Christian Horner, the Formula 1 stalwart and one of the star figures in the Netflix series Drive to Survive, has been sacked as team principal and CEO of Red Bull Racing. The decision comes as Red Bull tries to navigate one of its most challenging seasons in several years as …
Read More »Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Angel Reese on Becoming 'NBA2K' Cover Stars
NBA champion and league MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is on a set so huge it makes his 6’6” frame seem small in comparison. Gilgeous-Alexander, better known as SGA, walks past a massive fur-collared coat hanging on a garment rack and over to a director’s chair, a plastic cup overflowing with Airheads …
Read More »Robert Earl Keen on Texas Flood Relief: 'Do As Much As You Can, for As Long As You Can'
The floods that brought destruction and heartbreak to the Texas Hill Country, and Kerr County in particular, since July 4 have rippled through the independent Texas music community. According to authorities, at least 111 people have died, with more than 170 still missing. Hardest hit was Camp Mystic for Girls, …
Read More »Rocket Are Ready to Launch Into the Stratosphere
Every band member cried when they got the news. Guitarist Desi Scaglione heard first and told lead singer and bassist Alithea Tuttle; their manager taunted drummer Cooper Ladomade with a few hints before finally spilling; guitarist Baron Rinzler was at a bar when the rest of the band filled him …
Read More »Debby Friday Believes Her New Album Is a Sign From the Universe
Wandering through the streets of Detroit, Debby Friday sensed an absence around her. “There’s this very ghostly feeling,” the Nigerian-Canadian musician tells Rolling Stone over Zoom from her home in Toronto, “because you could feel that it was built for more people than live there now.” She was in town …
Read More »'Building the Band' Dedicates Debut Series to Liam Payne in Season Premiere
The singing competition series Building the Band is now streaming on Netflix. But while the cast, crew, and contestants revel in the release, they also feel the noticeable absence of guest host Liam Payne, who died in October 2024, months after filming began. In the first episode of the series, …
Read More »How Lionel Boyce and Ayo Edebiri Wrote 'The Bear' Season 4's Standout Episode
Lionel Boyce is almost surprisingly soft-spoken and mild-mannered, just like the quietly dedicated pastry chef he plays on The Bear. But Boyce swears he and Marcus Brooks are not that similar. With four seasons of playing the character under his belt— complete with a 2024 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting …
Read More »Sean Combs Trial Alternate Juror 'Believed' Cassie and Jane, but 'Intent' Was Issue
Follow all of our Sean Combs trial coverage When Sean Combs was acquitted of two sex trafficking charges after harrowing testimony from R&B singer Casandra “Cassie” Ventura and a more recent ex-girlfriend who testified under the pseudonym Jane, some surmised the jury simply didn’t believe the women. But there’s another …
Read More »Jam Band Scene Remembers the Day Jerry Garcia Died in New Book
The jam band scene – long reigned over by groups like the Grateful Dead and the Allman Brothers Band – exploded in the Nineties as newer artists like Phish and Widespread Panic began filling arenas and fomenting their own rabid vagabonding fanbases. A new book by rock journalist Mike Ayers, …
Read More »Trump Is Cutting Tens of Thousands of Veterans Affairs Workers
President Donald Trump’s administration has backed off its plan to fire 83,000 employees at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The VA will still get rid of about 30,000 employees, a figure that includes the thousands it has already let go. After arguing for months that the proposed cuts …
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