This story appears in the June 2020 issue of Rolling Stone. Dr. Robert Redfield, the director of the Centers for Disease Control, flanked Donald Trump at the podium in the White House briefing room. It was February 29th, the day of the first reported U.S. death from the coronavirus, and …
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The COVID-19 pandemic has placed extra pressure on reporters and news anchors to fact check the president’s lies. Trump has stood at the podium in the White House briefing room and spread misinformation about potential treatments for the disease, the number and availability of tests, and his predictions for the …
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A trio of Nineties-era David Bowie live releases is set to roll out on streaming in the coming weeks, with LiveandWell.com set to drop May 15.Friday, Parlophone Records dropped a live recording of 1997’s “Little Wonder” (off of Earthling) from Radio City Music Hall in New York, October 15, 1997. …
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Debbie Harry, Alice Cooper and more appear in the trailer for Suzi Q, a new film about pioneering female rock star Suzi Quatro, out this summer. Directed by Liam Firmager, the documentary chronicles Quatro’s career, from her beginnings in Detroit to her breakthrough in 1973. “She was the first, and …
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Neurosis singer and guitarist Steve Von Till has announced a new solo album, No Wilderness Deep Enough, as well as his first published work of original poetry, Harvestman: 23 Untitled Poems and Collected Lyrics. Both will arrive August 7th via Neurot Recordings. Von Till previewed No Wilderness Deep Enough with …
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Steve Carell plays a four-star general tasked with the semi-heroic duty, and bureaucratic headache, of militarizing space in the trailer for the new Netflix series, Space Force. The show obviously recalls President Donald Trump’s efforts to add his own Space Force to the United States military, and Carell’s character, General …
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Destroyer unveiled an eerie but beautiful new video for “Foolssong,” which captures the moments leading up to the premature end to the band’s recent tour amid the spread of COVID-19. The video was directed by David Galloway and David Ehrenreich, who were already on tour with Destroyer and working on …
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Could your quarantine playlist use a little more seasoning? Rolling Stone Latin selects some of the best new music releases from Latin America, Spain and Portugal. Keep track of the latest in Latin via our playlist on Spotify. Paloma Mami, “Goteo” “[I’m] feeling like you need a Spanish mamí in …
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Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea has penned a heartfelt tribute to his “hero” Tony Allen. The pioneering drummer who helped define Afrobeat during his tenure with Fela Kuti died Thursday at the age of 79. Calling Allen “one of the greatest drummers to ever walk this Earth,” Flea recalled …
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By now, you have probably heard Megan Thee Stallion‘s “Savage” more times than you thought could be possible. The track’s chorus has dominated TikTok in both its original form and aTiger King-themed remix about Carole Baskin. Yet through what can only be described as pure witchcraft, Beyoncé‘s new remix makes …
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