With President Donald Trump closing out his 2020 campaign by dismissing the seriousness of Covid-19, John Oliver looked back at his handling of the pandemic on Last Week Tonight, Sunday, November 1st. Trump — and some of his supporters — have claimed he’s done the best he could with the …
Read More »Flashback: U2 Play an Emotional 'Kite' at Ireland's Slane Castle in 2001
This month marks the 20th anniversary of U2‘s comeback record All That You Can’t Leave Behind. Released exactly 20 years after their debut LP Boy, this is the album that landed the band back on MTV and Top 40 radio after the commercially underwhelming (but criminally underrated) Pop in 1997. …
Read More »Ludwig Göransson Explains How Travis Scott Ended up in 'Tenet'
In Part Two of our Ludwig Göransson interview for The Breakdown, theTenet composer explains how Travis Scott’s inclusion in the film came at the last minute: As Göransson and director Christopher Nolan were deciding how to approach Tenet‘s end credits theme, the Houston rapper came into Göransson’s mind. “His voice …
Read More »'The First Time' With Haley Lu Richardson
In Unpregnant, Haley Lu Richardson stars as a pregnant teenager from Missouri who embarks on a road trip to the nearest abortion clinic in Albuquerque with the help of a former friend. As the film streams on HBO Max, Richardson chatted with Rolling Stone for The First Time. Richardson kicks …
Read More »Youth Organizers: Madison Crenshaw, Buckhead for Black Lives
Since May 2020, youth organizers across the country have been mobilizing against police brutality and working for systemic change in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder. Some of them had organized for social justice before, but many of them took to the streets for the first time and without an …
Read More »Sharon Van Etten Covers Nine Inch Nails' 'Hurt' for Suicide Prevention Month
Sharon Van Etten covered Nine Inch Nails‘ “Hurt” for Suicide Prevention Month as part of Sounds of Savings’ Song That Found Me at the Right Time series, a partnership with the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The clip opens with Van Etten sharing her own struggles with emotions and reaching out …
Read More »Trump Wanted to Swap Puerto Rico for Greenland, Now Says He's 'The Best Thing That Ever Happened to Puerto Rico'
During Friday’s press conference the president, staying true to form, once again lied to the media and to the American people. While boasting about his decision to finally send an additional 13 billion in aid to Puerto Rico – three years after Hurricane Maria wreaked havoc on the still-recovering US …
Read More »Hear Matt Bellamy of Muse Cover Simon & Garfunkel's 'Bridge Over Troubled Water'
Muse frontman Matt Bellamy has released a rendition of Simon & Garfunkel’s classic “Bridge Over Troubled Water.” Keeping primarily true to the original, Bellamy captures the reassuring sentiments and emotional weight of the song with uplifting falsettos in his abridged version. In lieu of the piano-led melodies found on the …
Read More »Simeon Coxe, Synth Pioneer With Silver Apples, Dead at 82
Simeon Coxe, the co-founder of the groundbreaking synth outfit Silver Apples, died Tuesday after a battle with the lung condition pulmonary fibrosis, The Guardian reports. He was 82. Coxe was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, but eventually moved to New York City and became part of the underground music scene there …
Read More »John Prine Box Set 'Crooked Piece of Time' Will Include First Seven Albums
A new John Prine box set, Crooked Piece of Time, featuring the singer-songwriter’s first seven albums, will be released October 23rd via Rhino. The seven-CD collection comprises Prine’s output on Atlantic and Asylum Records, released between 1971 and 1980. These include favorites such as his 1971 self-titled debut, 1973’s Sweet …
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