UPDATE 5/13/21: TheFriends reunion is now set to premiere Thursday, May 27th on HBO Max. The event will feature a variety of special guests including David Beckham, Justin Bieber, BTS, James Corden, Cindy Crawford, Cara Delevingne, Lady Gaga, Elliott Gould, Kit Harington, Larry Hankin, Mindy Kaling, Thomas Lennon, Christina Pickles, …
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The morning after Donald Trump’s shock victory in the 2016 presidential election, Elisabeth Moss woke up and headed to Toronto’s Cinespace Film Studios. She was shooting the first season of The Handmaid’s Tale, Hulu’s adaptation of the dystopian Margaret Atwood novel about a group of Christian fundamentalists who, amid an …
Read More »Phish Announce Summer and Fall 2021 Combined Tour
Phish will be putting on their legendary live shows once again this summer and fall in one gigantic tour, the band announced on Tuesday. The tour kicks off July 28th with a single show at Walmart AMP in Rogers, Arkansas, followed by a July 30th show at Oak Mountain Amphitheatre …
Read More »J. Cole Talks About Fighting Complacency in New Documentary 'Applying Pressure'
J. Cole has released a new documentary, Applying Pressure, which offers some insight into his upcoming album, The Off-Season. The clip opens with Cole chatting with 21 Savage, explaining that his new album was borne out of the same impulses that spurred his early mixtapes like 2009’s The Warm Up …
Read More »Maryland Governor Grants Posthumous Pardons to 34 Victims of Racial Lynching
Governor Larry Hogan posthumously pardoned 34 victims of racial lynching in Maryland between the years 1854 and 1933. The governor made the announcement on Saturday at a signing event honoring Howard Cooper, a 15-year-old boy who was dragged from Baltimore County Jail and hanged from a sycamore tree by a …
Read More »The Flatlanders Reunite for New Album 'Treasure of Love'
Back in 2009, the Flatlanders released Hills and Valleys, their last album of original recordings. A dozen years later, the Texas trio of Butch Hancock, Joe Ely, and Jimmie Dale Gilmore reunite for a new record: Treasure of Love will be released July 9th. The LP is technically the follow-up …
Read More »Want Better Sound? Add These Speakers to Instantly Upgrade Your Home Theater
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. One of the first decisions you have to make when designing a home theater system is picking a set of speakers. The speakers you choose will depend on …
Read More »Blue Bailout: Covid-19 Cash Is Militarizing Cops Across the Country
Heat-seeking cameras that see you in the dark, sometimes even through walls. Firepower and vehicles for “dealing with crowd management security and potential civil disturbances.” “Specialized crime scene mapping technology,” encrypted radios, and data-collection software for “gathering intelligence and enhancing surveillance.” Using federal funds earmarked for Covid-19 relief, these and …
Read More »Red Hot Chili Peppers Sell Catalog to Hipgnosis
The Red Hot Chili Peppers are selling their publishing rights to Merck Mercuriadis’s Hipgnosis Songs Fund for around $140 million, a source close to the situation tellsRolling Stone. The transaction marksthe latest catalog sale from a major legacy artist and one of the highest profile acquisitions to date for Mercuriadis. …
Read More »Meek Mill Drops Video for His Take on Drake and Rick Ross' 'Lemon Pepper Freestyle'
Meek Mill has dropped the video for his take on Drake and Rick Ross’ hit single “Lemon Pepper Freestyle.” The Carters Vision-directed visual finds the rapper in his native Philadelphia laying down his version of the Scary Hours 2 track, popping into jewelry stores and motorcycling through the streets of …
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