On the morning of October 31st, 1991, Kurt Cobain received some good news: His band Nirvana‘s new album, Nevermind, had just turned gold. The record had only been out for a little more than a month, but it had already sold half a million copies. On tour in support of …

Cher had been performing since the mid-Sixties, but before 1994, she had never written her own music. That changed when she heard the news of Kurt Cobain‘s death in April of that year. “You know, I don’t know any of his music,” she toldRolling Stone in 2000. “And I don’t …

In an opinion being trumpeted by the National Rifle Association as a “huge win for gun owners,” a federal judge has ruled that California’s ban on high-capacity gun magazines is unconstitutional. District judge Roger Benitez struck down the California ban on magazines holding more than 10 bullets, ruling that the …

It was the best of shows, it was the worst of shows. There aren’t many episodes of Saturday Night Live that have only incredibly great or incredibly bad sketches, but Sandra Oh’s first time hosting yielded essentially only those two results. The first twenty minutes or so were so dire …

Harry Styles gave a rousing speech for Stevie Nicks, the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice, at the awards’ 2019 induction ceremony on Friday night, describing her as a “magical gypsy godmother who occupies the in-between.” The duo also performed Nicks’ hit …

Lion Babe and Wu-Tang Clan‘s Raekwon hustle in a saloon and take on outlaws in the new video for “Western World.” The song appears on Lion Babe’s sophomore LP, Cosmic World, which will be released tomorrow. The album is the follow-up to the duo’s 2016 debut, Begin. In the clip …

Interpol mourn faceless days and recall “magic” memories on their propulsive new song “The Weekend.” The single highlights the indie-rock band’s upcoming EP, A Fine Mess, out May 17th via Matador Records. “Say goodbye, Lorena, to the beach/Heaven knows the week was bombin’,” Paul Banks sings over a signature web …

This piece originally ran as part of SXSW 2019 coverage. Maybe you remember what happened to Matthew McConaughey back in 1999. The actor had graduated to Hollywood A-list status by this point; he’d also developed a deserved reputation for enjoying a good time off the set. So the cops get …

When alleged Gambino family boss Francesco “Frank” Cali was gunned down in front of his car outside his Staten Island home earlier this month, many people were stunned. The murder was the first killing of a New York area mob boss in more than 30 years, since Gambino family boss …

Mar. 25, 2019, 12:46 p.m.: This story has been updated. After nearly a year and a half of debate, both houses of the New Jersey state legislature were expected to vote on a controversial cannabis legislation bill on Monday. Yet the vote has been called off, according to a statement …