When Guy Clark died in 2016, Vince Gill turned to his friend’s old melody. He began playing the rhythmic talking-blues guitar line that the Texas singer-songwriter had written to on classic songs like “Let Him Roll” and “Randall Knife.” Gill knew the melody well: back in the early Eighties, he …
Read More »Insurance Companies Are Bailing on California Because of Wildfires
This story was originallypublished byGristand appears here as part of an ongoing collaboration. California is facing yet another real estate-related crisis, but we’re not talking about its sky-high home prices. According to newly released data, it’s simply become too risky to insure houses in big swaths of the wildfire-prone state. …
Read More »Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon Deliver the News Amidst a Scandal in 'The Morning Show' Trailer
Jennifer Aniston plays an early morning TV news host struggling to retain control of her career after her co-host is fired and his replacement starts eyeing her job in the first trailer for Apple TV‘s The Morning Show. The show premieres this fall on the new Apple TV+ subscription streaming service. …
Read More »Flashback: Beastie Boys Play an Explosive 'Sabotage' at the 1994 VMAs
In less than two weeks, the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards will be held at Newark, New Jersey’s Prudential Center. Although full plans for the evening have yet to be announced, the cable network has revealed that Taylor Swift, Lil Nas X, Bad Bunny, Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello, Lizzo, Rosalía, …
Read More »Watch Smashing Pumpkins Play Jammed-Out Cover of James Taylor's 'Fire and Rain'
The Smashing Pumpkins kicked off their co-headlining North American tour with Noel Gallagher last week, playing a set heavy on classics like “Today,” “1979,” “Cherub Rock” and “Bullet With Butterfly Wings.” However, One surprise came near the end of the night when they played the Machina/The Machines of God deep …
Read More »Orlando Bloom, Cara Delevingne Are in a Faerie-Tale Romance in 'Carnival Row' Trailer
Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne play star-crossed lovers in a Victorian fantasy world in the new trailer for Carnival Row. The eight-episode series will premiere August 30th on Amazon Prime Video. In the universe of the show, Delevingne plays a human-sized faerie, Vignette Stonemoss, who’s part of an influx of mythological …
Read More »Ted Cruz Made a Pretty Decent Joke
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) this week had a solid-if-unspectacular Twitter burn, projecting a modicum of normal social behavior. In a tweet Wednesday, Cruz appeared to “dunk” on his former Senate challenger-turned-2020 presidential primary candidate, Democrat Beto O’Rourke. In an interview with late-night television host Seth Meyers, the Democrat was asked …
Read More »'Picard': Patrick Stewart Returns in First Trailer for 'Star Trek' Series
During Star Trek‘s panel at Comic-Con Saturday, the franchise unveiled its first full look at Picard, the Next Generation revivalfocused on Patrick Stewart’s beloved Enterprise captain Jean-Luc Picard. The series marks Stewart’s first time reprising the role since 2002’s big screen Star Trek: Nemesis. Picking up 20 years after the …
Read More »Only 4 Out of 197 House Republicans Voted to Condemn Trump's Racist Tweets
The House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to condemn President Trump’s recent string of racist attacks against four progressive congresswomen of color. The final vote was 240 to 187. Every House Democrat voted in favor of the resolution. They were joined by only four of the 197 House Republicans. Former …
Read More »RS Charts: J. Cole's Dreamville Comp Debuts Atop Top 200 Album Chart
J. Cole‘s Revenge of the Dreamers III compilation debuted at Number One on the latest Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums chart. The collaborative LP – which features J. Cole surrounded by guests like Vince Staples, DaBaby, J.I.D., Ty Dolla $ign, Saba and a bevy of artists signed to Cole’s Dreamville …
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