The coronavirus pandemic, which has confined much of America to their homes and threatens to cause a worldwide economic catastrophe, almost also robbed humanity of a Drake song. Until three days ago, that is, when four 20-years-olds premiered a new TikTok-ready dance in a sparse living room with a stationary …
Read More »Anuel AA Commemorates Jailversary on New Track '3 de Abril'
Less than 24 hours after he dropped “Follow,” a precious new quarantine song with his beau Karol G, Puerto Rican rapper Anuel AA asserts his gangster cred once more in a new song, “3 de Abril,” or “April 3rd.” Produced by Yampi and Ovy on the Drums, “3 de Abril” …
Read More »Paul Rudd on New Audible Comedy Series, Cooking Spinach Frittatas
Paul Rudd stars in a new Audible comedy series titled Escape From Virtual Island, out Thursday (listen for free with a 30-day free trial to Audible here). The cast also includes Jack McBrayer, Paula Pell, Amber Ruffin, Jason Sudeikis and others. Set in 2038, Rudd stars as Derek Ambrose, an …
Read More »Orville Peck Is Here to Offer Flowers, Hope in New 'Summertime' Video
Orville Peck plays the lone cowboy in the video for his melancholy new song “Summertime.” It is the masked singer’s first offering from the follow-up to 2019’s Pony and the first under his new agreement with Columbia Records. Driven by rumbling, low-end lead guitar licks and Peck’s resonant baritone, “Summertime” …
Read More »Who Was the Real Jeffrey Epstein?
Billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein knew a lot of powerful men’s secrets, from princes to captains of industry and global political leaders. But he protected his own behind teams of powerful lawyers who battled up until his death last summer to keep the black box of his sordid world sealed shut. …
Read More »Universal Music Group Details Plan to Help Artists During Coronavirus Outbreak
Universal Music Group outlined its plan to help artists, songwriters, and other members of the wider music community who have been hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic. As the virus has spread in the United States, the music industry has been uniquely affected. First and foremost, the need to eliminate …
Read More »'Bamboozled' is the Forgotten Gem in Spike Lee's Career
It still shocks you. No matter how many times you’ve seen those images, in history books and documentaries, museum exhibits and memorabilia collections, banned cartoons and the occasional old movie preserved on TCM (and preceded by a warning), the actual witnessing of it still stops you in your tracks. You …
Read More »The Coronavirus Is a Fast-Motion Climate Crisis
Warnings about the crisis went unheeded. Scientists were ignored and called doomsayers. The press accounts were labeled fake news and brushed aside. “The cure would be worse than the illness” went the argument. Government watchdogs saw their budgets gutted. Lawmakers misled the country and did more harm then good. We …
Read More »'RS Interview: Special Edition' With Pete Buttigieg
Rolling Stone launches its latest new video series today, titled “RS Interview: Special Edition.” Episodes will feature in-depth conversations with notable people in entertainment, politics, and other fields. The first episode features Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, in conversation with Rolling Stone senior writer Stephen Rodrick. …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Joe Exotic, 'Here Kitty Kitty'
If you haven’t spent a couple of your quarantined days marathoningTiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness, it’s high time you add the Netflix documentary to your list of things to do for another weekend of staying in and flattening the curve. Tiger King dives deep into the world of independently …
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