One of the standout films from this year’s Tribeca Film Festival wasAll the Streets Are Silent, adocumentary about the intersection between skateboarding and hip-hop in New York in the 1980s and Nineties. On paper, 1990s East Coast hip-hop has been dissected ad infinitum in countless books, TV shows and films …
Read More »Sleigh Bells Bring Chaos to a Classic Country Show in New 'Locust Laced' Video
Sleigh Bells have returned with a new song, “Locust Laced,” set to appear on their upcoming album, Texis, out September 10th via Mom + Pop. “Locust Laced” is classic Sleigh Bells with cranked-to-11 guitar riffs and blown-out electronic percussion raging beneath Alexis Krauss’ sugar-rush vocals as she belts, “I feel …
Read More »Atlanta Spa Shooter Pleads Guilty to Killing Four
Robert Aaron Long — a 22-year-old Georgia man accused of killing eight people over the course of a March 16th shooting spree — has pleaded guilty to four murders Tuesday. According to CNBC, Long entered his guilty plea with the Cherokee County District Attorney and faces arecommended sentence of four …
Read More »Rolling Loud Miami 2021: The 10 Best Things We Saw
When Rolling Loud Miami’s 2021 return was announced, it felt like every rap star in the country was on the bill. The 130-artist line-up included hot names like Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Baby, and Playboi Carti; veterans like Fetty Wap, Gucci Mane, and T-Pain; and newbies like Morray, Ken The …
Read More »Nigel Godrich Discusses 'From the Basement' Origins as Show Debuts on Coda Collection
Nigel Godrich discusses the impetus for his celebrated performance series, From theBasement, in a new clip tied to the arrival of the show on the Coda Collection. Curated episodes will hit the streaming platform each week, starting today, July 23rd, with Radiohead’s 2011 appearance in support of The King of …
Read More »DOJ Launches New Strike Forces to Disrupt Gun Trafficking
The Justice Department is launching an initiative to reduce gun violence by cracking down on gun trafficking, the agency announced Thursday. The DOJ will send gun trafficking strike forces to five urban areas — Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, the San Francisco Bay area and Sacramento Region as well as …
Read More »Best Cannabis Products to Get High on the Go
This piece originally appeared as part of Rolling Stone’s 2021 Hot List, in the July/August issue of the magazine. Weed edibles are more popular than ever. That’s because they’ve overcome a notorious problem: When marijuana goes through the digestive process, it can be hard to tell how high you’ll get …
Read More »Elvis Costello & the Imposters Announce 'Hello Again' Fall Tour
Elvis Costello will be hitting the road again with his Imposters band this fall, marking his first tour since the Covid-19 pandemic. The tour kicks off in Memphis, Tennessee, on October 13th at The Soundstage at Graceland, making stops at towns and cities across the United States — including a …
Read More »RS Country Music Picks for the Week of July 19th
Whether it’s coming out of Nashville, New York, L.A., or points in between, there’s no shortage of fresh tunes, especially from artists who have yet to become household names.Rolling Stone Country selects some of the best new music releases from country and Americana artists. (Check outlast week’sbest songs.) The Georgia …
Read More »Sex Pistols Spar Over Use of Music in Upcoming Danny Boyle-Directed Series 'Pistol'
The surviving members of the Sex Pistols wound up in court over a dispute regarding the use of their music in the upcoming FX series, Pistol. As ABC News reports, former guitarist Steve Jones and drummer Paul Cook sued frontman John Lydon (better known as Johnny Rotten) after he refused …
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