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 …
Read More »Flashback: Captain Picard Meets Q on 'Star Trek: The Next Generation'
Star Trek fans were given some amazing news yesterday when Paramount+ announced that not only has the new season of Star Trek: Picard started production, but John de Lancie will be returning as the omnipotent Q. “Despite 178 episodes of The Next Generation and four feature films,” Patrick Stewart said …
Read More »RS Recommends: The VeloCore Spin Bike Puts the 'Flex' Back in Bowflex
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. When’s the last time you considered a Bowflex? Your memories of the fitness brand may be tied to those massive home gyms (and those infomercials!) that promised hundreds …
Read More »Entertainment Giant HYBE, Home of BTS, Purchases Scooter Braun's Ithaca Holdings
The American subsidiary of HYBE, the South Korean entertainment conglomerate that’s home to BTS and other artists, has acquired a 100% stake in Scooter Braun’s Ithaca Holdings, Music Business Worldwide reports. Ithaca comprises a handful of different endeavors and entities, including Braun’s management company, SB Projects, which represents Justin Bieber, …
Read More »'SpongeBob SquarePants' Virus-Themed Episode Pulled
A virus-themed episode of Nickelodeon’s animated series SpongeBob SquarePants has been pulled in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, as NBC News reports. The episode, “Kwarantined Crab,” will not air “due to sensitivities surrounding the global, real world pandemic,” Nickelodeon’s executive vice president of communications David Bittler told NBC News. …
Read More »Atlanta Spa Shootings: What Korean-Language Media Told Us That the Mainstream Media Didn't
On March 16th — just one day after the Korean American film Minari clinched six Oscar nominations — shootings at three greater-Atlanta-area spas claimed the lives of eight victims, including four women of Korean descent: Hyun-Jung Grant, 51; Yong-Ae Yue, 63; Sun-Cha Kim, 69; and Soon-Chung Park, 74. “Like many …
Read More »Under Fire, Andrew Cuomo Is Cashing in Bargaining Chips
There’s been a running joke these last few months as successive scandals have engulfed New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The joke is that each new allegation of personal or professional misconduct seems curiously accompanied by the abrupt announcement of a long-awaited event — almost like an offering to restive New …
Read More »Flashback: The Who Perform 'Another Tricky Day' on German TV in 1981
Forty years ago this week, the Who‘s Face Dances debuted on the Billboard 200 where it was beaten out by the likes of Styx’s Paradise Theater (Number One), REO Speedwagon’s Hi Infidelity (Number Two), Rush’s Moving Pictures (Number Three), the Police’s Zenyatta Mondatta (Number Seven), and Blondie’s Autoamerican (Number 12). …
Read More »Serpentwithfeet's 'Deacon' Is All About Lush Textures and Laid-Back Domesticity
Josiah Wise trades in passion for commitment on Deacon, his latest full-length album as Serpentwithfeet. Since his debut Blisters EP, the choir-trained experimental artist from Baltimore has woven an extensive catalogue depicting the tenderness and lushness of queer romance, with a baroque sonic palette that would be as fitting for …
Read More »'The Suicide Squad' Returns in New R-Rated Trailer for James Gunn Film
Warner Bros. has debuted the first full-length, R-rated trailer for The Suicide Squad, DC Comics’ second attempt to adapt the superhero franchise for the big screen. The film arrives in theaters and HBO Max on August 6th. The new Suicide Squad sees the return of Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Viola Davis …
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