Stephen Colbert encouraged people to face the coronavirus pandemic together “by staying as far apart as possible” on the latest installment of his homemade version of The Late Show Wednesday. After recording monologues in his bathtub and by his backyard firepit, Colbert posted up on his porch for “The Light …
Read More »See Luke Combs Cover Tracy Chapman's 'Fast Car' in Livestream Concert
Luke Combs took to Instagram Live on Tuesday night to perform the first of what he promised will be many Livestreamed shows, as the United States settles into a discipline of social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic. “I’ll do one every week we’re quarantined,” Combs said at the conclusion of …
Read More »Women Shaping the Future: Retta on Being a Black Woman in Comedy
On March 4th, Rolling Stone hosted its second annual Women Shaping the Future event, celebrating, raising, and honoring the influential female voices in culture. The event was the first to take place at the new Edge venue in Hudson Yards, which overlooks New York City. Actress and comedian Retta currently …
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In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, let us raise a dirty glass to the spirit of Irish music, wherever in the world it shows up. And like the Irish people themselves, Irish music shows up everywhere, usually a few moments after the bottles get opened. There’s always been plenty of …
Read More »Twitter Gives 'We Didn't Start the Fire' Revamp in Wake of Covid-19
Shortly before midnight Wednesday, March 11, Brittany Barkholtz, a therapist in St. Paul, was having trouble sleeping. By the time she’d gone to bed, Donald Trump had attempted to reassure the country with a sullen prime-time address, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson had announced they’d tested positive for the coronavirus, …
Read More »Luke Bryan Throws a Beach Party in 'One Margarita' Video
The coronavirus pandemic be damned, Luke Bryan will not be deterred from having a most excellent time with his friends. The country superstar keeps the dark clouds and anxiety far out of reach in the video for his new song “One Margarita,” filmed during his annual Crash My Playa festival …
Read More »MLB Delays Opening Day 'At Least Two Weeks' Due to Coronavirus Pandemic
Following the postponement of the NBA and NHL’s seasons, Major League Baseball announced Thursday that the 2020 season’s Opening Day will be delayed “at least two weeks” due to the coronavirus pandemic. Additionally, MLB stated that all spring training games would be canceled immediately. “Following a call with the 30 …
Read More »Coronavirus Could Decimate Touring Musicians' Livelihoods
Two weeks ago, singer-songwriter Caleb Caudle was at Johnny Cash’s rustic cabin-turned-studio outside of Nashville, excitedly gearing up for the April 3rd release of his new album, Better Hurry Up. The North Carolina native recorded the record there during what he calls a “peaceful and joyous” time in his creative …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Ulcerate, 'Stare Into Death and Be Still'
Fifty years on from the birth of heavy metal, it’s worth taking a minute to reflect on just how far the genre has come since then. Or maybe just eight and a half minutes, the running time of “Stare Into Death and Be Still,” a titanic and transporting new song …
Read More »'Never Rarely Sometimes Always' Review: Teen Pregnancy Drama's a Quiet Stunner
Autumn (Sidney Flanigan) is 17 and anxious. She needs an abortion. But in her hometown in rural Pennsylvania — where we first meet her singing a he-done-her-wrong cover of the Exciters’ “He Got the Power” in a high school talent show — the clinic demands that a minor have parental …
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