Midway through the second episode of Disney+’s new Marvel series Moon Knight, mercenary Marc Spector has a heart-to-heart conversation with museum gift shop clerk Steven Grant. This is complicated by the fact that Marc and Steven are two different personalities — both played by Oscar Isaac — of the same …
Read More »Adrian Quesada's New Trip: Reviving the Magic of 'Boleros Psicodélicos'
About 20 years ago, Adrian Quesada was driving at night in his home base of Austin, Texas, when he heard something that made him turn up the volume: “Esclavo y Amo,” a psychedelic love song recorded in the 1970s by the Peruvian combo Los Pasteles Verdes. “I had never heard …
Read More »Sammy Hagar Gathers Greatest (Cocktail) Hits in New Bartending Book
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Need some cocktail inspiration? Sammy Hagar is here to help. The rock legend has just released a new book with 85 of his favorite cocktail recipes, gleaned over …
Read More »Yungblud Delivers High-Octane Performance of 'The Funeral' on 'Corden'
Yungblud appeared on The Late Late Show to perform his raucous song “The Funeral.” Clad in a school boy uniform, the musician brought a punk rock flair to the song, released earlier this month. The recent music video for “The Funeral,” which follows the singer in the moments leading up …
Read More »Justin Bieber Wears 'Magic Mushroom' Pearl Necklace; Not-So-Magically Sends Sales Soaring
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Justin Bieber showed off some magic mushrooms during a recent concert in Toronto — but not the trippy kind. The singer took to the stage wearing the Magic …
Read More »From the Slap to the Streaker: The 10 Most Shocking Moments in Oscars History
The Academy Awards have been around for nearly a century — and in that time they’ve evolved into an endlessly fascinating Petri dish of self-congratulatory pomposity and live-event chaos. Usually, the show goes off without a hitch. Yet not even the most seasoned, demanding television producer can stand firm against …
Read More »Liberals and Conservatives Are Battling for the Worst Political Take on Will Smith's Oscars Slap
Will Smith‘s decision to walk onstage at the Oscars and smack the hell out of Chris Rock has inspired a, uhh, rather sizable amount of opinion discourse. Lawmakers and political commentators have been unable to resist attempting to funnel it through the prism of politics. In less than 24 hours, …
Read More »Academy 'Condemns' Will Smith's Oscar Slap, Launches Formal Investigation
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences “condemn[ed]” Will Smith for slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars Sunday and announced they’ve launched a formal investigation into the incident, Variety reports. “The Academy condemns the actions of Mr. Smith at last night’s show,” an Academy spokesperson said. “We have officially …
Read More »Machine Gun Kelly's 'Mainstream Sellout' is a Self-Hating Celebrity Pop-Punk Purge
Released last summer to tease Machine Gun Kelly‘s sixth album, the single “Papercuts,” with its strummy Cobain-pain guitar and brain-stewing power chords, was met with a mild shrug of support. According to the proverbial “people on the Internet,” it was seen as another lateral “rock” move from the ex-mixtape rapper …
Read More »Wet Leg Are the Buzziest New Band of the Year. They're Just as Surprised as You Are
Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers don’t take themselves too seriously — even the name of their band, Wet Leg, was born out of combining random emojis together on a keyboard. “It’s a really good way to find band names,” confirms Chambers, 27. Teasdale and Chambers are sitting in the Ace …
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