Who is the most oppressed in today’s society? People of color facing police violence and mass incarceration? LGBTQ groups vilified as sexual predators? Women denied their right to reproductive healthcare? All compelling answers, and all issues worthy of continued advocacy. But across social media, you can also find moral support …
Read More »Yungblud Sets 2023 Tour in Support of Self-Titled Album
Yungblud will hit the road next year for a massive North American tour in support of his recent self-titled album. The 29-city tour will kick off on April 28 at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle, Washington, and run all the way through July 25 at the Uptown Theater in Kansas …
Read More »'House of the Dragon' Recap: Cry Uncle
Come on — this is the Game of Thrones universe. You didn’t think we’d escape without a little incest, did you? Inbreeding is a hallowed tradition in the world of House of the Dragon. Old King Jahaerys and Good Queen Alysanne, King Viserys’s grandparents and immediate predecessors on the Iron …
Read More »Under the Big Sky Festival Taps Into Montana Fever With Americana Music and Grand Views
Thanks to the popularity of Yellowstone, everyone seems to have Montana fever these days. The Under the Big Sky Festival in Whitefish, in the northwest corner of Montana, combines sweeping views of the state that give the TV drama its grandeur with some of the most rough-hewn and cutting-edge artists …
Read More »Pearl Jam Dig Deep at Scorching Hot Apollo Theater Show
Pearl Jam were about halfway through their special concert for SirusXM at Harlem’s Apollo Theater on Saturday night when Eddie Vedder’s mind went to Bessie Smith’s residency at the venue way back in 1935. “She played here four weeks in a row at one point,” he told the audience. “She …
Read More »'The Fabelmans' Is the Steven Spielberg Movie We've Been Waiting Four Decades for Him to Make
The little boy is scared. There’s such a large crowd outside the theater. He has no idea what will happen when he walks through the doors and into the room filled with dozens of seats, all facing a large blank square. Plus it’s in the dark. He’s been told him …
Read More »Watch the Wildest Moments of Lauren Boebert's Debate: DC's 'Problem Is There's Not Enough of Me'
The debate between Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) and her Democratic challenger, Adam Frisch, hadn’t even begun, and already the crowd was booing the congresswoman. When both candidates were asked if they agree to the rules of the debate held Saturday night, Frisch quickly agreed. But Boebert instead attacked the moderator, …
Read More »First Came the Exposé. Then Came the Execution
L AS VEGAS – Veteran newspaper reporter Jeff German spent four decades breaking big stories in a city dripping in scandal and blood-red intrigue. As a columnist and investigative bulldog for two Las Vegas dailies, German’s byline lived on the front page. From covering mob hits and public corruption, to …
Read More »Asake Is Pumping Nigerian Street-Pop Full of New Life. Next Stop: 'Greatness'
Asake appears on the Zoom screen, a puff of smoke rising behind him, his chunky dreads — often dyed gold and green — hidden under a black Ushanka that contrasts his plain white shirt. Asake’s music evokes a deep connection to the gritty realities of Lagos, and our interview had …
Read More »Drummer David Kemper on His Years With Bob Dylan and Jerry Garcia
Rolling Stone interview series Unknown Legends features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and veteran musicians who have toured and recorded alongside icons for years, if not decades. All are renowned in the business, but some are less well known to the general public. Here, these artists tell their …
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