Saturday Night Live returned to its Britney Spears talk show format for a cold open sketch revolving around a trio of newsmakers this week: Lil Nas X, Matt Gaetz and Pepe Le Pew. “This is the show that will shine a light on the social pariahs of the week, and …
Read More »Malcolm Cecil, Producer for Stevie Wonder and Co-Creator of Revolutionary TONTO Synth, Dead at 84
Malcolm Cecil, producer of several classic Stevie Wonder albums and co-designer of the world’s largest analog synth, known as TONTO, died Sunday, March 28th. He was 84. The Bob Moog Foundation confirmed Cecil’s death, saying his son, Milton, had informed the organization of the news. An official cause of death …
Read More »Secretly Group: Workers at Indie-Music Company Begin Efforts to Unionize
UPDATE (3/25):Secretly Group Union organizers announced that the indie-music company has agreed to voluntarily recognize the union, with an official announcement set for Friday. “We look forward to working together in the bargaining process for a better future for all at SG and in the music industry at large,” organizers …
Read More »NRA Celebrated Block of Boulder's Assault Weapons Ban Just Days Ago
The mass shooting at a Boulder, Colorado, grocery store Monday night followed less than two weeks after a state judge overturned the liberal city’s ban on assault weapons and magazines that hold more than 10 bullets. The National Rifle Association had bragged that the judge had given gun enthusiasts “something …
Read More »Justin Bieber Is a Serious Adult Who Really Likes His Wife on 'Justice'
Justin Bieber’s sixth album, Justice, begins with the voice of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,” the civil rights icon declares, leading us to expect, perhaps with some trepidation, a statement on our troubled times from the 27-year-old pop star himself. Instead, Bieber …
Read More »'Q: Into the Storm' Asks Who Q Is, But Is That Really the Point?
During the early days of the QAnon movement — before the Capitol Riot insurrection, before the #StoptheSteal movement, and before believers like Marjorie Taylor Greene transitioned from the annals of Conspiracy YouTube to the halls of Congress — there was a longstanding debate within the media whether it was worth …
Read More »How Michael Regan Plans to Fix the EPA
One by one, the witnesses described the stench, a rancid odor that befouled the air and ruined your clothes, made you close your windows in the summer and run from your car into church on Sundays lest you bring that smell into God’s house. They talked about undrinkable tap water …
Read More »'Bass 101': Blu DeTiger
Blu DeTiger, the 21-year-old bassist who went viral on TikTok thanks to her skills, breaks down the intricacies of the instrument, gives a beginner’s class on music theory, and helps fledgling bassists pick out the right instrument in this installment of Rolling Stone’s 101 series. DeTiger, whose debut EP How …
Read More »Watch Nick Jonas Debut 'Spaceman,' 'This Is Heaven' on 'SNL'
Nick Jonas performed his single “Spaceman” for the first time and debuted the new song “This Is Heaven” while pulling double duty as both musical guest and host of the latest episode of Saturday Night Live. Both tracks will feature on Jonas’ upcoming album Spaceman, due out March 12th. On …
Read More »New Jersey Governor Signs Marijuana Legalization Into Law
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed three bills into law that will legalize marijuana in the state after voters approved the measures in last November’s election. Under the new laws, as the Asbury Park Press notes, marijuana will be legal for adults over 21 within the state of New Jersey, …
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