The music of the Avett Brothers has inspired a new musical. Swept Away will premiere at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre in Berkeley, California, in June 2020. Written by John Logan and directed by Michael Mayer — both Tony Award winners — Swept Away‘s music draws from the North Carolina band’s …
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Nearly 50,000 people who have been convicted of marijuana-related offenses will have their convictions erased or reduced, according to a statement on Monday from the district attorney of Los Angeles County. In partnership with Code for America, a nonprofit tech organization, Los Angeles County will identify decades-old court cases that …
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It’s the home stretch to the final season of Game of Thrones, which returns April 14, and HBO is teasing the new episodes with a behind the scenes feature on the show’s special effects. In the feature, “A Story in Visual Effects,” VFX producerSteve Kullbackand VFX supervisor Joe Bauer supervisor …
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Rob Thomas breaks down his upcoming solo album, Chip Tooth Smile (due April 26th) along with the whole rest of his career on the latest episode of our podcast, Rolling Stone Music Now. In an in-depth interview with host Brian Hiatt at our SiriusXM studio, Thomas touches on his short-lived …
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Lucy Flores, the former Nevada assemblywoman who accused former vice president Joe Biden of inappropriately touching her and kissing the back of her head, appeared on CNN’s State of the Union Sunday morning to talk about what happened and why she came forward. She began the interview by describing in …
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David Byrne remembered the exact moment he fell in love with Radiohead at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Friday. “For me … Kid A, was my conversion moment,” Byrne told the crowd at Barclays Center. “The record joined together …
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Perry Farrell unveiled a scorching new protest song, “Pirate Punk Politician,” which will appear on the Jane’s Addiction frontman’s new album, Kind Heaven, out June 7th via BMG. “Pirate Punk Politician” is an indictment of the rise of autocratic rulers around the globe, with Farrell calling it “a good old …
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Theon Cross can still vividly remember when the instrument that’s taken him around the world was more of a liability than an asset. “Playing the tuba didn’t make me cool when I was at school,” the 26-year-old tells Rolling Stone, speaking via Skype from his London home. “On the bus …
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R&B is in nostalgia mode. As the genre continues to experience a long existential crisis over where it’s going next, record companies are finding success repackaging the recent past for a murky present, by updating sounds audiences are familiar with (See Summerella’s “Do You Miss It,” Chris Brown’s “Undecided”); it’s …
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This live-action re-imagining of Disney’s 1941 animated classic may be the sweetest film Tim Burton has ever made. It’s also the safest. If you prefer Burton’s big visionary swings into darkness (Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, Batman, Ed Wood, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Sweeney Todd), the family-friendly Dumbo will require adjustment to …
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