In the wake of the El Paso shooting and other white supremacist-motivated attacks, the Department of Homeland Security has added white supremacy to its list of domestic terrorism threats, marking the first time since the creation of the department post-9/11 that it has emphasized white nationalist domestic terrorism as a …
Read More »Lana Del Rey Captivates at Norman Rockwell Tour-Opening New York Show
Lana Del Rey‘s “New York” show Saturday– the first leg of the Norman Fucking Rockwell Tour‘s lone East Coast gig – took over Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater, a beachside venue just west of Fire Island and many miles past where city kids without cars are usually willing to …
Read More »How to Survive a Flooded World
Tropical depression Imelda has been a killer storm — leaving at least two dead and hundreds more in need of rescue. It has dropped as much as three feet of rain on some communities in Texas, inundating the greater Houston area, and flooding areas that have only recently recovered from …
Read More »New State Laws Are Criminalizing Protest to Protect Oil and Gas Companies
This story originally appeared in Grist. It is republished here as part of Rolling Stone’s partnership with Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of more than 250 news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate story. It was early in the morning last Thursday, and Jonathan Butler was standing on …
Read More »Spotify Won't Raise Its Music-Streaming Prices — Yet
As streaming services solidify their position as the dominant way that people listen to music, a common question swirling around — from investors and users both — has been whether subscription prices will go up. Over the past decade, Spotify has helped set a U.S. market standard of $9.99 per …
Read More »She & Him Plot North American Holiday Tour
She & Him, the folk duo of Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward, will embark on a seven-date North American holiday tour this December. During the trek, they’ll perform their two Christmas records, the critically-acclaimed A Very She & Him Christmas from 2011 and 2016’s Christmas Party. The trek kicks off …
Read More »AmericanaFest 2019: 25 Best Things We Saw
AmericanaFest grew to nearly South by Southwest proportions this year, with concerts seemingly going on all day long at venues, backyards, and parking lots across Nashville. Heavy hitters were everywhere, like Brandi Carlile, Tanya Tucker, and the Mavericks, who somehow shoehorned their big band onto two of Nashville’s tiniest stages: …
Read More »Ric Ocasek, Cars Singer Who Fused Pop and New Wave, Dead at 75
Ric Ocasek, the idiosyncratic singer and guitarist for the Cars and hitmaking album producer, died on Sunday in his New York City apartment. He was 75. A rep for the NYPD confirmed Ocasek’s death to Rolling Stone. The cause of death was heart disease, according to the New York City …
Read More »Gloria Trevi, Karol G Talk Gold-Certified Hit, Joint U.S. Tour
The inimitable Mexican pop queen Gloria Trevi is going back on the road — and taking Colombian superstar Karol G with her. In support of Trevi’s 2019 album, Diosa de La Noche, the duo’s fall U.S. tour opens this Friday the 13th, under an auspicious full moon, in Fresno, California. …
Read More »'We Can Reverse This' — Why a Black Pastor Supports Joe Biden
I hear the humidity in Houston this September can be cut with a knife and served up like brisket. It is weather designed to make you sweat, and Joe Biden is likely about to do just that. The third Democratic primary debate is going down tonight, and with Biden having …
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