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Read More »'Crip Camp' Review: Netflix Doc Revisits Ground Zero for Disability Rights Movement
Produced by Michelle and Barack Obama and directed by Nicole Newnham with Jim LeBrecht, this indispensable documentary defines what it means to call a movie “inspiring.” Their raucous fist-bump of a film is a 1950s origin story about Camp Jened, affectionately nicknamed “Crip Camp,” a New York summer getaway for …
Read More »Hear Norah Jones' Piano Cover of Guns N' Roses' 'Patience'
A housebound Norah Jones performed her rendition of Guns N’ Roses’ “Patience” on Twitter Thursday in an effort to raise donations for organizations helping those in need during the coronavirus pandemic. “I heard a song yesterday that made me feel good and I’ve always wanted to cover it. So I …
Read More »The First Time: Bob Geldof
The Boomtown Rats — best known in America for their 1979 hit “I Don’t Like Mondays” — are returning from a 36-year recording hiatus this month with the release of their new album, Citizens of Boomtown. And when Boomtown Rats frontman Bob Geldof stopped by the Rolling Stone office to …
Read More »Pearl Jam to Preview New Album 'Gigaton' With Special Theatrical Events
Pearl Jam will offer fans an early listen of their new album, Gigaton, with special audio-visual experiences scheduled at over 200 Dolby Atmos-equipped theaters around the world. The one-night only event will take place March 25th, two days before the LP’s March 27th release date. The “Gigaton Listening Experience” will …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Low Cut Connie, 'Look What They Did'
During a recent solo performance in Nashville, Low Cut Connie‘s Adam Weiner talked about growing up in New Jersey and visiting Atlantic City in the summer. Despite the beaches and boardwalk, it wasn’t a rosy picture. The advent of casinos to the decaying seaside resort town in the late ’70s …
Read More »Lila and Lenù's Friendship Evolves in Trailer for 'My Brilliant Friend'
The sprawling tale of Lila and Lenù continues through the fraught years of adolescence in the new trailer for Season Two of My Brilliant Friend, based on the second book in Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan novels, The Story of a New Name. The show will return March 16th on HBO. The …
Read More »Selena Gomez Moves Past Her Pain on the Resiliently Upbeat 'Rare'
Selena Gomez told us she would learn to take better care of herself on 2015’s Revival. On Rare, she puts that promise into action. Her third solo album is an act of divine ruthlessness: Gomez dances out the toxins weighing her down and breathes in loads of post-Lizzo “fuck you, …
Read More »Hear Tame Impala Reflect on Time on New Single 'Lost in Yesterday'
Tame Impala has released a new single, “Lost in Yesterday.” The disco-tinged song sees Kevin Parker considering the effect of time on memories as he sings, “Now even though that was a time I hated from day one/Eventually terrible memories turn into great ones.” “Lost In Yesterday” is the fourth song …
Read More »Trevor Noah Dissects Trump's Broken New Year's Resolution as War With Iran Looms
Trevor Noah dug into President Donald Trump‘s plan to assassinate a top Iranian military commander and push the United States to the brink of war in the Middle East on The Daily Show Monday. Noah noted that on New Year’s Eve, Trump said his dream was for peace in the …
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