The 5 Seconds of Summer Show, the tenth anniversary celebration that the pop-rock band hosted at the close of 2021, was part career-spanning concert film and part Saturday Night Live skit poking fun at their decade-long evolution. It featured a recreation of the video for one of their earliest releases …
Read More »Nora Forster, Wife of John Lydon and Mother of Ari Up, Dead at 80 After Alzheimer's Battle
Nora Forster, the wife of Sex Pistols/Public Image Ltd. singer John Lydon and mother of the late Slits singer Ari Up, has died at the age of 80 following a lengthy and public battle with Alzheimer’s disease. “It is with a heavy heart that we share the sad news that …
Read More »How the Camp and Drama of a Beloved Nineties Telenovela Became 'La Usurpadora The Musical'
Even though it’s been decades since it first premiered, La Usurpadora remains one of the campiest, most beloved classics in the telenovela canon. Its 102-episode run was full of jaw-dropping plot twists and shocking surprises that gripped audiences from the moment the Spanish-language drama premiered in February 1998 (in Mexico, …
Read More »Motley Crue's Mick Mars Files Lawsuit Against Bandmates
Guitarist Mick Mars, who cofounded Mötley Crüe in 1981, has filed a lawsuit against the band, claiming they ousted him from the group and cut him out of profits. Mars has asked a judge to allow him to inspect the band’s business records and to be awarded attorneys’ fees and …
Read More »Lizzo 'Cried All Day' Thinking About Her Late Dad After 'Mandalorian' Cameo
May the force be with Lizzo! On Thursday, the singer celebrated her cameo in the recent Mandalorian episode and dedicated her appearance to her late father, who first introduced her to the Star Wars franchise. “When I was a young girl my dad introduced me to Star Wars like a …
Read More »Hayley Williams Reflects on Ditching 'Trauma-Bonded Comfort Zones' to Create 'Paramore'
The only thing more jarring than watching an illustrious band tear apart at the seams in real-time is being in the band itself while it’s happening. This was Hayley Williams‘ experience as Paramore began to fall apart following the release of their third studio album Brand New Eyes, in 2009. …
Read More »The Genius of Boygenius: Inside the Supergroup Saving Rock
When Rolling Stone broke the news back in January that Boygenius — Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, and Julien Baker — had reunited and made their first full-length album, it felt like the first time in ages that young music fans were truly excited about a band. The album in question, …
Read More »Proper's 'Jean' Celebrates the Life of Jean Jimenez-Joseph, Who Died in ICE Custody
Jean Jimenez-Joseph was a talented drummer, carpenter, and one of the smartest men Proper frontman Erik Garlington ever met. Tragically, in May 2017, he became another victim of ICE’s dehumanizing war on undocumented people. Jimenez-Joseph died by suicide in Georgia’s Stewart Detention Center after repeatedly telling officials, and the Immigration …
Read More »Vincint Finds 'Freedom' in a Sea of Shirtless Men in Steamy 'Romance' Video
This is what finding love at a queer club actually looks like in Vincint’s mind. On Wednesday, the pop artist released the video for his dance-ready banger “Romance” with Rolling Stone — and it’s filled with unapologetic queer joy (and lust). “I wanted to create the world I see in …
Read More »Blondshell Fantasizes Poisoning a Guy's Salad in New Album Highlight
Blondshell is two days away from dropping her self-titled debut, but Sabrina Teitelbaum couldn’t resist debuting one more single before its release. “Salad” opens with tinkling piano and frightening drums that contrast and twist around Teitelbaum’s defiant vocals. “Keep an eye out for his pickup/I know all about it,” she …
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