Ahead of the release of her coffee-themed concept album this fall, Chelsea Peretti has shared five new tracks from the record — brewed as the Phosphorescent Panic EP. The actress-comedian also released a single from the EP, “Javadawgs,” featuring Reggie Watts and Kate Berlant. The track’s animated video, directed by …
Read More »Sheryl Crow Aims to Shatter the Glass Ceiling in 'Woman in the White House' Video
Ahead of Joe Biden’s announcement for his female running mate in the 2020 election, Sheryl Crow has released a timely video for her rerecorded version of “Woman in the White House.“ Directed by Peter Harding, the clip features footage from the women’s suffrage movement interspersed with scenes from the current …
Read More »'Strange Fruit': The Timely Return of One of America's Most Powerful Protest Songs
Last year, North Carolina rapper Rapsody was searching for an introductory track for her new album, Eve, a concept LP about the history and power of black women. Her producer suggested a song she didn’t know well: Nina Simone‘s 1965 version of “Strange Fruit.” A concise but graphic evocation of …
Read More »Hugh Grant, Nicole Kidman Star in 'The Undoing': Watch the Trailer
HBO has shared the first teaser trailer for The Undoing, its latest limited series from David E. Kelley (Big Little Lies) and Susanne Bier (The Night Manager) starring Hugh Grant and Nicole Kidman. The series premieres Sunday, October 25th at 9:00 p.m. ET on HBO, and will then be available …
Read More »New Podcast 'How to Save a Planet' Aims to Solve the Climate Crisis
A new podcast, Spotify and Gimlet’s How to Save a Planet, is set to explore ways to solve the ongoing climate crisis and what we need to do to implement these necessary changes. The series will also examine topics like disaster prep, Europe’s Green New Deal and the similarities between …
Read More »'Raised by Wolves': See First Trailer for Ridley Scott's New HBO Max Series
Alien and The Martian director Ridley Scott returns to outer space and makes his U.S. television directorial debut with Raised by Wolves, a new sci-fi series premiering on HBO Max in September. “Raised by Wolves centers on two androids tasked with raising human children on a mysterious virgin planet,” HBO …
Read More »'RS Interview: Special Edition' With Tom Morello
Tom Morello is pleased about one aspect of life in 2020, at least: More people than ever in the United States are raging against the machine. “There’s a lot of non-Black people fighting back, too,” he says, in the latest edition of our Rolling Stone Interview: Special Edition video series. …
Read More »Canada Sends Patrols to 'Prevent Caravans of Americans' From Surging Across the Border
Since March, the U.S.-Canada border has been closed to all but essential traffic in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus. But Americans being Americans, they are flouting the new regulations in the pursuit of their usual summer fun. According to NPR, “Canadian border patrol has effectively prevented …
Read More »Hear Neil Young's Anti-Trump Song 'Lookin' For a Leader 2020′
Neil Young‘s most recent Fireside Session featured a new rendition of his 2006 song “Lookin’ for a Leader” that lambasted President Trump and urged people to vote against him in the 2020 election. He’s now calling the song “Looking for a Leader 2020” and he’s released it onto streaming services; …
Read More »What You Need to Know From Congress' Landmark Big Tech Antitrust Hearing
Facebook, Amazon, Apple, and Google are jointly worth nearly $5 trillion and, along with Microsoft, make up 22 percent of the entire S&P 500. In other words, they’re flat-out dominating their respective markets. And on Wednesday Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Apple CEO Tim Cook, and Google …
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