The cast of Freeform’sThe Fosters will reunite for a special one-night-only event to benefit the Actors Fund on Thursday, July 16th at 8:00 p.m. ET. The reunion livestream will feature the show’s original cast members, including Teri Polo, Sherri Saum, Hayden Byerly, David Lambert, Maia Mitchell, Cierra Ramirez, Danny Nucci …
Read More »Metallica Honor Ennio Morricone: 'Your Career was Legendary, Your Compositions Timeless'
At every Metallica show since the Eighties — before the riffs, solos and drum fills — there’s a rumble of timpani and piano and the lonesome keen of an oboe. Those instruments comprise the opening moments of composer Ennio Morricone’s “The Ecstasy of Gold,” one of his most famous compositions …
Read More »Beatles Manager Brian Epstein Biopic in the Works
Brian Epstein, the famed Beatles manager who is often referred to as “the fifth Beatle,” will be the subject of a biopic, Variety reports. Director Jonas Åkerlund has been tapped to helm the upcoming Midas Man. Åkerlund, who directed the black metal film, Lords of Chaos, has helmed numerous music …
Read More »How to Set Up a Smart Lighting System at Home
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. As smart home speakers like the Amazon Echo get more common, a whole crop of new tech accessories have popped up around them. Smart lights are among the …
Read More »Pearl Jam Commemorate 20th Anniversary of Roskilde Tragedy
Twenty years ago today (June 30), nine Pearl Jam fans were crushed to death shortly after the band took the stage at the Roskilde Festival in Denmark. Audience members slipped on the muddy grounds during a chaotic push to get closer to the front, and, in the chaos, they were …
Read More »'The First Time' With Actor Jeremy Pope
Jeremy Pope — who was most recently seen starring on Broadway in Choir Boy and Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations — discusses his role on Netflix‘s Hollywood, being nominated for two Tony Awards, and crying to Whitney Houston in the latest installment of Rolling Stone‘s …
Read More »Björk Announces Three Iceland Concerts – With Audience – for August
Björk has announced a trio of August shows — complete with concertgoers — in Reykjavík, Iceland, which has begun the process of reopening after nearly eliminating the coronavirus from the country. The three shows will also be livestreamed to raise money for domestic women’s charities in both Iceland and worldwide. …
Read More »Semisonic Announce Old-School Reunion EP 'You're Not Alone'
Comparisons between Led Zeppelin and Semisonic — the alt-pop band best known for the rousing 1998 hit “Closing Time” — are few and far between. But former Semisonic singer, guitarist and songwriter Dan Wilson thinks there’s at least one: It’s not easy to just dash off a good Semisonic song …
Read More »Robert Glasper, Terrace Martin, Kamasi Washington, 9th Wonder Debut New Supergroup Dinner Party
Robert Glasper, Terrace Martin, Kamasi Washington, and 9th Wonder debuted their new supergroup, Dinner Party, with an effortlessly smooth, but lyrically pointed track, “Freeze Tag.” The song will appear on Dinner Party’s self-titled debut album, out July 10th via Sounds of Crenshaw/Empire. “Freeze Tag” boasts a tasteful groove anchored by …
Read More »Stevie Wonder: 'Systemic Racism Can Have an Ending. Police Brutality Can Have an Ending'
Stevie Wonder took to social media on Tuesday to discuss Juneteenth, Primary Election Day and the failings of Donald Trump. “This past Friday many of us celebrated Juneteenth,” he said. “I did. And yet, so many others didn’t and haven’t. As a matter of fact, there are three states that …
Read More »