A Texas real estate agent who bragged that her “blonde hair” and “white skin” would keep her out of jail despite participating in the insurrection was sentenced to 60 days in prison Thursday. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper acknowledged that while Jan. 6 defendant Jenna Ryan played a “lesser role” …
Read More »H.E.R. Packs the Apollo Theater, Giving Off Prince-ly Vibes
The first time H.E.R. performed at the Apollo Theater, she was 10 years old and went by her birth name, Gabi Wilson. She got a warm reception for her selection on Showtime at the Apollo that night: Aretha Franklin’s “Freeway of Love.” Last night, H.E.R. returned to the legendary Harlem …
Read More »Lorde Has a Trash Beach Day — Literally — in 'Fallen Fruit' Video
Lorde has shared the music video for the latest Solar Power single “Fallen Fruit,” expanding on the album’s growing visual narrative about environmental awareness. In the video, Lorde returns to the beach we first saw her exploring in the sunny music visual for “Solar Power,” only now the beach is …
Read More »Fox News Is Now Warning Viewers That Biden Could Send Them to Guantanamo Bay Over School Board Protests
There are two ways to tell that Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich takes his job very seriously and should be trusted by news outlets to educate millions of Americans about sensitive issues. One is that he shortens “attorney general” to “general” in his Twitter handle, as if serving as Arizona’s …
Read More »Alec Baldwin Speaks on Halyna Hutchins' Death: 'One-in-a-Trillion' Accident
Alec Baldwin spoke to photographers Saturday for the first time since the incident with a prop gun resulted in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film Rust. Baldwin and his family have been laying low in Vermont since the accident occurred October 21st. However, paparazzi …
Read More »Fetty Wap Arrested on Federal Drug Charges at Rolling Loud New York
UPDATE 11/5: Over a week after his arrest, Fetty Wap was released on a $500,000 secured bond, the judge overseeing his case announced Friday. As part of the conditions of his release, the rapper must undergo random drug testing, GPS monitoring and surrender his passport; Fetty Wap is allowed to …
Read More »Geese Are Legit Indie-Rock Prodigies, Straight Out of High School
Geese are a band of Brooklyn kids just out of high school, but they’ve already got the indie-rock-prodigy thing easily in hand on their excellent debut. The erudition on Projector can be pretty staggering. You can hear NYC guitar zone-out Zen masters like Television, the Feelies, and Parquet Courts; the …
Read More »Democrats Are Coming After Big Oil Over the Industry's Endless Climate Bullshit
“I believe that nicotine is not addictive.” “Mr. Congressman, cigarettes and nicotine clearly do not meet the classic definition of addiction. There is no intoxication.” “I don’t believe that nicotine or our products are addictive.” So went the testimony of the presidents of Philip Morris, R.J. Reynolds, and U.S. Tobacco …
Read More »Saxophonist Mel Collins on His Years With King Crimson, the Rolling Stones, and Roger Waters
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 …
Read More »Bon Iver Map Out Spring 2022 U.S. Tour, First Trek in 3 Years
Following a weekend where Bon Iver fully returned to the stage for the first time in over two years, Justin Vernon and company have mapped out a U.S. tour that will begin in spring 2022. The southern half of the amphitheater trek kicks off March 30th in Mesa, Arizona, through …
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