On Friday morning, Andrew Yang dropped his first U.S. Senate endorsement of 2020. For those who’d been wondering how Yang might wield the political capital accrued during his giddy run for president — beyond championing Universal Basic Income and toying with a run for mayor of New York City — …
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This is the 12th installment of Rolling Stone’sMusic in Crisisseries, which looks at how people all across the music industry are coping with thecoronavirus pandemic. This edition features Peter Shapiro — renowned concert promoter and owner of Brooklyn Bowl, the Capitol Theatre, and Relix Magazine — who’s doing his best …
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A few weeks before President Trump was impeached last December for attempting to blackmail Ukraine into investigating Joe Biden, Stanford law professor Pamela Karlan warned the House Judiciary Committee of a future in which the president used similar tactics on his own country: “Imagine living in a part of Louisiana …
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Phoebe Bridgers originally titled her new single “ICU,” but upon its release on Tuesday, she’s changed it to “I See You,” due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, or, as she explains, “*gestures at entire world*.” The track opens with a tumultuous, skittering intro as Bridgers’ vocals enter: “I’ve been playing …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Few experiences match the rush of playing guitar on stage, but you’re always restricted by the length of your cable. If it’s too short, you risk pulling it …
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It’s been nearly five years since the season finale of cult TV hit Community, but Joel McHale is joining the rest of his costars — Donald Glover, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, Yvette Nicole Brown, Alison Brie, Jim Rash, and Ken Jeong — to recreate one of the episodes for a …
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Though he spends a big part of his life onstage in entertainer mode, Kip Moore doesn’t mind a bit of solitude. Since the pandemic began forcing shutdowns in March, the “More Girls Like You” singer has been hunkered down in East Kentucky, just being quiet and contemplative —writing songs, reading, …
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Quarantine hasn’t stopped Big Freedia from releasing one of her signature bounce party tracks, this time collaborating with Swedish duo Icona Pop and New Orleans brass band The Soul Rebels on “Pipe That.” With The Soul Rebels laying down a horn-powered backing groove and Icona Pop on backing vocals, Big …
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Ben Harper has shared the video for his latest single “Don’t Let Me Disappear,” the rocker’s first new song in nearly a year. “‘Don’t Let Me Disappear’ is about the fine line between loneliness, isolation and invisibility, to where you can’t seem to find a way not to be hiding …
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After a nearly 30-year gap between records, Los Angeles’ punk laureates X have dared to make a new album. As recently as three years ago, they said they would never even try to record something new. Even though the four musicians that recorded their landmark Los Angeles album had been …
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