UPDATE (1/24):On Monday, LiveNation announced When We Were Young Festival has added a third date, following its first two dates selling out. The third date takes place on Saturday, Oct. 29 and includes the same lineup, with the exception of Alex G replacing Wolf Alice and La Dispute will not …
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It’s the late 1990s. James Dewitt Yancey — known as Jay Dee, and later as J Dilla — was already a well-known hip-hop beatmaker, working on records by A Tribe Called Quest, Busta Rhymes, De La Soul, and The Pharcyde as part of a production collective called the Ummah, started …
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Thomas Rhett will spend summer 2022 on the road as he headlines his extensive Bring the Bar to You Tour. The trek will get underway June 17 with a two-night stint in Gilford, New Hampshire, at the Bank of NH Pavilion. Named for a song on Rhett’s upcoming sixth album, …
Read More »Kid Cudi, A$AP Rocky, and Playboi Carti Headline Return of the Smoker's Club Fest
A new festival is on the way for rap lovers. On Thursday, the Smoker’s Club announced the return of its hip-hop festival with Kid Cudi, A$AP Rocky, and Playboi Carti as the April 30 musical event’s headliners. The Smoker’s Club Fest, set to be hosted at the Glen Helen Amphitheater …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The best beanies do so much more than just keeping you warm these days. Whether you call them a beanie, knit cap, skullcap or toque (like they say …
Read More »New George Bush Unveils Border Wall-Centric Platform of 'I'm George Bush' … But Different
George P. Bush, son of Jeb, nephew of George W., grandson of George H. W. Bush, and prospective Texas attorney general, released a new campaign ad today, in which, yep, that sure is a George Bush all right. Let’s take a look. The unfortunately initialed “P” Bush was last seen …
Read More »Republicans Sing Praises of Civil Rights Icon While Blocking Civil Rights
The Republicans proclaiming their reverence Monday for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. make up an all-star roster in the effort to undermine voting rights, a denial of a civil right that disproportionately disenfranchises Black people in the United States. Democrats are currently pushing the Freedom to Vote Act and the …
Read More »RS Recommends: The Best Budget Gaming PCs Under $750
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Is a decent, pre-built gaming PC under $750 hard to hunt down? Yes. But is it possible? Also yes. While a cheap gaming PC won’t compete with big …
Read More »Secrets of the Awesomely Eighties Glam-Metal Dance Party that Kicks Off 'Peacemaker'
The Streaming Era of television has also proved to be the Skip Intro era, where binge-watchers are encouraged to jump past the opening credits of their shows and get right into the plot. And many shows of this era offer long and tedious main title sequences for which this function …
Read More »'Nevermind' Baby Is Still Suing Nirvana
The man pictured as the naked baby on Nirvana’s Nevermind album cover has revived his “child pornography” lawsuit against the band after it was dismissed by a federal judge in California last week. Spencer Elden filed his second amended complaint late Wednesday, meeting a deadline set by Judge Fernando M. …
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