L ars Ulrich was only 19 when Metallica released their speed limit–defying debut, Kill ‘Em All, in 1983. On each successive album, the metal musicians waited for the mainstream to come to them. Then, their 1991 “Black Album” became the bestselling album of the past three decades thanks to songs …
Read More »It's No Mystery: Earl Sweatshirt and The Alchemist's 'Voir Dire' Is Available to Stream
Devotees of Earl Sweatshirt and The Alchemist have been scouring YouTube to find their “mystery album” for years to no avail. Luckily for the scavengers, the beloved artists released their collaboration album Voir Dire last month, and they dropped the DSP version today, with three new tracks in tow — …
Read More »Prosecutor Says Police Killing 'Cop City' Protester Was 'Objectively Reasonable'
Six police officers who shot and killed “Stop Cop City” protester Manuel Esteban Paez Terán will not face criminal charges, Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney George R. Christian ruled on Friday. “The use of lethal (deadly) force by the Georgia State Patrol was objectively reasonable under the circumstances of …
Read More »'Love Is Blind' Contestant Claims Ex-Fiancé Sexually Assaulted Her on Set
A Love Is Blind contestant has filed a lawsuit claiming she was sexually assaulted on set by her former fiancé. In the original lawsuit — filed in Aug. 2022, but only just revealed by People — Tran Dang said Thomas Smith sexually assaulted her while the two were filming Season …
Read More »Pet Shop Boys Would Like to Know Just Why Drake Sang 'West End Girls' on His New Album
On Drake‘s “All the Parties,” his voice emerges from what sounds like an ambient fever dream with ethereal synths swirling his words as he latches onto a familiar melody: “It’s 6, our town a dead-end world,” he sings, with autotune blipping his voice, “East End boys and West End girls, …
Read More »Junior H Breaks Down His New Album — And Shares Why Latin Grammys' Corridos Snub Breaks His Heart
Junior H wasn’t planning on revisiting his beloved album $ad Boyz 4 Life for a sequel. After dropping a pair of albums last year, including his trap experiment Contingente, Junior started writing music in the same style as the 2019 LP he made when he didn’t have a fancy studio …
Read More »He Was a Beloved Activist. Right Wingers Are Using His Death to Fuel a Targeted Harassment Campaign
While police continue investigating the stabbing death of Brooklyn activist Ryan Carson, interest in the case has turned into a targeted harassment campaign. A spokesperson for the NYPD confirmed Thursday to Rolling Stone that a person of interest in the case had been taken into custody but declined to release …
Read More »'Foe': No Film With Paul Mescal and Saoirse Ronan Should Be This Boring
You have an Oscar-nominated actor who’s played everything from queens to killing machines. You’ve paired her with a performer who is arguably the hottest, most in-demand next-gen leading man of the moment. The source material is the second novel from an acclaimed writer, whose first book (I’m Thinking of Ending …
Read More »'Lupin' Part Three Doesn't Give Omar Sy Nearly Enough Help
Early in the new season of Netflix‘s Lupin, a pair of reporters argue about the best way to cover the continuing saga of Assane Diop, the master thief who has become a celebrity and cult hero in their native France. As the writers consider Assane’s story so far — depicted …
Read More »How Lainey Wilson Took Over Nashville
I n a year when country music had its share of viral wonders and flash-in-the-pan hits, Lainey Wilson has been playing the long game. Since releasing her first major-label album, Sayin’ What I’m Thinkin’, in 2021, she’s won over country music fans and the Nashville industry with her well-crafted songs …
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