“Would you believe me now,” Maggie Rogers sings over a gently-strummed guitar line in the opening to her new single “Light On,” “If I told you I got caught up in a wave?” Rogers’ latest is her most promising since appearing, seemingly out of nowhere, with her electro folk-pop viral …
Read More »Voter Enthusiasm for the Midterms Is on the Rise
American voters are more likely to turn out in the upcoming midterms than they were four years ago, when voter turnout was at a record low point for the past 50 years,according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. Voter enthusiasm has increased across the board, with the greatest increases …
Read More »Review: St. Vincent Sits Down At the Piano on 'Masseducation'
Last year, Annie Clark, d.b.a. St. Vincent, released Masseduction, a jittery portrait of 21st-century angst that straddled the gap between her neurotic, intricate art-rock and alt-pop’s big hooks and intricate textures. Produced by maximalist du jour Jack Antonoff, the album was a thicket of ideas, a cri de coeur about modern …
Read More »'The Happy Prince' Review: A Wilde and Crazy Guy
Rupert Everett turns his fascination with Oscar Wilde, the 19th-century Irish poet and playwright who was persecuted and jailed for “gross indecency with men” (the word homosexual was never uttered), into a film of righteous anger, touching gravity and wicked Wildean wit. Having played the literary lion on stage in …
Read More »Steely Dan Fans Detail Walter Becker Street Naming Ceremony
Steely Dan fans detailed the upcoming street renaming ceremony honoring late Steely Dan co-founder Walter Becker. The event –which will unveil a “Walter Becker Way” sign in the Forest Hills neighborhood of Queens, New York, where the musician grew up –will take place Sunday, October 28th at noon ET, at …
Read More »Drake, Ed Sheeran and Eminem Are Spotify's Biggest Artists Ever
Spotify passed its 10th anniversary this week, and in celebration of its furious growth spurt, the Swedish streaming service has come out with several all-time lists highlighting the music that’s risen to the top of its platform over that decade. (While founded in 2006, the company launched officially in 2008.) …
Read More »Watch French Montana, Drake Team for Fashion-Forward 'No Stylist' Video
Drake joins French Montana for the glitzy, star-studded new video for “No Stylist.” Glenn Michael and Christo directed the video, which centers around the preparations for a glamorous fashion show. Footage of models prepping and walking is interspersed with gritty scenes of New York City, including a cheeky green-screen sequence …
Read More »Meth Is Making a Comeback Across America
In the shadows of the nationwide opioid crisis, another threat looms. Methamphetamine useis on the rise in small rural pockets of the country, from Oklahoma and Virginia, to Kentucky and Florida, and, as Rolling Stone reported in August, all the way up north in Alaska. The drug’s previous rise to …
Read More »Brett Kavanaugh Narrowly Confirmed By Senate in Historic, Controversial Vote
WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Judge Brett Kavanaugh on Saturday by a vote of 50 to 48, bringing to a close one of the ugliest and most polarizing Supreme Court nomination battles in modern American history, one that might galvanize women and Democratic voters in November. Kavanaugh is the second …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Ray Angry, 'It Might Be Gold'
One, the new first album from Ray Angry, isn’t like most debuts. That’s probably because the pianist isn’t exactly an up-and-comer: He’s got a huge list of playing, writing and producing credits dating back to the Nineties, including work with everyone from Mick Jagger to Joss Stone, Christina Aguilera, the …
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