Dan Nigro’s emo-inflected ’00s indie band, As Tall As Lions, always hovered on the edge of mass success, but Nigro has since decided they were missing one thing: a great producer. “I always wish that I had somebody when I was younger that just helped shift me a little bit,” …
Read More »Southern Rock Is Rising From the Ashes
The American South is a hot mess of cultural contradictions, and while those contradictions have stoked the dumpster fire of U.S. politics for a couple of centuries, they also happen to be fueling some of the best music being made right now. And to be sure, the story of rock …
Read More »Steelers vs. Eagles Livestream: How to Watch the Football Game Online
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. A potential Super Bowl preview is on this weekend’s NFL schedule when the Philadelphia Eagles (11-2) host the Pittsburgh Steelers (10-3) at Lincoln Financial Field. The Division leaders …
Read More »Inside the Classrooms at the Center of the Church-State Battle
H ow many of you know that I’m suing the state of Louisiana?” teacher Chris Dier asks his AP U.S. history class. Twenty-two hands shoot up in the air — all but one student have heard the news about Dier’s lawsuit. Most had seen the Times-Picayune article two weeks earlier …
Read More »The Real-Life School — And Horrors — Behind 'Nickel Boys'
RaMell Ross’ newest film Nickel Boys tells the story of the friendship of Elwood Curtis (Ethan Herisse) and Turner (Brandon Wilson) as the two navigate a harsh Florida reform school in the 1960s. Based on the 2019 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Colson Whitehead, the film has been praised by critics …
Read More »Big-Band Leader Glenn Miller Vanished 80 Years Ago. His Death Started the 'Legacy' Band Trend
As anyone who’s recently attended a show by Foreigner or Lynyrd Skynyrd knows, it’s become as common as a guitar solo to see a classic rock & roll outfit without any original members in the lineup. But what few may realize is that the template for that concept may have …
Read More »See Soundgarden's Surviving Members Reunite at Seattle Benefit Concert
The surviving members of Soundgarden — drummer Matt Cameron, guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Ben Shepherd — reunited onstage Saturday to perform a set of the band’s music at a Seattle benefit concert. Billed as Nudedragons — an anagram for “Soundgarden” — the trio were joined by Seattle-based singer Shaina …
Read More »'SNL': Adam Sandler Makes Surprise Appearance Alongside Chris Rock
Adam Sandler appeared in a Saturday Night Live sketch alongside fellow SNL alum Chris Rock, with Sandler playing a patient and Rock a surgeon. The surgery to remove an appendix gets complicated by nurse Linzley (Sarah Sherman), who first fills out a form incorrectly, meaning the patient’s gallbladder is removed …
Read More »'SNL': Watch Gracie Abrams Perform 'That's So True,' 'I Love You, I'm Sorry'
Gracie Abrams debuted as Saturday Night Live musical guest with a song from The Secret of Us, as well as an additional track in the deluxe version of that album. Abrams led off with “That’s So True,” which he had been performing during her Secret of Us tour before including …
Read More »'SNL': Weekend Update Tackles Luigi Mangione Arrest, Mystery Drone Sightings
Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update addressed the arrest of Luigi Mangione for the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, as well as scores of drones flying over parts of New Jersey and the East Coast over the last few weeks. Regarding Mangione, co-anchor Colin Jost joked: “This week, America …
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