Tom Petty‘s “Confusion Wheel” may have been written in 1994, but the late musician’s track resonates in our uncertain times with uncanny prescience. The track will appear on the Petty-named All the Rest, a collection of unreleased songs culled during the Wildflowers sessions housed in the Wildflowers & All the …
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“Why is it that us people of color are always having to stand for something, or say something in our work?” Keef Knight complains. “That’s why I keep it light.” Keef (played by Lamorne Morris), the hero of Hulu’s new comedy Woke, is a writer and artist on the verge …
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“As long as I am strong, I am young,” Frederick “Toots” Hibbert, the reggae architect whose deified, six-decade musical career helped popularize the genre, toldRolling Stoneearlier this year. The ska-reggae legend sounds stronger than ever onGot to Be Tough, his first album in more than a decade. Co-produced by Zak …
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In October 2019, Lev Parnas found himself in a Virginia jail, wondering what had happened to his life. Only days earlier, Parnas had been at the center of Trump’s Washington, holding court at the president’s Washington hotel, traveling around the world, and mixing with powerful and well-connected figures. Then, Parnas’ …
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Chris Stapleton looks ahead to a brighter future in the new song “Starting Over,” the title track to his fourth studio album, due November 13th. “Well, the road rolls out like a welcome mat/to a better place than the one we’re at,” he sings in the shuffling number, written with …
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Christopher Nolan‘s much-anticipated Tenet film release may have been continually delayed, but music from the thriller has arrived. Travis Scott has released the new song, “The Plan,” which appears in the film and its soundtrack. The track was produced by the film’s composer Ludwig Göransson. “As we were finishing the …
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Eighties children rejoice — your wildest dream is about to come true: You can now spend the night in a Blockbuster, where you can watch any VHS your little heart desires. Sure, you could also just fire up Netflix or Amazon Prime or Disney+ or one of myriad other streaming …
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Actress Carrie Coon sat down with Rolling Stone’s The First Time to talk about her role in Phreaks, a new Audible fiction podcast that premiered earlier this week. Coon hadn’t had much experience in audio dramas when she was hired for the show, but that didn’t stop her from taking the plunge. …
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At 4 A.M. on June 24th, Jonathan Majors woke with a stomach flu. So, he did what any of us would do: Dragged himself out of bed, headed outside in the predawn light, got situated on the basketball court of a nearby park, threw up, and worked out for an …
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Michael Jackson played many roles in his 51-year career: werewolf, scarecrow, space captain, Men In Black agent. But in 1999, he had his sights set on one of the most popular bald and geriatric comic book characters in the history of the medium, Professor Xavier. “I said to him, ‘Do …
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