So, How Was Your Decade is a series in which the decade’s most innovative musicians answer our questionnaire about the music, culture and memorable moments that shaped their decade. We’ll be rolling these pieces out throughout December. So you want to make a viral hit: who better to help than …
Read More »Austin Songwriter Shelley King Pays Tribute to Levon Helm, Imagines His 'New Drum Set'
Although the majority of tunes on Shelley King’s Kick Up Your Heels shine a light on her fiery guitar and roof-rattling vocals, there’s another artist whose presence bubbles up from the deep, gritty grooves of the Austin-based blues and Americana musician’s ninth album: Levon Helm. The legendary drummer and vocalist …
Read More »Ram Dass, LSD Pioneer and George Harrison Inspiration, Dead at 88
Ram Dass — an early proponent of LSD and a spiritual icon of the Seventies who notably inspired George Harrison — died Sunday at his home in Maui, Hawaii. He was 88. Related: Ram Dass Rides the Holy-Man Circus, 1972 Feature Story Dass’ Love Serve Remember Foundation confirmed his death …
Read More »Young Thug Drops 'Boy Back' Video, New Songs With 'So Much Fun' Deluxe Edition
Young Thug has dropped a new music video for his collaboration with Nav, “Boy Back,” as well as a deluxe edition of his most recent album, So Much Fun, featuring four previously unreleased songs. Directed by Cash XO, the “Boy Back” video finds Thugger joining Nav in the latter’s hometown …
Read More »Christopher Nolan Unveils Mysterious Trailer for Time-Bending Thriller 'Tenet'
Jonathan David Washington gets wrapped up in a time-twisting mission to save the world in the new trailer for Christopher Nolan’s new film, Tenet, out July 17th, 2020. Nolan has offered little info about the plot of Tenet, and while the new trailer provides a few illuminating details, much of …
Read More »Tekashi 6ix9ine Sentenced to Two Years in Prison, Late 2020 Release Anticipated
Daniel Hernandez, better known as the rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine, was sentenced to two years in prison plus five years of supervised probation in a gripping hearing in Manhattan on Wednesday, featuring a surprise interruption from a man claiming to be the rapper’s biological father. The 24-month sentence includes the 13 …
Read More »It's Almost 2020, Why Hasn't the Baby Yoda Meme Died?
Baby Yoda is still a thing. Like a pretty big thing. The de facto star of Disney+’s The Mandalorian has (5) different related topics on KnowYourMeme.com: Baby Yoda itself, Baby Yoda Drinking Soup, Baby Yoda Turns on the Music, Baby Yoda Tattoo and the obviously questionable Baby Yobama (a Barack …
Read More »Can Tiktok Save 'Beetlejuice,' the Broadway Musical?
Earlier this month, the New York Timesreported that the immensely popular Broadway musical Beetlejuice, an adaptation of the Tim Burton classic movie, would be forced out of the Winter Garden Theater by an incoming revival of The Music Man, starring the immensely popular Hugh Jackman. Many theatergoers were incensed, causing …
Read More »The 13 Best Gifts For Taylor Swift Fans
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Whether you’re a die-hard “Swiftie” or just a casual fan, we’ve rounded up 13 great Taylor Swift gifts in honor of the singer’s favorite number and her big …
Read More »John Mulaney Auditions Kids to Join 'Sack Lunch Bunch' in Netflix Special Teaser
John Mulaney auditions a bunch of kids to join his Sack Lunch Bunch in the first teaser for the comedian’s upcoming Netflix-bound musical comedy special. Despite a previously announced guest list that includes David Byrne, Jake Gyllenhaal, Natasha Lyonne and more, the teaser focuses entirely on the kids and Mulaney’s …
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