“Rocky Horror is not just a movie. It’s a fucking gateway drug,” NOFX frontman/punk impresario Fat Mike told the sold-out crowd at Los Angeles’ Grammy Museum on Oct. 15. “It makes people feel like not only can they be different, but it’s better to be different. I would listen to …
Read More »Blue-State Governors Warn Trump May Use Military to Disrupt Elections
Blue-state governors are sounding the alarm that an increasingly “authoritarian” President Donald Trump has designs to disrupt upcoming elections with military assets. J.B. Pritzker, the governor of Illinois, is exhorting Americans to treat Trump’s stated goals for deploying the National Guard to blue cities like Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and …
Read More »Judge Finds Trump Is Illegally Using the Military As a 'National Police Force'
As President Donald Trump threatens to deploy federal troops to Chicago in a continuation of his attempted power grab within prominent Democratic cities, a federal judge has ruled that his deployment of military personnel to Los Angeles in June violated the Posse Comitatus Act. On Tuesday, Northern District of California …
Read More »Lil Nas X Arrested for Battery of a Police Officer: Report
Lil Nas X was arrested Thursday morning in Los Angeles, according L.A. County Sheriff inmate records. He is being held at the L.A. Police Department’s Valley Jail section in Van Nuys. The Grammy-winning rapper, whose real name is Montero Lamar Hill, was hospitalized for a possible overdose after charging at …
Read More »Ousted L.A. Fire Chief Claims Mayor Bass Cut Department's Budget by $17.6 Million, Demands Apology
Kristen Crowley, the former chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department ousted from her position earlier this year, filed a legal claim against the city and Mayor Karen Bass, accusing the mayor of orchestrating “a campaign of misinformation, defamation, and retaliation” and using Crowley as a “scapegoat” to shift blame …
Read More »Lawsuit Against DHS Reveals Pattern of Excessive Force Against Journalists
This story is being published in partnership with the Center for Media and Democracy. In the weeks since President Donald Trump targeted American cities for “the single largest Mass Deportation Program in history” and deployed U.S. troops to the streets of Los Angeles, federal and local law enforcement officers have …
Read More »Team Trump Is Actually Drawing Up Attack Plans for Mexico
A new directive signed last week by President Donald Trump gives the Pentagon authorization to use military force against Latin American drug cartels designated as terrorist organizations, according to administration sources. A U.S. official familiar with the matter confirmed to Rolling Stone certain details regarding the Trump-signed directive, which was …
Read More »Justin Bieber Makes Surprise Appearance at Gunna Album Release Party in L.A.
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Justin Bieber made a surprise appearance at West Hollywood nightclub Zouk LA on Wednesday to support friend and recent collaborator Gunna at his official album release party. The …
Read More »RS Recommends: The Best Hotels for Music Fans
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. There’s a lot for music-loving travelers to like about the Guitar Hotel at Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida. The place has a 7,000-seat entertainment venue, suites suitable …
Read More »Mass Shooting at Unsanctioned L.A. Warehouse Party Leaves 2 Dead, 6 Injured
Two people are dead and six were injured in a mass shooting at an unsanctioned warehouse party in downtown Los Angeles. Accordingto a statement from the LAPD, the shooting occurred at around 1 a.m. this morning at the 1100 block of 14th Place, an industrial area by the 10 Freeway. …
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