Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nine Inch Nails, Slipknot, and Kiss will serve as headliners at the 2022 Louder Than Life festival, returning to Louisville, Kentucky, on Sept. 22 to 25. Lamb of God, Tenacious D, Rob Zombie, Alice Cooper, Evanescence, Alice in Chains, Ministry, Incubus, and Mammoth WVH are also …
Read More »'I Was an Underdog': How Myke Towers Made the Whole World Listen Up
Myke Towers raps with a natural ease — effortless, fluid, like he was born to do it. Except, when he was growing up in Puerto Rico, being a performer barely crossed his mind. “Music always spoke to me, but I swear to you, I never, ever, ever thought that I …
Read More »'Winning Time' Recap: When Magic Met Jerry
“The Swan” begins a dozen years after the events of the rest of the episode. Earvin Johnson Jr., better known to the world as Magic, is sitting in a doctor’s office, anxiously rubbing his hands, whispering inaudibly to himself. As he exits, the nurses and other staff gaze on him …
Read More »New Kids on the Block's Latest Video Is the Most Nakedly Nostalgic Thing We've Ever Seen
New Kids on the Block released a video for their new song “Bring Back the Time” last week that’s perhaps the most potent expression of nostalgia we’ve ever seen. It’s the past in its purest, most uncut form, like it was created in Walter White’s secret basement laboratory and injected …
Read More »RS Recommends: These Online Courses Let You Learn Music Production at Home
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Music production is more technical than ever — but it’s also more necessary than ever. Whether you’re an aspiring hip-hop beatmaker or electronic producer (or you’re simply looking …
Read More »Producer of the Year Nominee Rogét Chahayed Talks Doja Cat, 2022 Grammys and Meeting Dr. Dre
Rogét Chahayed, who scored eight Grammy nominations this year, recalls the early days of his work with Doja Cat, an unforgettable studio session with Dr. Dre and hearing his D.R.A.M collaboration “Broccoli,” on the radio for the first time.
Read More »Smugglers Using Common Power Tools Breached Trump's 'Impenetrable' Wall Thousands of Times
The U.S.-Mexico border wall former President Donald Trump bragged was “virtually impenetrable” is, in fact, quite penetrable. Smugglers successfully broke through sections of the “big, beautiful” wall more than 3,000 times in the past three years. The Washington Post obtained unpublished U.S. Customs and Border Protection maintenance records through the …
Read More »Progressives Found a Lot to Like in Biden's State of the Union
A year ago, President Joe Biden stood before a joint session of Congress to describe his soaring vision to transform the American economy. When he returned to the House chamber for his first State of the Union address on Tuesday night, that vision remained unrealized, stymied by the centrists in …
Read More »Kanye West Swaps Lawyers on Eve of Kim Kardashian Divorce Hearing
On the eve of a crucial hearing in his divorce proceedings with estranged wife Kim Kardashian, Kanye West made the unorthodox move of firing his lawyer and hiring a new one. Lawyer Chris Melcher, who had been representing Ye during the rapper’s acrimonious split, confirmed to Billboard that he and …
Read More »Three Republicans Just Couldn't Help Voting Against Making Lynching a Hate Crime
The House of Representatives on Monday night passed The Emmett Till Antilynching Act, which would make lynching a federal hate crime. The bill received unanimous support save for three Republicans. Reps. Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.), Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), and Chip Roy (R-Texas) opposed the bill. In explaining his “no” vote, Massie …
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