In rough times, sometimes what the world needs is an insanely fun dance-pop album — and that’s just what Dua Lipa gave us last month with Future Nostalgia. On the new episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast, the pop star joins host Brian Hiatt to discuss making the …
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A review of this week’s Better Call Saul, “Bad Choice Road,” coming up just as soon as I leave the Yankees to play amateur ring toss… “Oh, Jesus, what have I got myself involved with here?” —Jimmy So, do we need to start referring to Kim Wexler as The One …
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Roger Waters remembered John Prine with an acoustic rendition of the late singer-songwriter’s “Paradise.” “My friend John Prine died. This is his song, ‘Paradise,’” Waters wrote in the caption of the YouTube video. “Miss you, brother.” After a weeklong hospitalization, Prine died Tuesday at the age of 73 from complications …
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Nicole Richie first gave a name to her alter ego a few years ago while at home tending to her garden. This was not, however, the first time she was aware of Nikki Fre$h‘s existence. “Nikki Fre$h the person I do feel like has always lived inside of me, she …
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Earlier this week, John Prine’s family announced that the singer had been hospitalized after a sudden onset of Covid-19 symptoms. Prine – who has written classics such as “Angel From Montgomery” and “Sam Stone” – entered the hospital on Thursday, March 26th. On Saturday, he was placed a ventilator. “His …
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When Conor McPherson was writing his Bob Dylan jukebox musical, Girl From the North Country, he didn’t want to include your usual Dylan fare — he wanted to plumb the deep cuts. The Irish playwright owned about five Dylan albums when he was approached with the idea of writing a …
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It’s called pica, and it involves wanting to consume things that most folks would consider completely inedible. You might have heard it mentioned on TV, or come across it in an article on psychological disorders. Hunter Conrad (Haley Bennett) has no knowledge of the phenomenon whatsoever; it’s not something that …
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In this week’s episode of ourUseful Idiotspodcast, hostsMatt Taibbi and Katie Halper are joined by comedians James Adomian and Anthony Atamaniuk from ‘Trump vs. Bernie.’ No politicians or pundits are spared the wrath of Adomian and Atamaniuk impersonations, from Joe Biden to Bernie Sanders and Alex Jones to Chris Matthews. …
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As a young, aspiring “girl singer” arriving in Nashville in the early Sixties, Loretta Lynn found a mentor in established artist Patsy Cline. Like Cline, Lynn was signed to Decca Records, produced by Owen Bradley, and a regular performer on the Grand Ole Opry. She may have landed in Music …
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For a new segment on The Late Late Show, host James Corden flew his parents, Margaret and Malcolm, out to Miami for the Super Bowl. But rather than capturing their experience at the big game, the cameras follow them around as they meet up with various celebrities and artists who are …
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