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 …
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Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update returned from its monthlong hiatus to a week marred with mass shootings, with co-anchor Colin Jost focusing on renewed calls to pass gun control measures. “In the wake of the Colorado and Atlanta shootings, President Biden called for universal background checks for gun purchases, and …
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“Find My Way” was one of the most upbeat songs on Paul McCartney‘s recent McCartney III album. Now, Beck has put his spin on the tune for the upcoming record McCartney III Imagined, due out April 16th. The danceable new version features electronic flutters, funky drumming, and a beefed-up vocal …
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Paisley Park has announced that it will hold a celebratory event for Prince on Wednesday, April 21st, to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the artist’s death. “Prince’s passing remains incomprehensible to all of us,” Paisley Park executive director Alan Seiffert said in a statement. “We celebrate his life and legacy …
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On the fifth anniversary of Phife Dawg’s death, March 22nd, a new video has arrived for the rapper’s posthumous single, “Nutshell Part 2,” featuring Busta Rhymes and Redman. The video was directed by Tony Reames and features old footage of the late A Tribe Called Rapper spitting the spirited track …
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At one point on his new single, “I Wanna Slam My Head Against the Wall,” 16-year-old Glaive swoons sweetly for serotonin. “I need you bad, you know it,” he sings in one of the track’s more traditional pop moments, complete with a shimmering acoustic guitar. It’s a good example of …
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Marvel announced that the first gay Captain America in the superhero’s 80-year history will be revealed in an upcoming issue. In the limited series The United States of Captain America, Steve Rogers (the original Captain America) and other characters who donned the costume go on a road trip across the …
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Audiences want to see their experiences reflected back at them on television. Audiences want to see aspirational stories on television. People don’t like to feel challenged, they want escapist entertainment. People want to feel challenged, they don’t want to waste time watching fluff. These are just a few of the …
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Awards in the Americana and country music categories were handed out during the 63rd Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony on Sunday afternoon with John Prine winning a pair of posthumous Grammys for his song “I Remember Everything.” Written with Pat McLaughlin, “I Remember Everything” was named Best American Roots Songs and …
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Late in the premiere episode of the new HBO Max dramedy Generation, high school classmates Chester (Justice Smith) and Nathan (Uly Schlesinger) are cuddling together at the end of a very tough day for the latter. Chester promises Nathan that he’ll never feel this bad again, but Nathan is too …
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