Republican loyalty runs deep, so deep that GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy says he would vote for Trump if he is nominated, even if Trump is convicted of a crime (something the senator believes is a strong possibility). But, Cassidy said that he hopes the former president drops out of the …
Read More »'San Francisco Sounds' Reveals the Discovery of Janis Joplin
The San Francisco music scene was bursting with magic during the Sixties and Seventies, from the rise of radio DJs and eye-catching poster artists to Rolling Stone magazine and a number of iconic acts who emerged from it, including the Grateful Dead, Sly and the Family Stone, Steve Miller, Santana, …
Read More »Shaq Is Dead Serious About Dubstep
When Shaquille O’Neal logs onto Zoom for a quick chat about his new dubstep album, he tells me that he’s at a vacation home in Antarctica. “I bought it online,” he says with a smirk. “Me and my boys, we had a couple of days. ‘Yo, let’s fly and see …
Read More »Victoria Monét on Sex, Soul, and Women 'Doing What the F-ck We Want'
For more than a decade, Victoria Monét has powered her career as an independent musician through her work as a songwriter. It’s been lucrative enough that she never really had to bank on major record labels taking a chance on her as a leading artist. Sure, it would have been …
Read More »Ariana Grande Details Week's Worth of 'Yours Truly' 10th Anniversary Plans
Ariana Grande has announced a week’s worth of plans to celebrate the 10th anniversary of her debut album Yours Truly, including a series of live performances, a Q&A, and a deluxe digital reissue of the 2013 LP. As the singer revealed Saturday in a video featuring decade-old footage, the festivities …
Read More »Dealer Who Sold Michael K. Williams Fatal Dose of Heroin Is Sentenced
The man who soldThe WireactorMichael K. Williamsa fatal dose of heroin was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Friday, according to the New York Times. Irvin Cartagena, 40, was part of agroup of four mentrafficking drugs out of a Williamsburg apartment, and was the one who sold the actor …
Read More »Britney Spears Speaks Out on Divorce: 'Honestly Nobody's Business'
Britney Spears said she was “shocked” but that it’s “honestly nobody’s business” in her first public comment since her divorce from Sam Asghari. “As everyone knows, Hesam and I are no longer together … 6 years is a long time to be with someone so, I’m a little shocked but …
Read More »The Conservative Activist Who Brought Down Affirmative Action Has a New Target
Twenty years ago, Arian Simone was a college student in Tallahassee, Florida, trying to scrape together money for a small mall-based boutique called Fabulous. “I started to notice that a lot of investors didn’t look like me,” Simone, a Black woman, tells Rolling Stone. “I made a promise to myself …
Read More »See Guns N' Roses Debut New Song 'Perhaps' Live in Pittsburgh
Hours after Guns N’ Roses finally released their new song “Perhaps,” Axl Rose and company debuted the single live during their concert Friday at Pittsburgh’s PNC Park. “Forgive me if I don’t run around and try to project as much because I’m gonna try to figure out how to fucking …
Read More »'Dahmer' Directors Say Emmy-Nominated Netflix Series Honors Victims
When it came to Jeffrey Dahmer’s apartment in Netflix’s Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, director Carl Franklin pictured a gritty fish tank filled with yellow-green algae and lifeless fish. He wanted to reach audiences on a visceral level, placing viewers in the notorious serial killer’s putrid living room …
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