New Orleans no-wave punks Special Interest embrace the agony and the ecstasy of wild nights and fleeting romances on their new song, “Cherry Blue Intention.” The track moves at a breathless pace, the skittering percussion recalling classic drum and bass grooves, while a rumbling bass guitar thunders against a backdrop …
Read More »Kanye West Fans Start GoFundMe Pages to Restore His Billionaire Status
After Adidas dropped Kanye West over his repeated antisemitic comments, the former billionaire lost his status and was unceremoniously replaced by Sean “Diddy” Combs. In response, fans flocked to GoFundMe, the crowdfunding platform, to raise money to restore West’s status as a billionaire. Several campaigns cropped up on GoFundMe following …
Read More »Employees Shut Out of Twitter's Content-Moderation Systems, Days Before the Midterms
Twitter, which was officially acquired by Elon Musk last week, has frozen access to content moderation tools for all but a handful of employees, Bloomberg reports. As the U.S. election nears, this may hamper the staff’s ability to prevent misinformation. The news follows a string of company upheavals that have …
Read More »Two Black Men Own the 'White Lives Matter' Trademark
“White Lives Matter” is trademarked by two Black men. In an interview with Capital B, the hosts of Civic Cipher — the Arizona-based radio show focused on racial justice — revealed that they, as of several days ago, own the trademark for the phrase that Kanye West has attempted to …
Read More »Saweetie's Cocktail for the Single Life: Meditation, Honesty, and a Splash of Jack Daniel's
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Saweetie is single and loving it. Now, the Grammy-nominated rapper is ready to open up about her journey as a bachelorette in a new project, The Single Life. …
Read More »Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Britt Lower Go Feral in 'Wolf' Video
On Monday, to celebrate the holiday, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs released the music video for their eclectic song “Wolf.” The visual follows Severance actress Britt Lower getting lost in the woods and turning completely feral, before discovering Karen O. at a middle-of-nowhere bar. The cinematic visual, directed by Allie Avital, …
Read More »Trampled by Turtles Have Been Redefining String Music for 20 Years. A New Album Pairs Them With Wilco's Jeff Tweedy
Back in the early spring of 2003, on April 4th to be exact, a trio of musicians took the tiny stage at Sir Benedict’s Tavern on the Lake in Duluth, Minnesota. What was meant as a casual gathering of friends to shoo away the cold weather blues — with guitar, …
Read More »Prosecutor Names, Blames, Shames Trump for Company's Kickback Scheme
When the criminal trial against several of Donald Trump’s companies started in earnest Monday, prosecutor Susan Hoffinger closely linked him to an alleged illegal compensation scheme that illicitly lined the pockets of his longtime moneyman Allen Weisselberg and other top execs. The defense, of course, painted Trump in a different …
Read More »'Till': Facing an Unspeakable Murder Through a Mother's Eyes
Chinonye Chukwu’s new movie Till, which is now out in theaters, is a difficult prospect. The basis for its story is the brutal 1955 lynching of the teenager Emmett Till in Money, Mississippi, an event that has endured in the public consciousness largely because of the actions of his mother, …
Read More »Quavo and Takeoff Navigate a Haunted House in New 'Messy' Video
Following the release of the duo’s album Only Built For Infinity Links, Quavo and Takeoff now have their own house of horrors. The new music video for the pair’s latest single “Messy,” directed by Quavo and Daps, opens as the former wakes up from a strange dream. “I thought I …
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