Country star Mickey Guyton performed her historic, Grammy-nominated single, “Black Like Me,” on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on Monday, February 1st. The performance found Guyton stripping back some of the elements of the song and presenting it with just piano and guitar accompaniment. With a wash of candles …
Read More »Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Drop Previously Unreleased Live Recordings
Joan Jett & the Blackhearts have dropped previously unreleased live shows via the streaming platform Nugs.net. Jett kicked off the partnership with three concerts spanning her 40-year career: a show from Houston, Texas, in 1983; a Columbus, Ohio, concert from 2015; and a 2018 show that took place at Hellfest …
Read More »Weezer Drop the Ironic Facade (Almost) on 'OK Human'
Rivers Cuomo has always been an onion of irony — layer upon layer of smirking innuendo, gentle obfuscation, smarty-pants witticism, each shielding a sensitive heart. That emotional sleight of hand is what made Weezer‘s “Sweater Song” and its ham-fisted metaphor of a cardigan unraveling until Cuomo, the group’s frontman and …
Read More »Depeche Mode's Martin Gore on New Monkey-Themed Solo EP and Why He's Glad Trump Lost
Martin Gore was recently tweaking his voice electronically — “resynthesizing it,” to use his words — for an avant-garde piece when he realized that it now sounded animalistic. The original vocal was “an almost yelling blues kind of line,” he says, but it had started to seem “human-like.” “It wasn’t …
Read More »Hunks and Homicide: New Spotify Podcast Delves Into the Sordid History of Chippendales
Spotify has released a new trailer for its upcoming podcast series, Welcome to Your Fantasy, which will delve into the complex and sordid history of Chippendales. As host Natalia Petrzela says in the trailer, she was drawn to the Chippendales story because it offered a window into a “strange chapter …
Read More »'Freaks and Geeks' Finally Available for Streaming: Here's How to Watch It on Hulu for Free
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. After years of pleading with showrunners to make Freaks and Geeks available for streaming, fans of Paul Feig’s beloved coming-of-age comedy can finally watch the show online. The …
Read More »The QAnon Community Is in Crisis — But On Telegram, It's Also Growing
Now that the Biden administration is officially underway, the QAnon community is in crisis. Adherents to the conspiracy theory, which postulates the existence of a cabal of media and left-wing political figures engaged in a child trafficking ring, believed that Inauguration Day would serve as the Great Awakening, and that …
Read More »Billie Eilish, Rosalía Team Up for 'Euphoria' Song 'Lo Vas a Olvidar'
Billie Eilish and Rosalía have united for a new collaboration “Lo Vas a Olvidar.” The track will be featured in the upcoming special episode of the HBO show Euphoria, “Part 2: Jules,” premiering January 24th. “Lo Vas a Olvidar” was produced by Eilish’s brother and frequent collaborator Finneas, and features …
Read More »Biden's Plan to Address the Pandemic Starts Now
President Joe Biden promised on the campaign trail that if elected, he would implement a massive federal response to address the coronavirus pandemic, including free testing and an aggressive vaccine rollout. The effort is to start almost immediately Wednesday, as in his first hours in office will include executive orders …
Read More »Trump Is Officially the Least Popular President Ever Polled
President Trump is rewriting the record books on his way out of office. Just days after becoming the first president to be impeached twice, Trump on Monday became the least popular president Gallup has ever polled. Trump finished his term with an approval rating of 34 percent, Gallup announced, bringing …
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