My Chemical Romance vocalist Gerard Way has released a new solo track titled “Here Comes the End.” The song will feature in the new season of Way’s original superhero series, The Umbrella Academy. The second season arrives on Netflix July 31st. With a vocal assist from Judith Hill, “Here Comes …
Read More »Flashback: David Bowie Plays 'Blue Jean' at Inaugural VMAs in 1984
New York City has partially reopened during the past few weeks, but concerts and other mass gatherings are still banned and there’s no timetable for when that might change. That’s why many people were a little surprised earlier this week when Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that the MTV Video Music …
Read More »John Oliver Traces History of Racist Police Violence, Routes to Reform
John Oliver dedicated all of Sunday’s Last Week Tonight to examining the history of racist police violence, the roadblocks to reform and ways to overhaul law enforcement following worldwide protests over the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and others. Oliver opened by showing just how “deeply policing in this …
Read More »Dr. Anthony Fauci Shares Moving Tribute to Larry Kramer and Their 'Love for Each Other'
“God, I hated him,” Larry Kramer once said, referring to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the longtime director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. “As far as I was concerned, he was the central focus of evil in the world.” For many who lived through the AIDS epidemic in …
Read More »Why Butch Walker Confronted a Nation Divided on His New Concept Album
Nestled between the second and third tracks on Butch Walker‘s new album, American Love Story, there’s a talk-radio sketch that sums up the polar-opposite stereotypes of the 2020 United States. Female caller Annie passionately preaches her belief in “equality” and “helping out others,” while testosterone-charged Bo rattles off the minorities …
Read More »Keith Urban Throws a Drive-In Theater Concert for Health Care Workers
The future of live events has been one of the big question marks for the entertainment industry during the COVID-19 pandemic, with very little certainty about when things will return to some kind of “normal.” On Thursday night, Keith Urban offered up a possible glimpse at what the intermediate stages …
Read More »Pandora Launches 'Game Night' Playlists That Pair Pop Hits With Classic Board Games
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Streaming service Pandora is teaming up with Hasbro to make your at-home game night feel a little more musical. The two brands unveiled their “Bring Home the Fun …
Read More »Scientific Study Looks at Praying COVID-19 Away
With most health experts saying a coronavirus vaccine is likely more than a year away, a cardiologist at the Kansas City Heart Rhythm Institute has begun a scientific study to see if something called “remote intercessory prayer” might initiate God to heal those afflicted with the virus. On Friday, Dr. …
Read More »Colbert, Kimmel Marvel at Trump's Earth Day Hole-Digging Skills
Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon celebrated the 50th anniversary of Earth Day — and took a few easy digs at how President Donald Trump marked the occasion himself — on their late-night shows Wednesday. Trump hosted a tree-planting ceremony at the White House Wednesday, even shoveling a bit …
Read More »Tom Waits Pens Tribute to Hal Willner: 'Wry and Soulful and Mysterious Historical Rememberer'
Tom Waits and collaborator and wife Kathleen Brennan penned a tribute to late producer and longtime friend, Hal Willner. Willner diedlast week at the age of 64. The cause of death has not yet been publicly confirmed, but he was reportedly suffering from symptoms consistent with the coronavirus. In 1974, …
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