With My Chemical Romance’s reunion tour currently delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, Gerard Way surprised fans with the release of some unfinished solo material the singer had been working on. “I’m calling all of this stuff Distraction Or Despair, since that seems to be the two things I keep shifting …
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The past decade in country music has been a boom time for small-town truth tellers — artists like Brandy Clark, Angaleena Presley, and Kacey Musgraves — who countered Nashville’s trucks-and-tailgates formula with stripped-down realism. In 2018, Arkansas native Ashley McBryde released one of the most striking country LPs in recent …
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Let’s say you are sitting down on your couch to watch TV — a common occurrence, now more than ever! — and are having trouble deciding what, exactly, you’re looking for in regards to an evening’s entertainment. You’re thinking you’d like something with action, maybe some tough-guy posturing and a …
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The blob went unnoticed at first. In the summer of 2013, a high-pressure ridge settled over a Texas-size area in the northern Pacific, pushing the sky down over the ocean like an invisible lid. The winds died down, and the water became weirdly calm. Without waves and wind to break …
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We joined with Elysian Brewing Co., the Seattle-based brewery rooted in music and art, to produce Elysian Rolling Stone Lager, a high-end beer that embraces the spirit of music and looks to inject a bit more fun into the world. This is the first time Rolling Stone has put its …
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Hulu has released the official trailer for Normal People, a new drama series based on the bestselling novel by Sally Rooney. All 12 episodes of the series will premiere Wednesday, April 29th. The story follows the tender but fraught romance between Marianne and Connell, from their teenage school days in …
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“Here we are, all together at home,” Elton John announced cheerily at the start of his star-studded Living Room Concert for America on Sunday night. “And since we’re all hunkered down together, we thought we’d put together a little show for you, from our homes to yours.” It was a …
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And the category is … quarantine queen! As if Bad Bunny‘s last-minute sophomore release, YHLQMDLG, wasn’t enough of a surprise, on Friday the Puerto Rican star treated fans to a dramatic RuVeal, by making his drag debut in the jaw-dropping new video for “Yo Perreo Sola,” or “I Twerk Alone.” …
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Many contemporary albums arrive with less than a week’s notice, but Jhene Aiko started to roll-out her new full-length, Chilombo, months ago. She released four different tracks to stoke anticipation, only to find that when the album finally came out March 6, a brand new song immediately supplanted the lead …
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It is now commonplace to hear references to Merle Haggard or George Jones in contemporary country songs, but there are still surprisingly few references to country-music legend and America’s Most-Liked Person Dolly Parton, despite her massive influence. Singer-songwriter Lainey Wilson is out to correct that, offering up “WWDD” (short for …
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