Nirvana will reissue their MTV Unplugged in New York this November on a 2-LP vinyl that boasts recordings of five rehearsals from the legendary gig. Among the rehearsals – which were previously only available as bonus content on the MTV Unplugged in New York – is a different take on …
Read More »2019 Emmy Awards: When Are They, How to Watch
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards take place this Sunday and there are a couple of ways to watch the big show from home. Fox’s coverage of the Emmys …
Read More »Depeche Mode Doc 'Spirits in the Forest' to Weave Fans' Stories With Concert Footage
A new documentary about Depeche Mode, Spirits in the Forest, will trace the stories of six of the group’s fans who live all over the world, as they journey to a concert by the band in Berlin. It mixes the fans’ stories, shot in each of their hometowns, with footage …
Read More »Is the 'Genius' Behind Trump's Campaign Really Such a Genius After All?
This story was originally published by ProPublica. and was co-published with Texas Monthly. On the evening of May 30th, Brad Parscale, the campaign manager of Donald J. Trump for President Inc., gave a speech to a gathering of the faithful. Parscale is a striking figure: 6-foot-8, with a trademark Viking …
Read More »Bruce Springsteen, Jon Stewart, John Oliver to Play New York Veterans Fundraiser
The 13th annual Stand Up For Heroes veterans fundraiser will take place November 4th at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden with a bill that includes Bruce Springsteen, Jon Stewart, John Oliver, Ronny Chieng and Hasan Minhaj. It is presented by the Bob Woodruff Foundation and the New York …
Read More »10 Takeaways from the Democrats' Historic Climate Town Hall
Progressives and environmentalists have been clamoring for a climate debate among 2020 Democratic presidential candidates — seeking snappy, digestible back and forth between the candidates to gauge the differences in their approach to our gravest environmental challenge. Because the Democratic National Committee blocked that effort, banning issue-specific debates, Americans were …
Read More »RS Charts: Taylor Swift's 'Lover' Takes Number One By a Landslide
Taylor Swift‘s Lover is Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums Chart this week — out-selling every other release on the chart by a factor of more than ten to one. Lover topped out close to a million with 991,800 album units for the latest tracking week of …
Read More »Pictures of the Thai King's Consort Broke the Internet — But What's a Consort?
Earlier this week, Thailand‘s Royal Household Bureau released more than 60 photos of King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun and his consort, on their website, and quite literally broke the internet — the pictures ended up being so popular that on Monday, the website crashed. But these weren’t your average royal portraits: …
Read More »'Apocalypse Now: Final Cut': Coppola's Surreal Vietnam Epic Returns
About a mile out, the man says, they’ll put on the music. The kid looks confused: music? Just a classical piece — the boys love it. “Put on ‘PSYWAR OP,’ ” he barks into his headset. “Make it loud.“ The reel-to-reel starts up. Wagner’s “Ride of the Valkyries,” from the …
Read More »The 9 Most Essential Toni Morrison Works
On August 5th, it was reported that Toni Morrison, the Nobel Prize-winning author of the classic works BelovedandThe Bluest Eye and one of the greatest 20th century American novelists, had died at the age of 88. Although the novelist and essayist had struggled with health issues in recent years, the …
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