A Capitol Police sergeant has spoken out, saying that it was a “total disgrace” that attendees at a rally for Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate recited the Pledge of Allegiance to a flag purportedly carried during the January 6th insurrection. Sgt. Aquilino Gonell, who defended the Capitol during the insurrection, spoke …
Read More »The Cure Bassist Simon Gallup Says He's Back in Band
UPDATE (10/15):Simon Gallup has apparently rejoined the Cure after announcing his departure back in August. In a recent Facebook post from his group Alice Blue Gown, he was asked if he was still a member of the Cure, and he responded, “Yes I am.” *** The Cure bassist Simon Gallup …
Read More »Charlottesville Lawsuit Aims to Bleed Tiki Torch-Wielding White Nationalists Dry
On August 12th, 2017, Marcus Martin and his then-fiancée Marissa Blair were in downtown Charlottesville with Blair’s friend and co-worker Heather Heyer. They had spent the day at the edge of the skirmishes erupting around the Unite the Right rally before finding themselves in the middle of a throng of …
Read More »'The Last Duel': Damon and Affleck Reunite for a Medieval #MeToo-Drama Fail
Back in the day — “the day” being 14th-century France, when the loyal soldiers of King Charles VI fought the English in the Hundred Years War, and women had slightly more rights than livestock — you did not meet the slander of your good name with a strongly worded letter …
Read More »Don Toliver Charts Familiar Terrain on 'Life of a Don'
Over the past decade, hip-hop’s R&B-leaning interlocutors have primarily trafficked in a kind of euphoric subterfuge. Where drugs once served as a source of sensory enhancement, they have been reconfigured in the genre as a pathway, or shortcut, to genuine connection. The result tends to be music with unintelligible emotional …
Read More »James Blake and Slowthai Contemplate Mortality in 'Funeral' Video
James Blake updated Friends That Break Your Heart album cut “Funeral” with a feature from U.K. rapper Slowthai and a very morose music video. The duo play into the melancholy of the song’s metaphoric theme of attending your own wake — while begging to not be forgotten — with black-and-white …
Read More »Watch the Ohio State Marching Band's Incredible Halftime Salute to Rush
The Ohio State University Marching Band staged a halftime salute to Rush — and paid tribute to the band’s late drummer Neil Peart — during the Buckeyes football team’s home game Saturday versus Maryland. The marching band delivered renditions of Rush’s “Tom Sawyer,” “Limelight,” “Red Barchetta,” “Fly by Night” and …
Read More »Anna Nicole Smith's Former Partner Speaks Out: 'It's Vindication Time for Anna'
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Almost 15 years after her death, Anna Nicole Smith‘s former partner says “it’s vindication time” for the late model and actress. “I think Anna was misunderstood in a …
Read More »Jennifer Hudson's R. Kelly Collab 'Where You At' Has Vanished From Streaming
Jennifer Hudson‘s “Where You At,” which was written and produced by R. Kelly, appears to have disappeared from streaming sites. The official video has also been scrubbed, alongside the song’s removal from the 2011 album on which it appeared, I Remember Me. As Twitter user @blowexalle pointed out: “Wow, Jennifer …
Read More »Google Terminates R. Kelly's Official YouTube Channels
Following R. Kelly’s guilty verdict in the singer’s Brooklyn trial on federal racketeering and sex trafficking charges, Google quietly “terminated” a pair of official YouTube accounts Tuesday that housed Kelly’s music and videos. Both RKellyTV and RKellyVevo now show the message, “This account has been terminated for a violation of …
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