After announcing in a pre-taped interview that they would be going on a hiatus after a decade of non-stop success, the future of BTS is in a sort of limbo. A spokesperson for the group told Rolling Stone that “they are not on hiatus, but will take time to explore …
Read More »Aly & AJ Raise A Glass of Aperol Spritz to Finally Hitting the Road on Tour Again
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. It’s an exciting festival summer for Aly & AJ. The two are finally getting out and into the sun again after two years of ups and downs, everything …
Read More »Coachella Announces Dates for 2023 Festival, Headlined by Frank Ocean
Mark your calendars: Coachella is returning to Indio, California, next year. On Tuesday, the music festival announced that its 2023 iteration will take place over the weekends of April 15 to 17 and April 21 to 23 next year. Frank Ocean, who was originally one of the headliners for the …
Read More »'Only Murders in the Building': Selena Gomez, Steve Martin, Martin Short Return for More Podcasting, Crime Solving
The ultimate mystery-solving/podcasting/comedy trio of Selena Gomez, Steve Martin, and Martin Short are back in the new trailer for Season Two of Only Murders in the Building, set to premiere June 28 on Hulu. Season Two picks up right after the events of the Season One finale (spoilers ahead), with …
Read More »Nicki Minaj, A$AP Rocky, Future Tapped to Headline Rolling Loud New York
The Queen of Rap is headlining Rolling Loud New York. On Tuesday, the hip-hop music festival announced the uber-stacked lineup for their September festival, with Nick Minaj, A$AP Rocky, and Future headlining the three-day event at Queens’ Citi Field. With Minaj at the helm, the Sept. 23 lineup will see …
Read More »Exclusive: Comic-Book Superstar Grant Morrison Channeled John Lennon. Hear the Song They Wrote
When comic-book legend Grant Morrison met up with me in their hometown of Glasgow, Scotland, for an in-depth Rolling Stone profile back in 2011, they ended up dropping what would become awidely cited quote on the absurdities of asking for realism in superhero stories: “You give an adult fiction,” said …
Read More »The Metaverse Is Here — Let's Build Something We Are Proud of
There’s a lot of media hype these days about the “coming of the metaverse” and a fair amount of hand-wringing about what it’s going to look like. In computing, the term metaverse is defined as “a virtual-reality space in which users can interact with a computer-generated environment and other users.” …
Read More »The Senate's Gun Control Deal Falls Short. Here's Why Activists Are Excited About It Anyway
When a group of 20 senators announced a framework of “commonsense” gun reforms on Sunday evening, the most surprising thing about it was that it came into existence at all. A decade of demands for stricter gun laws in the wake of tragedies like those in Buffalo, New York, and …
Read More »Why Is Cannabis Banking Even a Topic?
Cannabis is one of the fastest-growing industries in America. In 2021, almost 10 percent of jobs in Missouri came from its legal cannabis industry, and that’s a medical-only program. Also in 2021, both Illinois and Massachusetts reported cannabis excise tax revenue exceeding that of alcohol for the first time. Yet, …
Read More »Watch Rage Against the Machine Tear Through 'War Within a Breath' in 1999
We’re 27 days away from the launch of Rage Against the Machine‘s long-awaited reunion tour at East Troy, Wisconsin’s Alpine Valley Music Theatre. They’ve kept an extremely low profile ever since announcing the reunion tour in 2019, especially frontman Zack de la Rocha, but they’ve recently started teasing the tour …
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