Howard Stern’s new book Howard Stern Comes Again is a compendium of his best interviews with everyone from Lady Gaga and Conan O’Brien to Alec Baldwin, Paul McCartney and even Donald Trump. But as he reveals to Rolling Stone in this exclusive video, he wasn’t always able to land such …
Read More »Watch Madonna, Swae Lee Team for Dramatic 'Crave' Video
Madonna and Swae Lee unveiled a moody new clip for their collaboration, “Crave,” which will appear on the singer’s upcoming album, Madame X, out June 14th. Directed by Nuno Xico, the “Crave” clip opens with Madonna reciting a spoken word piece, culminating with her releasing a bird from the roof …
Read More »Flying Lotus, Denzel Curry Complete Trilogy With 'Black Balloons Reprise'
Flying Lotus and Denzel Curry have teamed to complete the latter’s “Black Balloons” song trilogy with “Black Balloons Reprise,” set to appear on FlyLo’s new album, Flamagra, out May 24th via Warp. On Twitter, Curry wrote, “The trilogy is complete,” acknowledging the song’s place among his two TA1300 tracks “Black …
Read More »The Head and the Heart Chase Big Pop-Rock Dreams on 'Living Mirage'
The Head and the Heart have built their success the old fashioned way. The Seattle folk-rock band has evolved from a rootsy, homespun sound to a bigger, radio-ready one, earnestly finding their purchase in what’s left of the old old-fashioned pop-rock mainstream while exuding a tastefulness that makes their ambition …
Read More »'SNL': Pete Davidson, Paul Rudd, DJ Khaled Deliver Rap Ode to 'Grace and Frankie'
Pete Davidson, Paul Rudd and DJ Khaled performed a rap ode to their favorite television show, Grace and Frankie, on the Season 44 finale of Saturday Night Live. With the series finale of Game of Thrones premiering tonight, Davidson first delivered a few vague verses about that series, but after …
Read More »Trump's Immigration Strategy Is Dumber and Crueler Than Anyone Realizes
President Trump’s wheel of preoccupations spun back around to the border on Thursday, when he took to the White House Rose Garden to announce his administration’s new plan to overhaul federal immigration law. Trump called the proposal “a fair, modern and lawful system of immigration” that would be based primarily …
Read More »'The Souvenir' Review: A Filmmaker Looks Back and Makes a Masterpiece
Remember the name Honor Swinton Byrne — her star is born. In The Souvenir, she plays Julie, a film student in 1980s London who’s being set up to learn a lot of things the hard way. Written and directed by the bracingly brilliant Joanna Hogg, this delicate, dazzling memoir traces …
Read More »How States Like Alabama Protect Rapists Over Women and Girls
Update Wed., May 15, 2019: In a tweet, Gov. Kay Ivey said that she has signed HB 314. “Today, I signed into law the Alabama Human Life Protection Act,” she wrote. “To the bill’s many supporters, this legislation stands as a powerful testament to Alabamians’ deeply held belief that every …
Read More »Watch the National Perform 'You Had Your Soul With You' on 'Colbert'
The National took the stage at The Late Show to perform “You Had Your Soul With You,” a track off the band’s upcoming eighth album I Am Easy to Find. The group played the shimmery indie rock number in front of video screens illuminated with the album artwork and lyrics …
Read More »'The Voice': Rod Stokes Sings Vince Gill's 'Go Rest High on That Mountain'
When Keith Whitley died 30 years ago this month on May 9th, 1989, Vince Gill was inspired to honor the Kentucky country singer’s memory by writing a new song. It became “Go Rest High on That Mountain,” which Gill completed four years later after the death of his older brother …
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