Tuesday’s vice presidential debate was a mild meeting of the minds between two men tasked with defending the policies and records of their running mates. What many viewers expected to be a memorable clash between Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D), and Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) — both billed as the …
Read More »The Weather Station Search for Connection Amidst the Confusion on 'Neon Signs'
Toronto’s the Weather Station contend with a barrage of internal and external confusion on “Neon Signs,” the first offering from their upcoming album, Humanhood, out Jan. 17, 2025, via Fat Possum. The Weather Station’s Tamara Lindeman said in a statement that she wrote “Neon Signs” at a moment when she …
Read More »Pharrell Williams Adds Lego Designer to Resume, Releasing Set Inspired By His Film 'Piece by Piece'
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Pharrell Williams‘ latest collaboration has officially blasted off ahead of his animated biopic, Piece by Piece, hitting theaters this month. From Grammy-winning producer, to fashion mogul, and even …
Read More »Hear Eric Church's Previously Unreleased Song About Kris Kristofferson
A few days after the death of Kris Kristofferson, Eric Church shared the unreleased song “Kickin’ It With Kristofferson,” an acoustic demo he once wrote about one of his songwritingheroes. The previously unreleased track, which Church describes as a “worktape,” pays tribute to the late singer, songwriter, actor, and activist, …
Read More »Sabrina Carpenter to Critics Shaming Her Sexual Embrace: 'Don't Come to the Show'
Sabrina Carpenter studied and earned a master’s degree at the pop star school of Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears. The singer’s navigation of her breakout moment this year has put those lessons to good use. It shows in the autonomy present across her equally heartbroken and horny album Short n’ …
Read More »Matthew Perry Doctor Pleads Guilty to Role in Actor's Ketamine Overdose Death
A California doctor charged with supplying admittedly “dangerous” amounts of liquid ketamine to Matthew Perry without proper medical monitoring pleaded guilty Wednesday to his role in the Friends actor’s ketamine overdose death last year. Dr. Mark Chavez appeared in a federal courtroom in downtown Los Angeles and entered the plea …
Read More »Fleetwood Mac's 'Rumours' Producer Accuses 'Stereophonic' of Ripping Off Memoir
Ken Caillat, the sound engineer and producer who worked on Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours, is suing the the hit Tony-winning play Stereophonic for allegedly ripping off his memoir, Making Rumours. Published in 2012, Making Rumours found Caillat recounting, from his unique perspective in the control booth, the famously fraught creation of …
Read More »How the Highwaymen Became Country's Greatest Supergroup
This story was originally published May 20, 2016, on rollingstone.com. When the Highwaymen recorded “Desperados Waiting for a Train,” written by visionary songwriter Guy Clark,who died in 2016, the supergroup of Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and Kris Kristofferson landed on their most poignant song. While Jimmy Webb’s “Highwayman” …
Read More »Martin Shkreli Admits It's 'Highly Likely' Many People Have Copies of Wu-Tang Clan's One-Copy-Only Album
In the latest chapter in the legal battle over the Wu-Tang Clan’s Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, Martin Shkreli admitted he doesn’t know how many people have copies of the one-copy-only album. Back in June, digital art collective PleasrDAO — which purchased Shaolin from Shkreli in 2021 — sued …
Read More »Charli XCX Gives Bowen Yang's 'Brat' Cosplay on 'SNL' Her Official Seal of Approval
Charli XCX‘s lookalikes keep multiplying. People say they’re alike, that they’ve got the same hair. Except this time, it isn’t Lorde on the other side of the comparison — it’s Saturday Night Live cast member Bowen Yang. The comedian took on the musician’s persona during a recent skit about her …
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