, McMenamins Edgefield ^
August 8, Tacoma, WA, Dune Peninsula ^
August 11, San Francisco, CA, The Warfield &
August 14, Santa Barbara, CA, Santa Barbara Bowl &
August 15, San Diego, CA, The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park &
August 16, Las Vegas, NV, The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas &
September 26, Brooklyn, NY, CBGB Festival
September 29, Vancouver, BC, Rogers Arena *
October 2, Toronto, ON, The Bowl at Sobeys Stadium #
October 3, Montreal, QC, L’Olympia #
October 4, Boston, MA, Roadrunner #
October 6, Pittsburgh, PA, Stage AE #
October 7, Cleveland, OH, Agora Theatre #
October 9, Detroit, MI, Masonic Jack White Theatre #
October 10, Columbus, OH, KEMBA Live! Outdoors #
October 11, Chicago, IL, The Salt Shed Fairgrounds #
October 13, St. Louis, MO, The Factory #
October 16, Atlanta, GA, The Eastern #
October 17, Nashville, TN, The Pinnacle #~
% with Youth Lagoon / ^ with Loathe / & with Julie / # with DIIV / ~ with French Police / * with sombr
Playboy’s 1979 Roller Disco & Pajama Party TV Special Is a Full-On Disco Era Time Capsule
Playboy’s ‘Roller Disco & Pajama Party,’ the complete 1979 TV special, is exactly what it sounds like and then some: a gloriously over-the-top snapshot of the disco era at full fever pitch, with Hugh Hefner hosting a night of roller skating, sequins, and late-70s excess that could only have existed in that one specific moment in American cultural history.
David Allan Coe, the Outlaw’s Outlaw, Who Gave Country Music “Take This Job and Shove It,” Dead at 86
David Allan Coe died on April 29, 2026, at the age of 86, in an intensive care unit. His widow Kimberly confirmed the news to Rolling Stone. “One of the best singers, songwriters, and performers of our time and never to be forgotten,” she wrote. “My husband, my friend, my confidant and my life for many years.” No cause of death was immediately provided.
Coe was one of country music’s most contradictory and compelling figures, a man who lived most of the outlaw life that others only sang about. Born September 6, 1939, in Akron, Ohio, he spent much of his youth in reform schools and correctional facilities before arriving in Nashville in 1967, parking a hearse in front of the Ryman Auditorium and busking on the street. He caught the ear of producer Shelby Singleton and signed to Plantation Records, launching a career built entirely on his own impossible-to-categorize terms.
His songwriting legacy arrived before his performing career caught up. Tanya Tucker took his “Would You Lay With Me (In a Field of Stone)” to number one in 1973, making him one of Nashville’s most in-demand writers overnight. His own recording of “You Never Even Called Me by My Name,” co-written by Steve Goodman and an uncredited John Prine, became a jukebox perennial in 1975, a track that managed simultaneously to honor and gently mock the entire country tradition. Then came “Take This Job and Shove It,” which Johnny Paycheck took to number one in 1977 and which lodged a phrase permanently into the American vocabulary. That song was entirely Coe’s creation, and the fact that Paycheck got most of the credit fed a bitterness Coe carried for years.
His own performing peaks came in the early 1980s. “The Ride,” a ballad about a hitchhiker’s encounter with the ghost of Hank Williams, cracked the top five in 1983. “Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile” reached number two in 1984, his highest chart position as a performer. Through it all, his image, the rhinestone suits, the Lone Ranger mask, the long hair and braided beard, the Harley Davidson on stage, the hearse in the parking lot, kept him at arm’s length from the country mainstream even as his songs were everywhere. He shared stages with Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and Johnny Cash and was described by Jennings in his autobiography as “the most sincere of the bunch,” while simultaneously being told to knock off the grandstanding.
His legacy carries real complications. Two independently released albums in the late 1970s and early 1980s contained material widely condemned for its use of racial slurs and misogynistic content. Coe consistently maintained the songs were intended as parody, citing his friendship with Shel Silverstein as the inspiration. The debate never fully resolved, and it shadowed his reputation for the rest of his career.
In later years, Coe recorded ‘Rebel Meets Rebel’ with Pantera’s Dimebag Darrell, Vinnie Paul, and Rex Brown, appeared in Johnny Cash’s “God’s Gonna Cut You Down” video, collaborated with Kid Rock, and kept playing over 300 shows a year well into his eighties. His son Tyler Mahan Coe created the celebrated country music podcast Cocaine & Rhinestones. Coe is survived by his wife Kimberly and his children. He was 86, and he was, as Stephen Thomas Erlewine once wrote, “none more outlaw.”
Olivia Rodrigo Announces the Unraveled Tour, a 65-Date Global Run Behind ‘you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love’
Olivia Rodrigo is heading back out on the road in a big way. The three-time GRAMMY Award-winning singer-songwriter has announced The Unraveled Tour, a 65-date global run across North America, Europe, and the UK in support of her third studio album ‘you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love,’ out June 12 via Geffen Records. Promoted by Live Nation, the tour kicks off September 25 in Hartford, Connecticut and features special guests Devon Again, Die Spitz, Grace Ives, The Last Dinner Party, and Wolf Alice on select dates. Amex presale begins May 5, with general on-sale launching May 7 at 12 PM local at OliviaRodrigo.com.
The scope here is considerable. The tour includes multi-night runs in Washington DC, Chicago, Boston, Montreal, Toronto, Columbus, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Orlando, Sunrise, Nashville, Vancouver, Seattle, Oakland, Sacramento, and Las Vegas, before extended stays of four nights each at Los Angeles’ Intuit Dome and Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, and four nights at London’s The O2. The European run takes in Stockholm, Amsterdam, Munich, Paris, Milan, and Barcelona.
“drop dead,” the first single from the new album, debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, making Rodrigo the first artist to debut the lead singles from all three of her studio albums at number one. She’s also the only artist born this century with multiple Hot 100 number ones, adding “drop dead” to “vampire,” “good 4 u,” and “drivers license.” The New York Times has called her “a songwriter of rather astonishing purity,” and her resume backs that up across fourteen GRAMMY nominations, three wins, and a catalog that has topped charts in over a dozen countries.
The Unraveled Tour follows the GUTS World Tour, which wrapped in summer 2025 after 100 sold-out shows across 64 cities in more than 21 countries, with over 1.4 million fans in attendance. Billboard named her Touring Artist of the Year in 2024. Silver Star Tickets, offering a limited number of $20 USD tickets, will be available at a later date, continuing Rodrigo’s commitment to accessibility. A portion of proceeds from ticket sales benefits Fund 4 Good, her global initiative supporting community-based nonprofits championing girls’ education, reproductive rights, and the prevention of gender-based violence.
Rodrigo appears on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon tonight (April 30) and makes her hosting debut on Saturday Night Live on May 2.
The Unraveled Tour 2026/2027 Dates:
September 25, Hartford, CT, PeoplesBank Arena +
September 26, Hartford, CT, PeoplesBank Arena +
September 29, Pittsburgh, PA, PPG Paints Arena +
September 30, Pittsburgh, PA, PPG Paints Arena +
October 3, Washington, DC, Capital One Arena +
October 4, Washington, DC, Capital One Arena +
October 7, Charlotte, NC, Spectrum Center +
October 8, Charlotte, NC, Spectrum Center +
October 11, Chicago, IL, United Center +
October 12, Chicago, IL, United Center +
October 15, Boston, MA, TD Garden +
October 17, Boston, MA, TD Garden +
October 21, Montreal, QC, Bell Centre +
October 22, Montreal, QC, Bell Centre +
October 26, Toronto, ON, Scotiabank Arena +
October 27, Toronto, ON, Scotiabank Arena +
October 29, Columbus, OH, Schottenstein Center +
October 30, Columbus, OH, Schottenstein Center +
November 7, Philadelphia, PA, Xfinity Mobile Arena ^
November 8, Philadelphia, PA, Xfinity Mobile Arena ^
November 11, Atlanta, GA, State Farm Arena ^
November 12, Atlanta, GA, State Farm Arena ^
November 15, Orlando, FL, Kia Center ^
November 16, Orlando, FL, Kia Center ^
November 19, Sunrise, FL, Amerant Bank Arena ^
November 20, Sunrise, FL, Amerant Bank Arena ^
November 23, Nashville, TN, Bridgestone Arena ^
November 24, Nashville, TN, Bridgestone Arena ^
December 1, Vancouver, BC, Rogers Arena ^
December 2, Vancouver, BC, Rogers Arena ^
December 7, Seattle, WA, Climate Pledge Arena ^
December 8, Seattle, WA, Climate Pledge Arena ^
December 11, Oakland, CA, Oakland Arena ^
December 12, Oakland, CA, Oakland Arena ^
December 15, Sacramento, CA, Golden 1 Center ^
December 16, Sacramento, CA, Golden 1 Center ^
December 19, Las Vegas, NV, T-Mobile Arena ^
December 20, Las Vegas, NV, T-Mobile Arena ^
January 12, Los Angeles, CA, Intuit Dome #^
January 13, Los Angeles, CA, Intuit Dome #^
January 16, Los Angeles, CA, Intuit Dome #^
January 17, Los Angeles, CA, Intuit Dome #^
February 11, Brooklyn, NY, Barclays Center #^
February 12, Brooklyn, NY, Barclays Center #^
February 15, Brooklyn, NY, Barclays Center #^
February 16, Brooklyn, NY, Barclays Center #^
March 19, Stockholm, Sweden, Avicii Arena ~
March 20, Stockholm, Sweden, Avicii Arena ~
March 23, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Ziggo Dome ~
March 24, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Ziggo Dome ~
April 1, Munich, Germany, Olympiahalle ~
April 2, Munich, Germany, Olympiahalle ~
April 5, London, UK, The O2 ~
April 6, London, UK, The O2 ~
April 8, London, UK, The O2 ~
April 9, London, UK, The O2 ~
April 23, Paris, France, La Defense Arena =
April 27, Milan, Italy, Unipol Dome =
April 28, Milan, Italy, Unipol Dome =
May 1, Barcelona, Spain, Palau Sant Jordi =
May 2, Barcelona, Spain, Palau Sant Jordi =
- Wolf Alice / ^ Devon Again / # The Last Dinner Party / ~ Grace Ives / = Die Spitz
Rascal Flatts’ Gary LeVox Hosts Star-Studded Birdi Celebrity Golf Invitational Benefiting Folds of Honor
Gary LeVox is bringing music, patriotism, and purpose to the fairway. The Rascal Flatts lead vocalist and co-founder of premium performance eyewear brand Birdi will host the Birdi Celebrity Golf Invitational on August 11 at Old Hickory Country Club in Old Hickory, Tennessee, presented by Hard Rock and benefiting Folds of Honor, the organization that provides educational scholarships to the families of fallen and disabled military service members and first responders.
The event goes well beyond a golf tournament. Guests get 18 holes alongside celebrity players, premium hospitality, exclusive gifting, and a post-round guitar pull-style live music performance and awards dinner, with silent and live auctions expected to drive significant scholarship funding. “I have deep respect for our armed forces and am extremely grateful for all the hard work and dedication,” says LeVox. “I am excited to be partnering with Hard Rock as our presenting sponsor as we collectively join forces to acknowledge the great men and women who fight for our country.” The event arrives as the U.S. approaches its 250th anniversary on July 4, making the occasion carry even more cultural weight.
Ryan Hamilton Returns With “Dreaming Screaming” and Announces New Album ‘Haunted By American Dreams’
Ryan Hamilton is back with his first new music in over three years, and he’s not easing into it. “Dreaming Screaming,” out now across all digital platforms, is a roots-leaning, guitar-driven track that channels the road-worn energy of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers while staying firmly in Hamilton’s own songwriting voice. The single also launches pre-orders for his forthcoming full-length ‘Haunted By American Dreams,’ arriving July 3 on Wicked Cool Records.
“It explores the cost of chasing a dream past its breaking point,” Hamilton says of the track, “when ambition erodes mental health and pulls you from family.” Driving instrumentation, introspective lyricism, and sharp hooks make “Dreaming Screaming” a strong opening statement for an album that promises hard truths delivered with warmth and melodic clarity.