This post contains spoilers for the whole first season of Obi-Wan Kenobi (now streaming on Disney+) and the season to date of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (now streaming on Paramount+). There’s plenty of overlap between the audiences for Star Wars and Star Trek, yet for decades the two fan …
Read More »Taylor Swift Is Haunted by Loneliness in Ethereal New Song 'Carolina'
As Swifties patiently wait for Taylor Swift to release the next installment of her Taylor’s Version album re-records, the singer-songwriter is keeping fans satiated with the release of “Carolina,” a new song written for forthcoming movie, Where the Crawdads Sing. The film, out July 15, is an adaption of American …
Read More »Megadeth's Dave Mustaine Talks Upcoming Album, 'The Sick, the Dying … and the Dead!'
In the six years since Megadeth released their last album, Dystopia, Dave Mustaine has survived a cancer scare, a global pandemic, and his 60th birthday. This summer, the steadfast speed-metal pioneers will put out its 16th album, The Sick, the Dying … and the Dead!, a typically breakneck thrashathon that …
Read More »Members of 1970s Rock Band Orleans Sue Warner Over Royalty Deductions
Two members of 1970s rock band Orleans have sued Warner Music Group and its subsidiary label Warner Records over a dispute regarding royalty deductions the companies instituted that the members claim weren’t disclosed to them. Still active today, Orleans saw its mainstream success in the mid-1970s with hits including “Dance …
Read More »'He Shot Me': Man Injured Alongside Nipsey Hussle Testifies, Recalls Slain Rapper's Last Words
One of the two men injured when Nipsey Hussle was brutally executed in a South Los Angeles parking lot three years ago testified Monday that once the hail of gunfire ended, he heard what likely were the celebrated rapper’s last words. “He shot me. He shot me,” Hussle said as …
Read More »Superhero Lit 101: Why Penguin Classics' Marvel Comics Anthologies Matter
You can pick them out by sight on book shelves: the trade paperbacks with the Gill Sans and Perpetua typeface font, the austere black spines — all the better to make the orange-and-white lettering stand out, my dear — and the tiny flightless-fowl logo. This is the signature design of …
Read More »Bartees Strange's 'Farm to Table' Comes With Tons of Hype — He More Than Deserves It
The second full-length from Bartees Strange comes with massive expectations. Since the U.K.-born, Oklahoma-raised producer and songwriter released his debut album, Live Forever, in 2020, he’s ascended to indie rock’s upper echelons, booking late-night-TV gigs, racking up critical acclaim, touring with artists like Courtney Barnett and Lucy Dacus, and signing …
Read More »RS Recommends: Samsung's New TVs Let You Play Xbox Games Without Needing a Console
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Microsoft’s ‘What’s Next for Gaming‘ briefing aired last week and brought a ton of exciting news for gamers. With new games, a whole new Windows 11 update featuring …
Read More »'Halftime': 7 Things We Learned From Jennifer Lopez's Humanizing, Revealing Doc
Jennifer Lopez and Shakira‘s halftime performance at the 2020 Super Bowl became one of the most memorable shows in modern history — Sixth best on Rolling Stone‘s all-time ranking. Two years later, J.Lo is reflecting on the massive lead-up to that iconic night through her new documentary, Halftime, out on …
Read More »Reasonable Accord: Jay-Z and Dame Dash Settle 'Reasonable Doubt' NFT Lawsuit
Jay-Z and Damon Dash have settled the latest bout in their longstanding feud, this one over Dash’s alleged attempt to mint and sell part of the copyright to Jay’s Reasonable Doubt as a non-fungible token. In court papers filed Monday, June 13, lawyers for the two parties announced an agreement …
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