Steven Van Zandt has canceled most of the tour dates of his recent leg due to illness. “I thought I could shake this sinusitis, but it doesn’t seem to be going away,” the E Street Band member said in a statement. “I’ve never canceled shows before. I feel terrible about …
Read More »Are Texas Voters Coming Around on Climate Change?
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. Does Texas, the metaphorical oil tank of the American petroleum operation, care about climate …
Read More »'The Trumps Will Be a Dynasty That Lasts for Decades' Says President's Campaign Manager
At the California GOP convention this weekend President Trump’s campaign manager, Brad Parscale, told a crowd of enthusiastic supporters that he believes “the Trumps will be a dynasty that lasts for decades.” According to Politico, Parscale gushed when asked if he believes the Trump children will be future political candidates, …
Read More »Flashback: R.E.M. Play 'What's the Frequency, Kenneth?' on Cursed 1995 Tour
R.E.M. rolled out plans this week for a deluxe reissue of their 1995 hit album Monster. The four-CD, one–Blu-ray set will feature a remastered version of the album, unheard demos, a new remix of the disc, a complete concert from the Chicago stop of the Monster tour, the tour documentary …
Read More »Linda Ronstadt on New Doc, #MeToo and Life After Singing
It’s been 10 years since Linda Ronstadt wrapped up her career as a performer with a show at the Municipal Auditorium in San Antonio, Texas, but she still vividly remembers how she felt that night. “I saw every concert I ever sang,” she says on the phone from San Francisco, …
Read More »Hear Taylor Swift, Dixie Chicks Team for Heartfelt Song 'Soon You'll Get Better'
Aside from Brendon Urie, the big guest feature on Taylor Swift’s new album Lover comes from the Dixie Chicks. The trio appears on “Soon You’ll Get Better,” a stripped-down track that Swift penned about her mother and her continued battle with breast cancer. The song, which Swift co-produced and cowrote …
Read More »David Koch Built a Toxic Empire — with Human Consequences
David Koch, the billionaire who famously cheated death — first in an airplane crash, and later in a multi-decade battle with cancer — has finally met his maker at 79. But the toxic empire he built, gilded with society-friendly largesse, survives him. Koch brought — or more accurately bought — …
Read More »Taylor Swift, Spotify Celebrate 'Lover' With 'Love, Taylor' Playlist
Taylor Swift is partnering with Spotify to unveil exclusive content tied to the release of her new album,Lover, out this Friday, August 23rd. The content, as well as the album, will be housed in the Love, Taylor: Lover Enhanced Album playlist on the streaming service. Each day leading up to …
Read More »'Now It's Just 3. Now It's Just 2. Now It's Just Me.'
It helps, sometimes, to think of the average rap verse as a commercial: Built to sell a rapper’s technical skills or life story or artistic vision in between hooks. Every now and then, though, a rapper’s verse contains a bar, phrase, or ad-lib that either renders the hook useless — …
Read More »It Isn't Much to Ask That Cops Have a Higher Standard for Killing People
Stephon Clark lived and died in Sacramento.When the 22-year-old father of two was shot and killed by local cops after a foot chase in the spring of 2018, it provoked the largest national uproar over a police killing of an unarmed black man since the groundswell of protests that began …
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