If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Gyms are now reopening as Covid-19 restrictions ease up, but plenty of us are sticking with newly created home gyms. Compact, at-home gym setups offer convenience and privacy …
Read More »Britney Spears' Father Calls for Inquiry Into Pop Star's Conservatorship Claims
Britney Spears’ father, Jamie Spears, filed court documents calling for an investigation into the pop star’s explosive testimony about life under her conservatorship, The New York Times reports. At a June 23rd hearing, Spears offered a startling account of the past 13 years of her life, alleging abuse, forced labor, …
Read More »I Moved to Portland Because It Seemed Like a Safe Bet in the Face of Climate Change. I Was Naive
PORTLAND, OREGON — The streetcars stopped running because power cables were melting. The public pools were shut down to protect lifeguards and pool staff from “severe heat.” Roads and intersections began to buckle. Economic and civic life in this Pacific Northwest city ground to a halt as temperatures soared to …
Read More »Puerto Rico Gets Much-Needed $4 Billion in Pandemic Funds for Education
Puerto Rico will receive nearly $4 billion in federal pandemic relief funds for education as part of the American Rescue Plan, Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona announcedwhile visiting the island. “The students of Puerto Rico have suffered enough,” Cardona said on Monday, according to the AP,during a trip to the …
Read More »Johnson & Johnson Agrees to Pay New York $230 Million to Settle Opioid Case
Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $230 million in a settlement to resolve claims that it “helped fuel” the opioid crisis in New York state. The settlement also bars the company from manufacturing or selling opioids nationwide, something Johnson & Johnson says they’ve already done. The deal requires Johnson …
Read More »'LFG' Filmmakers on the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team's Battle for Equal Pay
Like working women everywhere, the players of the U.S. women’s national soccer team are tired — tired of fighting against structural discrimination. “It’s like Whac-A-Mole — it’s like whack-a-sexist, basically,” team captain and activist Megan Rapinoe says in the new documentary LFG, which started streaming yesterday on HBO Max. “Every …
Read More »Meg Myers Taps K.Flay for an Industrial Remix of 'The Underground'
Singer-songwriter Meg Myers has enlisted K.Flay for a new remix of her song, “The Underground.” K.Flay’s remix pares back some of the maximalist heroics of the original as she crafts a more industrial arrangement that packs plenty of punch thanks to a crunchy guitar riff and booming drums. “I was …
Read More »Martina McBride Exhibit to Open at the Country Music Hall of Fame
Martina McBride, the country music singer whose rich voice informed Nineties radio hits like “Independence Day,” “Wild Angels,” and “A Broken Wing,” will be the focus of a new spotlight exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. “Martina McBride: The Power of Her Voice” opens July 30th …
Read More »Damon and Naomi Announce New LP With a Dreamy Folk-Pop Single
Damon & Naomi, the long-running duo of former Galaxie 500 members Damon Krukowski and Naomi Yang, are back to make all your folk-pop dreams melt into the sunset. They recorded A Sky Record with their friend and frequent collaborator Michio Kurihara on electric guitar; it’s out August 6th on their …
Read More »Tré Burt Previews Upcoming Album With New Song 'Sweet Misery'
Just a year after his full-length debut was re-released by John Prine’s Oh Boy Records, singer-songwriter Tré Burt will be releasing his second full-length album this August. You, Yeah, You was recorded in Durham, North Carolina with producer Brad Cook (Bon Iver, Waxahatchee, War on Drugs) and features contributions from …
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