Zora Grey has a story to tell. It’s a dark tale, full of spine-chilling frights and taboo thrills, unfolding from the moment you hit play on the Minneapolis singer, rapper, and producer’s second album, BELLAdonna, out Jan. 17 on Get Better Records. The buzzing synths and bass boom you’re hearing …
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Thanks to an aggressive dry season and hurricane-force winds, Los Angeles is experiencing the most devastating fires in the city’s history. At least five people have died and over 130,000 residents in Southern California are under evacuation orders, according to the Los Angeles Times. L.A officials have said at least …
Read More »Both Members of Dawes' Homes Destroyed in Los Angeles Wildfires
Both members of the folk-rock band Dawes were among the thousands who lost their homes in the devastating wildfires sweeping through the Los Angeles area. Mandy Moore, who is married to Dawes’ Taylor Goldsmith,previously revealedthat much of their Altadena house and Goldsmith’s home recording studio were destroyed in the fires. …
Read More »'Watch Duty' Is Saving People From the L.A. Wildfires. Here's How the App Actually Works
This week, as wildfires erupted across Los Angeles, residents anxious for real-time information about the rapidly-shifting perimeters of the fires passed around a tip: download Watch Duty. The app is run by a nonprofit nominally based in Sonoma County, but is staffed by a dozen employees and hundreds of volunteers …
Read More »Box Sets Need to Keep Up With the Times
Give your favorite music fan a box set for the holidays this year? You had a ton to choose from. Last year, record labels released enough shelf-straining packages of CDs or vinyl to fill a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame exhibit, with sets highlighting the works of David Bowie, …
Read More »These Air Purifiers for Smoke Could Reduce Dangerous Particles By Up to 85 Percent
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Whether you live in close proximity to someone who routinely smokes, or you live in an area affected by wildfires, regular exposure to the microscopic particles found in …
Read More »The Wiggles Are Going Country With Dolly Parton, Orville Peck, Dasha
Australia is a long way from Nashville, but that hasn’t stopped the Wiggles from saddling up with some country friends for their upcoming album Wiggle Up, Giddy Up!, out March 7. The beloved children’s band shared the title track as the first release from the record. It’s a two-stepping, hoedown-ready …
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There’s an entire subgenre of modern crime movies you might call “Heat Rashes” — those heist thrillers that worship at the altar of Michael Mann’s 1995 stone-cold classic. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and the best and most admiring of these Mann-handlers is, by a huge margin, 2018’s …
Read More »Los Angeles Fires: Resources Available for the Music Community
The wildfires around Los Angeles County have become one of the most devastating natural disasters to ever hit the city, burning more than 35,000 acres in and around the city, destroying over 10,000 homes and buildings and forcing nearly 200,000 people and counting to evacuate. Some in Los Angeles’s music …
Read More »Trump Sentenced to 'Unconditional Discharge,' Will Enter Office as Felon
After months of delay, legal sparring, and constitutional uncertainty, President-elect Donald Trump today was sentenced to an “unconditional discharge” over his felony conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records related to hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels. The “unconditional discharge” sentence — which is what the prosecution …
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