New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit Thursday against the National Rifle Association and a number of its current and former executive leadership, claiming the non-profit organization is “fraught with fraud and abuse.” In the filing, the Attorney General alleges that improper management has cost the powerful gun …
Read More »David Byrne Launches New Radio Show 'Here Comes Everybody'
David Byrne launched a new radio show, Here Comes Everybody, on Sonos Sound System Station this past Saturday. Airing on the first of every month — and available on MixCloud afterward for all to hear — the show sees Byrne creating a new, “very often thematic” playlist each episode. “I …
Read More »Elton John Celebrates 30 Years of Sobriety
Elton John celebrated his 30th year of sobriety with a pair of messages and photos on Twitter: “If I hadn’t finally taken the big step of asking for help 30 years ago, I’d be dead. Thank you from the bottom of my heart to all the people who have inspired …
Read More »Before the Landslide: Inside the Early Years of Fleetwood Mac
This story was originally published in a Fleetwood Mac special collector’s edition in May 2017. One night in the summer of 1967, a new band with no name and an unsettled lineup entered Decca Records’ London studios to make a demo tape. This was not an official booking. Producer Mike …
Read More »President Trump Stars in Cognitive Test Part Deux: Person, Woman, Man, Camera, TV
President Trump was at it again on Wednesday night in a widely mocked new interview where he went to excruciating lengths to prove that he deserves his self-anointed moniker of an “extremely stable genius.” On Fox News, Trump was triggered into a more than five-minute uninterrupted rant when he was …
Read More »Hear Dave Grohl Defend Teachers, Remote Learning in 'True Stories' Audio Clip
Dave Grohl comes to the defense of teachers amid the “daunting and evermore politicized question of reopening our schools in the coronavirus pandemic” in the Foo Fighters singer’s first audio version of his Dave’s True Stories series. Grohl begins by recounting his own experience as a student in the Fairfax …
Read More »Kanye West Confirms 'Donda' Release Date, Tracklist
Kanye West has tweeted out another new tracklist for his next album, Donda, and said it will be released Friday, July 24th. West posted the 12-song tracklist early in the morning on July 21st, just a few days after tweeting and deleting a 20-song tracklist on Saturday. The album title, …
Read More »Linkin Park Issue Cease and Desist After 'In the End' Appears in Trump Video
Linkin Park issued a cease and desist against Donald Trump after the president’s team used their music without permission in a campaign video posted on Twitter Saturday. The tweet that embedded the two-minute video — posted by White House social media director Dan Scavino and retweeted by Trump — now …
Read More »'In My Room' With Trixie Mattel
Trixie Mattel performs a trio of songs from her 2020 album Barbara in the latest installment of Rolling Stone‘s ‘In My Room,’ a series in which artists perform from home while in quarantine. Explaining that she’s in the office at her Los Angeles home, the famed drag entertainer performs against …
Read More »Man Out of Time: The Music and Mystery of David Blue
He knew the right people, worked with the right collaborators, and looked and dressed better than many in his circle. But as even his friends acknowledged, timing was never one of David Blue’s strong suits — and if anyone needed a reminder, it arrived at his funeral. For much of …
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