It’s been nearly half a century since her tragic death at 27 from an accidental heroin overdose, but Janis Joplin’s life and music are still hugely resonant. In her landmark new biography, Janis, writer Holly George-Warren cites Pink, Amy Winehouse, Lady Gaga, and Lucinda Williams among the many artists who …
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Washington Nationals pitcher Sean Doolittle has rejected President Donald Trump’s invite to attend a ceremony celebrating the teams’ World Series victory over the Houston Astros at the White House on Wednesday. Doolittle told the Washington Post, that he’d like to celebrate with his teammates on Monday but he can’t “hang …
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In September 2018, one week before his birthday, the singer-songwriter Ant Clemons got a call from his manager. “He’s like, ‘Pack your bag for Chicago,’” Clemons recalls. “I’m like, ‘Jeremih has a show?’ My manager’s like, ‘He might — but Kanye [West] wants you to be out there.’” Clemons flew …
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It’s late June and Whiskey Myers are onstage at Soldier Field in Chicago, opening for the Rolling Stones on the rock giants’ No Filter Tour. Such a massive gig can go either way: it can be a triumphant win or a total crash-and-burn. Fortunately, the Texas six-piece have been training …
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When it comes to denouncing the practice of enriching the children of elected officials, Donald Trump is casting stones from inside a glass house. As Trump rails each day against the business deals that Hunter Biden allegedly benefitted from as son of the vice president, he is counting on America …
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In September, Gary Clark Jr. taped live performances for the season premiere of Austin City Limits, which airs on October 5th on PBS. Clark performed his current hit song “Pearl Cadillac,” a rock-out tribute to his mother, as well as “What About Us?”, a web exclusive performance for Rolling Stone. …
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The Strokes recruited Eddie Vedder to perform the Pearl Jam deep cut “Hard to Imagine” during the band’s headlining set at Dana Point, California’s Ohana Fest, an annual festival curated by the Pearl Jam frontman. “Julian [Casablancas] asked if I would join the fellas here and one of the reasons …
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Prana Supreme Diggs, 18, may have grown up the daughter of hip-hop royalty — Wu-Tang Clan leader RZA and Wu-Tang vocalist Tekitha Washington — but she’s a born rock & roll fan. So, it’s only natural that she and her mother have their own rock-tinged duo, Tekitha and Prana. “The …
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In a new PSA, Seth Rogen details National Expungement Week 2019, which is dedicated to helping those with criminal records — both cannabis-related and otherwise — during an initiative next week. “Would you like to know an absolutely crazy fact?” Rogen says in the promo. “Seventy-seven million people in the …
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Only in the world of Succession could something like the Aspen Ideas Festival become more pretentious than it already is. It’s pulled off, though, in this episode. The festival is called Argestes — a northwest wind in Greek mythology — and while I haven’t been to Aspen, I hope the …
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