SpaceX and CEO Elon Musk were hit with another lawsuit on Wednesday by eight former employees alleging Musk personally ordered their firing after they raised concerns about sexual harassment and discrimination against women at the company. SpaceX fired the workers in 2022 after they wrote and circulated a letter denouncing …
Read More »Doechii on Feeling Safe in the Queer Community, Being Inspired in Collaboration, and Her New Single
Doechii is feeling the love from the Swamp, the fandom name that resonated with her the most as she checked in with Rolling Stone backstage at Governors Ball 2024. The rapper joined Delisa Shannon in The Green Room for a warm, reflective conversation about the quick-moving trajectory of her career …
Read More »Jelly Roll Searches for Serenity During Tough Times on 'I Am Not Okay'
Country star Jelly Roll has released his new single, “I Am Not Okay,” the musician’s first solo offering since his hit 2023 album, Whitsitt Chapel. The tender tune is centered around the pluck of an acoustic guitar but becomes massive with stadium-sized drums, atmospheric synths, and even some orchestral flourishes. …
Read More »Riot Fest: Fall Out Boy, Beck, Slayer, Pavement, NOFX Set to Shake Chicago
The lineup for this year’s Riot Fest includes Fall Out Boy, Beck, Slayer, Pavement, St. Vincent, the Offspring (performing their Smash album), and Public Enemy. NOFX, in the midst of their farewell tour, will play all three days at their own NOFX Worldsection of the fest, which will take place …
Read More »Here's How John Cale Stays on the Cutting Edge at 82
F or six decades and counting, John Cale has lived on the edge of the avant-garde. A classically trained violist, he spent the mid-Sixties playing hours of drones with minimalist composer La Monte Young before co-founding the Velvet Underground with Lou Reed. The band transformed rock & roll into an …
Read More »Will Democrats Do Anything About the Supreme Court Ethics Crisis?
The Supreme Court is, person for person, the most powerful ruling body in the United States. Nine jurists, appointed for life, get to determine the everyday rights of Americans. These jurists can be conservative or liberal, but they’re supposed to rule according to the Constitution, not their political beliefs. Whether …
Read More »How Heroin Addiction Almost Crippled Blondie at Their Commercial Peak
In his new memoir, Under a Rock, Blondie guitarist Chris Stein looks back on the highs and lows that came with the band’s success. The pioneering punk band formed in New York in 1974 and achieved megastardom within a few years thanks to hits like “Heart of Glass” and “Dreaming.” …
Read More »Russell Crowe Feels 'Slightly Uncomfortable' With Upcoming 'Gladiator' Sequel
With the way that Gladiator ended (and typing “spoiler alert” will already spoil the rest of this article for you), Russell Crowe feels ambivalent that director Ridley Scott is filming a sequel. “I’m slightly uncomfortable, the fact that they’re making another one, you know?” he said in a new interview …
Read More »Ariana Grande Says It's 'Devastating' to Hear Stories From Nickelodeon Abuse Survivors
Ariana Grande said she is “reprocessing” her time as a Nickelodeon child star and said it’s been “devastating” to hear the stories of others who’ve come forward recently with stories of abuse and misconduct. Grande touched on the subject in a new interview on the Podcrushed podcast (co-hosted by her …
Read More »Hinds Will Never Give Up
A re you getting a massage?” Carlotta Cosials asks. “We should, baby! It’s Hinds band, baby!” It’s spring in midtown Manhattan, and I’m at a nail salon with the most joyful duo in indie rock. Cosials is sitting in a pedicure chair on one side of me, while her bandmate, …
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