Michael McDonald will host his own Home Alone: A Special Solo Concert livestream on September 30th. Tickets for the gig — which will feature McDonald tackling songs from his own catalog as well as the Doobie Brothers and “maybe a cover or two and the stories behind them” — are …
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Carrie Underwood performed a medley of hits by iconic women artists in country music at the 2020 Academy of Country Music Awards, including Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Barbara Mandrell, Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, and Martina McBride. The Entertainer of the Year nominee took the stage at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry …
Read More »Stephen Colbert Tries to Out-Do Joe Rogan's Offer to Moderate Trump, Biden Debate
Stephen Colbert upped the ante on podcast host Joe Rogan’s attempt to host a presidential debate, setting up some exciting parameters of his own for a face-off between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden on The Late Show. Last week on Rogan’s podcast, he and MMA fighter Tim Kennedy discussed …
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Janelle Monáe has been gerrymandered. Back when Atlanta’s Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms was running for office in 2017, last-minute changes to where she qualified to vote kept her from casting a ballot for Bottoms. Stacey Abrams‘ widely contested gubernatorial race against Brian Kemp a year later proved triggering for Monáe …
Read More »'Buoyancy': Survivalist Thriller Pits a Boy Against Modern-Day Slavery and the Sea
There’s a lie at the heart of Rodd Rathjen’s Buoyancy, and that lie is freedom. It’s a fantasy spun by capital: that a boy might be free to leave his family, forego the confined and overdetermined life of an uncompensated worker living under the thumb of his father, to make …
Read More »How the Right Spread a False Rumor About Antifa and Wildfires
The unfounded rumors that “antifa” are responsible for the wildfires in California and Oregon appears to stem from posts on Twitter and Facebook, alleging that members of a loosely connected network of anti-fascist protesters had come to the small town of Molalla, Oregon to commit arson. They were bolstered by …
Read More »These 3 MacBook Pro Alternatives Do Things Apple's Laptop Can't
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Apple’s MacBook Pro has earned a reputation as one of the best laptops you can get because it offers a balance of powerful internal hardware inside a well-designed …
Read More »Listen: Trump Admits on Tape He Deliberately Downplayed Covid-19
President Trump deliberately downplayed the severity of the coronavirus despite knowing in early February that the virus was “deadly.” according to a new book from Bob Woodward. “I wanted to always play it down,” he told Woodward on March 19th, according to audio obtained by CNN. “I still like playing …
Read More »Flashback: New Order Play 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' With Iggy Pop
New Order released “Be a Rebel” this morning. It’s their first new song since 2015’s Music Complete. “In tough times we wanted to reach out with a new song,” frontman Bernard Sumner said in a statement. “We can’t play live for a while, but music is still something we can …
Read More »Billy Joel Pushes 2020 Madison Square Garden Gigs to Start Fall 2021
Billy Joel has pushed his postponed monthly shows at New York’s Madison Square Garden to start again in the fall of 2021. The singer initially postponed his spring residency dates to start in the fall of 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic; with Covid still making indoor concerts impossible, Joel …
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