Welcome to “The Next Wave,” a new Rolling Stone video series in which we interview the politicians and activists shaping the future of America. Our first guest is Jaime Harrison, the 44-year-old former chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party now vying to end Lindsey Graham‘s career in the Senate. …
Read More »Bruce Springsteen Announces 'Letter to You' Documentary Release Date
Bruce Springsteen’s Letter to You will stream on Apple TV+ on October 23rd, the same day as the Letter to You album’s release. The documentary chronicles the five days Springsteen and the E Street Band spent in his Colts Neck, New Jersey, studio to record his new album late last …
Read More »Amanda Shires on Why She Wrote a Song About Abortion
Amanda Shires and Jason Isbell depict a couple having an honest, difficult conversation about abortion in the new song “The Problem.” The track’s release coincides with International Safe Abortion Day and proceeds from its sales will go to the Yellowhammer Fund, a reproductive justice organization based in Alabama. Shires wrote …
Read More »A Message of Hope From the Dalai Lama
In times of trouble, the Dalai Lama’s story is one that bears repeating. The hardships include being plucked from his peasant parents as a toddler and ensconced in a spooky old palace, where he was tasked with relearning nearly every ounce of the knowledge he had managed to sponge up …
Read More »Federal Judge to Postal Service: Fix What Louis DeJoy Broke
A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Postal Service — run by GOP megadonor-turned-Postmaster Louis DeJoy — to suspend and reverse changes that risk disrupting the 2020 election. District Judge Stanley Bastian’s ruling comes in response to a lawsuit filed by 14 states that alleged DeJoy misused his authority as …
Read More »Elton John Announces Massive Career-Spanning Box Set 'Elton: Jewel Box'
On November 13th, Elton John will release a career-spanning eight-CD box set titled Elton: Jewel Box. John personally selected the tracks for the collection, which includes rarities, demos, B-sides and fan favorites from throughout his long career. To preview the set, John has dropped the previously unreleased 1969 rarity “Sing …
Read More »Eddie Vedder Drops 'Cartography' Single With Nick Zinner Remix
Eddie Vedder has released a new single, “Cartography,” along with “Cartography (Nick Zinner RFK remix),” on digital platforms as part of Sub Pop Singles Club Vol. 5. Vedder originally recorded the instrumental track for the soundtrack to Eric Becker’s 2018 documentary film Return to Mount Kennedy, following Senator Robert Kennedy and his guide …
Read More »Eric Burdon on Trump Using 'House of the Rising Sun': 'A Tale of Sin and Misery Set in a Brothel Suits Him So Perfectly'
Eric Burdon of the Animals is the latest artist to take issue with Donald Trump using their music without permission for campaign purposes. On Wednesday, the Animals’ classic “House of the Rising Sun” played over the speakers at a Wilmington, North Carolina airport as Air Force One taxied down the …
Read More »Bond Is Back in New Trailer for Long-Awaited 'No Time to Die'
The long-awaited Bond flick, No Time to Die, is set to drop this fall and, Thursday, fans got a fresh look at the film via a brand-new trailer. The second trailer features all the staples of a Bond movie: death-defying stunts, blazing guns, swooping aircrafts and plenty of smirking from …
Read More »Erick Morillo, DJ Behind Nineties Smash 'I Like to Move It,' Dead at 49
Erick Morillo, the producer and DJ behind the club hit “I Like to Move It,” was found dead at his home in Miami Beach Tuesday, September 1st, news nation Local 10 reports. He was 49. In a statement shared with Rolling Stone, Miami Beach Police Public Information Officer Ernesto Rodriguez …
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