Madrid-based rock band Hinds got together over FaceTime for the latest installment of “In My Room,” Rolling Stone‘s new IGTV series in which musicians perform from their homes as a way of reaching out to the world during the coronavirus pandemic. Lead vocalist Carlotta Cosials introduces the group, saying that …
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WASHINGTON — Senator Bernie Sanders was well on his way to winning the Democratic Party nomination … and then black voters had their turn. It began with Joe Biden‘s decisive victory in the South Carolina primary, where a strong turnout by a predominantly black electorate performed life support on Biden’s …
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“Check your egos at the door” read the sign on the front door of A&M Studios in Los Angeles on the night of January 28th, 1985. Producer Quincy Jones had placed it there because dozens of the nation’s biggest singers were walking through that door, and he had exactly one …
Read More »The Best Albums of February 2020: BTS, Bad Bunny, Green Day, and More
Each month, the editors and critics atRolling Stone will compile a list of our favorite new albums. January’s picks include K-pop stars BTS, Latin-pop titan Bad Bunny, punk-rock legends Green Day and Gen Z rock prodigy Soccer Mommy. Bad Bunny, YHLQMDLG During the last two years,Bad Bunny has left no …
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Philip Seymour Hoffman’s final role prior to his February 2014 death, the unaired original pilot episode for Happyish, has been uploaded online for the first time. John Cameron Mitchell, who directed the pilot episode of the Showtime dark comedy series, took to Instagram Friday (via The Playlist) to share the …
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UPDATE 1/6/21: After being postponed due to Covid-19, Stephen Stills‘ autism benefit Light Up the Blues has been rescheduled to April 10th, 2021. Tickets can be found at the Greek Theater’s website. ** Stephen Stills and his wife Kristen are bringing their long-running autism benefit show Light Up the Blues …
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Mike Bloomberg is finally being vetted as a presidential candidate. It took years-old audio tweeted by a journalist, not attack ads released by his feckless Democratic competitors, to make it happen. But it’s long overdue. Podcast host Benjamin Dixon released previously obscure audio on Monday from a Bloomberg speaking engagement …
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Doja Cat turned heads last month with the colorful, mischievous video to “Boss Bitch,” her contribution to the soundtrack of the new Harley Quinn movieBirds of Prey. Instead of your average, less-than-compelling soundtrack single, “Boss Bitch” was a club track that called to mind similar bops from Nicki Minaj and …
Read More »How a Trusted Group of Producers Jammed Their Way to an Eminem Album
Mike “Heron” Herard keeps an email list of roughly 200 of the best producers making music today. As the founder of the company BeatHustle, he routinely sends these producers potential samples made by a team of crack musicians; some of these loops have made it on to hit albums from …
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BoJack Horseman, Season Six In the Netflix animated comedy-drama’s final season, BoJack Horseman reckons with his past mistakes. While the clip keeps new plot points under ties, it reveals an emotional monologue from BoJack (voiced by Will Arnett). “I used to feel like my whole life was an acting job, …
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