Run the Jewels premiered their futuristic video for “No Save Point,” their contribution to the video game Cyberpunk 2077, during the Adult Swim Festival Friday. For the visual, El-P and Killer Mike deliver their new song from the dystopian neon world presented in the much-anticipated video game, with many of …
Read More »Tones and I Aims for Happiness on New Single 'Fly Away'
Tones and I reflects on chasing her dreams in the new single “Fly Away.” The singer wrote the track while quarantining at home in Melbourne, Australia, during the pandemic. Co-produced with Dann Hume, the video features Tones standing on a stage in the spotlight, later joined by a crowd in …
Read More »BMI: Employees Accuse Music Company of 'Toxic' Environment, 'Casual Racism'
In March, Doreen Ringer-Ross, then vice president of creative relations at the music company BMI, posted a picture of a pool gathering in China on Facebook. At the time, Covid-19, which was first identified in the Chinese city of Wuhan, was beginning to spread around the world, and some Chinese …
Read More »GOP Embarrassment: World Leaders Outpace Sitting Republicans to Congratulate Biden
Republican leaders continue to embarrass themselves by not acknowledging reality, and the growing number of world leaders who’ve shown no problem facing the truth is making the GOP look even more pathetic. Three full days have passed since the 2020 election was called in favor of Joe Biden and, astonishingly, …
Read More »'The Climb': The Story Behind the Indie Buddy Comedy of the Year
When it comes to The Climb, filmmakers/real-life movie bros Michael Angelo Covino and Kyle Marvin have learned to expect any and all reactions. For one, Covino received what he calls a “lovely email” from Tom Hanks after he saw the award-winning indie dramedy (he has a small role in Hanks’ …
Read More »Philadelphia Clinched the Election for Biden. Then Came the Celebration
Just as Amtrak train number 82 pulled into Delaware, Joe Biden’s home state and the site of his campaign headquarters, CNN called it. Donald Trump was done. Seventy-four minutes after departing from D.C., Trump’s Washington was literally in the rearview and Pennsylvania, which had just clinched it for Joe Biden, …
Read More »How to (Safely) Clean Your Keyboard and Mouse
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. If your keyboard’s got that one (or more) key that sticks, crunches, or won’t bounce back after being pressed, it may be time for a deep clean. Same …
Read More »Bernie Sanders and More Politicians Read Mean Tweets on 'Kimmel'
As a brief distraction from the nail-biting presidential election we’re in the middle of, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Ted Cruz, and more politicians appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in a political edition of the show’s regular segment, Mean Tweets. Like other installments of the segment, the guests read aloud various …
Read More »James Taylor Performs 'America the Beautiful' on Election Day
James Taylor attempted to soothe our Election Day anxiety by performing “America the Beautiful” from home. The singer-songwriter sang the patriotic tune in front of his fireplace, strumming his acoustic guitar in his newsboy cap. He also shared lyrics to his 2015 song “Before This World”: “The way ahead is …
Read More »Joan Baez on the 2020 Election and Painting Portraits for Social Change
Since retiring from touring last year, Joan Baez has shifted her creative focus to painting portraits. In the years before her farewell trek, she’d sit on her tour bus and paint before shows. “I wasn’t paying any attention to the concerts, really,” the folk icon says over Zoom from her …
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