Pop superstar — and Rolling Stone cover star — Dua Lipa sat down with RS for this latest episode of The First Time. The “New Rules” singer begins by describing the experience of hearing one of her songs on the radio for the first time. “I actually knew my song …
Read More »The First Time: Nick Kroll Talks Masturbation, Playing a Caveman
Nick Kroll is currently starring in the rom-com Olympic Dreams, but he got his career off to an even unlikelier start: playing a caveman in the television comedy Cavemen, based on the series of Geico cavemen commercials. “I was in four hours of makeup every morning for 13 episodes,” he …
Read More »The First Time: Robbie Robertson
Few artists have been present at as many turning points in rock & roll as Robbie Robertson. Long before he was a member of the Band, writing modern-day standards like “The Weight” and “Up on Cripple Creek,” he was writing songs, playing guitar, and touring with Ronnie Hawkins and the …
Read More »The First Time: Pop Smoke
Pop Smoke has had a hell of a year — within months of releasing his breakout single “Welcome to the Party,” the Brooklyn rapper has already collaborated with Nicki Minaj and Skepta on two remixes, and he recently backed Travis Scott on the song “Gotti.” The track was featured on …
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