Alanis Morissette, LCD Soundsystem, and Leon Bridges are among the artists headed to the Ozark Mountains for the 2023 Format Festival, taking place Sept. 22 through 24 in Bentonville, Arkansas. The three-day event features a packed schedule of music, as well as visual and performing arts. On the music side, …
Read More »As New York Drill Goes Viral, Local Acts Struggle to Play Shows in Their Hometown
Last month, the organizers of the rap festival Rolling Loud announced that they wouldn’t be holding their annual event in New York this fall. “For the last few years, we’ve made some legendary moments happen in Queens,” a graphic posted to their official Twitter account says. “Sadly, due to logistical …
Read More »MTG Flees Her Own Trump-Arrest Protest as Hecklers Drown Her Out
Donald Trump is in New York City today, where he will soon be arrested and arraigned on what is expected to be north of 30 charges pertaining to a 2016 hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels. New York City has been heavily fortified with security, and supporters and …
Read More »'Air': Viola Davis Is the MVP of Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's Air Jordan Tale
A wise man once asked: “Is it the shoes?” The question has plagued generations of sneaker fanatics, amateur ballers, and would-be Hall-of-Famers, all of whom would give their right rotator cuff to be Just. Like. Mike. Thankfully, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s Air has provided an answer. It pops out …
Read More »Midland Will Bring Country Music, Insane Amount of Tequila to a New Cruise in 2024
Few country bands embody the pirate lifestyle more than Midland — they’ve never met a bar they haven’t plundered. Now the “Drinkin’ Problem” country trio are taking their swashbuckling ways into international waters by partnering with music-at-sea giants Sixthman for a new cruise. “Midland’s The Last Resort Cruise” sets sail …
Read More »Tennessee GOP Wants to Kick Dems Who Protested Gun Violence Out of Legislature
Republican legislators in Tennessee are aiming to expel three of their Democratic colleagues after they joined protesters demanding gun control last week, The Tennessean reports. Tennessee House Republicans introduced resolutions to expel the three reps — Gloria Johnson of Knoxville, Justin Jones of Nashville, and Justin Pearson of Memphis — …
Read More »Lucinda Williams Sings With Bruce Springsteen, Angel Olsen on New Album
Lucinda Williams will welcome this summer with a new album. The revered singer-songwriter’s latest, titled Stories From a Rock n Roll Heart, will arrive June 30 and includes guest appearances by a number of other songwriting luminaries, including Bruce Springsteen, Angel Olsen, and Tommy Stinson. It follows her 2020 release, …
Read More »Liam Neeson Turned Down 'Atlanta' Cameo — Until Jordan Peele Helped Donald Glover Convince Him
Coming back from admitting to having a deeply unsettling racist revenge fantasy is something Liam Neeson had to figure out in real-time in 2019. Two months after issuing an apology for sharing a story about carrying a weapon while seeking out “some ‘black bastard’” after a female friend was raped, …
Read More »What to Watch in April: 'Air: Courting a Legend,' 'Beef,' and 'Tiny Beautiful Things'
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. April’s filled with intriguing entertainment choices sandwiched by a story of sports and business at one end and an ambitious new espionage series at the other. Anyone looking …
Read More »Metallica Deliver Some of the Deepest, Hardest-Hitting Music of Their Career on '72 Seasons'
Yellow and black are the colors of caution signs, fallout shelters, and “Baby on Board” placards — warnings of imminent menace and catastrophe if you don’t get your shit together. So it’s fitting that Metallica would adopt the color scheme for the cover of 72 Seasons, their meditation of sorts …
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