Mac Davis had a number of his songs recorded by Elvis Presley, most famously the 1969 tale of inner-city poverty “In the Ghetto.” The vivid depiction of social inequality was a Top 3 hit for Elvis and became as synonymous with the latter part of his career as “Suspicious Minds.” …
Read More »A Quartet of Witches Get Their Revenge in 'The Craft: Legacy' Trailer
Blumhouse has released the first trailer for The Craft: Legacy, a “sequel” of the Nineties teen horror film The Craft. The continuation of the franchise will premiere October 28th on demand, just in time for Halloween. The Craft: Legacy stars Cailee Spaeny as Hannah, a teenage girl who has just moved …
Read More »Butch Vig on Why 'Who's Next' 'Didn't Sound Like Any Other Record'
This piece is part of our ongoing coverage of Rolling Stone’s newly updated500 Greatest Albums of All Time list. The Who‘s Who’s Next topped Butch Vig‘s personal ballot and landed at number 77 on the overall list. Here, Vig reflects on the huge impression the album made on him as …
Read More »Bon Iver Encourages Voter Registration in '22 (Over S∞∞N)' Performance
Bon Iver frontman Justin Vernon performed “22 (Over S∞∞N)” as part of The Late Show‘s #PlayAtHome series, showcasing artists performing at their houses during the Covid-19 pandemic. Vernon put a meditative spin on the opener from his 2016 album 22, A Million, extending its run time to nearly six minutes and adding …
Read More »Gov. Jay Inslee on the Climate Crisis: 'We Cannot Give in to Defeat and Pessimism'
This story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate story. Climate Week this year coincides with clear skies in Washington state for the first time in almost two weeks. In just a few days in early September, Washington state saw enough acres …
Read More »How TikTok Teens Are Ending Up on Pornhub
TikTok is home to many NSFW trends (see: the ubiquitous WAP dance), many of which are fun and sometimes empowering. Yet some of these fads have been embraced by the younger segments of TikTok’s user base, prompting concern among some members of the community, particularly considering that TikTok videos frequently …
Read More »Maren Morris on the Crossover Success of 'The Bones,' Her 'Hamilton' Obsession
First-round Grammy voting gets underway on September 30th and runs through October 12th. For our 2021 Grammy preview issue, we asked a series of likely contenders for next year’s awards to reflect on their past experiences at the ceremony, look ahead to the future, and discuss the albums and singles …
Read More »Lydia Loveless Taps Laura Jane Grace for Piano Ballad 'September'
As she prepares to release her new album Daughter on Friday, Lydia Loveless has shared the heart-wrenching single “September,” featuring Laura Jane Grace on vocals. Co-directed by Loveless and Michael Casey, the video features a woman waking up on her birthday and lighting a candle on a single cupcake. “Happy …
Read More »RS Charts: Youngboy Never Broke Again's 'Top' Debuts at Number One
Youngboy Never Broke Again’s Top debuted at Number One on the latest Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums chart. The 21-track-set amassed nearly 130 million streams and more than 23,000 downloads, out-selling the second most popular album of the week by a margin of nearly two-to-one. Few rappers work as quickly …
Read More »'The Nest' Review: Screams From a Marriage
There’s a scene near the end of The Nest, Sean Durkin’s follow-up (finally) to 2011’s Marcy Martha May Marlene, in which Carrie Coon dances. She has been suffering through a business dinner in which her husband, a British commodities trader named Rory (Jude Law), is preening on about London’s theater …
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