Tessa Thompson and Chris Hemsworth suit up and do battle with shape-shifting aliens that have managed to infiltrate the MIB organization in the new trailer for Men in Black: International, out June 14th. The new clip introduces Thompson’s character, Agent M, a new recruit who spent 20 years trying to …
Read More »By the Time 'Fall' Became Davido's Breakout Hit, He'd Forgotten About It Already
Last September, the Nigerian artist Davido was a guest on Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club, one of rap radio’s most popular morning shows. “You got American people singing Nigerian music,” said DJ Envy, one of the co-hosts. But even as DJ Envy praised Davido songs like “Fall” and “If,” the …
Read More »WikiLeaks and Fox News Are Silent on the Debunked Seth Rich Conspiracy Theory
WASHINGTON — Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s redacted final report drove a dagger through the heart of one of the most notorious conspiracy theories of the Trump era: that a murdered DNC staffer named Seth Rich — not Russia — stole tens of thousands of Democratic Party emails and gave them …
Read More »Watch Jason Isbell's Electrifying Jam With Widespread Panic at 420 Fest
Widespread Panic and Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit topped the bill at this past weekend’s Sweetwater 420 Fest in Atlanta, with the two Southern roots-based bands closing out the festival’s main stage with back-to-back performances on Sunday. Following a set with his own group, Isbell stuck around with his …
Read More »'Hail Satan?' Review: In the Dark Lord (and Religious Freedom) We Trust
The question mark may throw you at first: Wait, so are you asking us if we pledge fealty to the Prince of Darkness, or …. But as filmmaker Penny Lane’s documentary on the Satanic Temple makes clear early on, the innate sense of inquiry in the title is indeed there …
Read More »America's Boom in Illegal Weed
It seems former Attorney General Jeff Sessions was correct about one thing: Pot legalization has provided cover for criminals, allowing illicit production to thrive. Experts estimate that at least 30 percent of cannabis cultivated in legal states is being “diverted” to illicit markets across the country. The biggest problem has …
Read More »Review: Daniel Norgren's Multifaceted Roots Revival 'Wooh Dang'
For the past dozen or so years, Swedish singer-songwriter Daniel Norgren has been releasing albums full of romantically-rendered Southern folk interpretations for European audiences. Wooh Dang, his sparse eighthalbum, is the first to be released in the United States, and will likely help establish the 35 year-old singer-songwriter to an …
Read More »Robert Kraft: Judge Blocks Release of Surveillance Massage Footage
The Robert Kraft surveillance tape, which allegedly shows the 77-year-old owner of the New England Patriots receiving sexual services at a massage parlor, is a little bit like the infamous Goatse meme: you shouldn’t have any interest in seeing it, but you kind of want to anyway. Over the past …
Read More »Charley Crockett Sings Tom T. Hall's 'That's How I Got to Memphis'
Charley Crockett‘s journey through country’s past on his album Lil G.L.’s Blue Bonanza continues with his forlorn rendition of “That’s How I Got to Memphis,” the 1969 song written by Country Music Hall of Famer Tom T. Hall. In Crockett’s hands, “That’s How I Got to Memphis” is particularly yearning, …
Read More »Rolling Stone Live and Lucky Brand's Palm Springs Weekend Party Recap
Rolling Stone headed to Palm Springs with Lucky Brand this past weekend for its inaugural Live: Palm Springs event, during the first weekend of Coachella at the @ARRIVE Hotel. The afternoon pool party on Saturday, April 13th included special performances by X Ambassadors, Jax Jones, Drax Project, Palm Springsteen and …
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