If the Trump White House’s “transcript” of the president’s now-infamous July 25th phone call with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky was the sight of the north Atlantic ice peak sitting above the water, the intelligence-community whistleblower complaint released on Thursday morning was the giant iceberg lying in wait to puncture the …
Read More »Go Track-by-Track Through Taylor Swift's 'Lover' on Our New Podcast
Rob Sheffield and Brittany Spanos join host Brian Hiatt for the new episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast, which dives deep into Taylor Swift‘s Lover following our recent cover story. They make their way through the full album, expanding on points Swift made in her interview, and explore …
Read More »Third Person Arrested in Connection to Mac Miller's Death
A third man has been arrested in connection with the overdose death of rapper Mac Miller. Stephen “Stevie” Walter was arrested Monday at his home in Los Angeles and charged with conspiracy and attempt to distribute a controlled substance. He is currently being held without bond. According to a copy …
Read More »Kimmel Jokes That Trump Promises 'Biggest, Most Beautiful Impeachment in History'
Jimmy Kimmel devoted most of his Tuesday monologue to one major story: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announcing that the House of Representatives will launch a formal impeachment inquiry against President Trump. “She’s been very reluctant to do this,” the comedian said on Jimmy Kimmel Live. “But once again …
Read More »Jesse Pinkman Seeks Redemption in New 'El Camino' Trailer
Aaron Paul‘s Jesse Pinkman tries to evade the law and get his life back on track in the new trailer for El Camino, the Breaking Bad sequel movie set to premiere on Netflix October 11th. The film picks up immediately after the events of the Breaking Bad finale, with Pinkman …
Read More »Happy Birthday, Bruce Springsteen: 70 Years of Proving It All Night
Here’s a birthday toast to Bruce Springsteen, who turns 70 today. He’s spent his sixties experimenting with crazy ideas he’d never tried before — his one-man Broadway show, his memoir Born to Run, his SoCal cowboy excursion Western Stars, dropped just a few months ago as a total surprise, with …
Read More »Natalie Maines Details New Dixie Chicks Album Inspired By Her Divorce
Dixie Chicks lead singer Natalie Maines gave more details on the trio’s highly anticipated fifth album on the “Spiritualgasm” podcast this week, announcing that the album was tentatively titledGaslighter and that it was in partly inspired by her ongoing divorce from actor Adrian Pasdar. The group’s first studio album in …
Read More »Thurston Moore Selling Hundreds of Records From Private Collection
Thurston Moore will sell over 300 LPs from his private collection at London’s World of Echo record store. The albums will be available to purchase Saturday, October 5th at the 128 Columbia Road location. On Instagram, the store noted that Moore’s eclectic collection — only available to purchase in-store — …
Read More »Hear Toni Cornell's New Song 'Far Away Places' Produced by Chris Cornell
Toni Cornell, daughter of Chris Cornell, has shared her new song “Far Away Places,” featuring production by the late Soundgarden singer. Toni penned the ballad, her first original song, when she was 12 years old. Her and her father then recorded “Far Away Places” together at Chris’ home studio in …
Read More »Watch Chance the Rapper Perform 'I Got You (Always and Forever)' on 'Kimmel'
En Vogue and Kierra Sheard joined Chance the Rapper on Jimmy Kimmel Live to perform his recent track “I Got You (Always and Forever).” The song, which comes off the rapper’s new album The Big Day, got a wild beach party vibe on Kimmel’s outdoor stage, with dancers moving energetically …
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