As part ofRolling Stone‘s new series Georgia Talks —in which notable political figures and entertainers discuss the upcoming Senate runoff election in Georgia on January 5th — author Padma Lakshmi interviewed Georgia voting rights activist Stacey Abrams on why this particular election is so important. “Let’s be clear: This is …
Read More »Run the Jewels Become Action Figures in New 'Walking in the Snow' Music Video
Run the Jewels have released a new music video for “Walking in the Snow,” directed by Chris Hopewell; it’s the third music video the rap duo has released in support of RTJ4. The video turns Killer Mike and El-P into stop-motion action figures leading a rebellion against an authoritarian regime …
Read More »'Elf' at 10: Jon Favreau Shares Buddy's Secrets
It’s hard to remember now, but there was a time before Elf was everywhere — on frequent cable rotation, Broadway, and everyone’s DVD shelf of classic Christmas movies. There was a time when Will Ferrell was not a surefire comedy movie star, and when Jon Favreau was the guy from …
Read More »Year in Review: So, How Was Your 2020, Lars Ulrich?
So, How Was Your 2020?is a series in which our favorite entertainers answer our questionnaire about the music, culture and memorable moments that shaped their year. We’ll be rolling these pieces out throughout December. Metallica had booked gigs all around the world, including several summer festival headliners in the U.S., …
Read More »'SNL' Weekend Update Mocks Trump's Supreme Court Lawsuit Dismissals
Weekend Update covered the Trump administration’s failed Supreme Court lawsuits as well as the Covid-19 vaccine rollout on the latest episode of Saturday Night Live. “This week, the Supreme Court dismissed two different Trump lawsuits to overturn the election results. They were the first rulings by the Supreme Court that …
Read More »'The Crown' Composer Martin Phipps Details the Pivotal Wedding Scene From Season 4
Season Four of The Crown, Peter Morgan’s historical Netflix series about Queen Elizabeth and the British royal family, marks the highly anticipated debut of Princess Diana (Emma Corrin) and covers the first nine years of her marriage to Prince Charles (Josh O’Connor). And, since it’s set in the 1980s, the …
Read More »'The Breakdown' With 'Run' Star Kiera Allen
Kiera Allen stars opposite Sarah Paulson in the new thriller Run (available now on Hulu), in which she portrays the wheelchair-bound daughter of Paulson’s manipulative mother character. As a wheelchair user herself, Allen was encouraged to audition for the role by how thoughtfully her physical disability was portrayed in the …
Read More »The Best Music Books of 2020
For 2020, we’ve teamed up with Kirkus Reviews, the pre-eminent book-review publication, to create a list of the year’s best music books. The 21 titles we came up with include biographies of musicians from Wagner to Kendrick Lamar, memoirs by greats like Rob Halford and Mariah Carey, and deep-dive explorations …
Read More »See Liam Gallagher Perform 'All You're Dreaming Of' From Atop a Barge on 'Fallon'
Liam Gallagher performed — via video — of his new holiday-inspired song “All You’re Dreaming Of” from atop a barge on Friday’s The Tonight Show. The performance served as a preview for Gallagher’s “Down by the River Thames” streaming special, premiering Saturday, December 5th. For that outdoor, crowd-less concert performed …
Read More »'The First Time' With Mary Steenburgen
Mary Steenburgen has been a Hollywood actress for close to five decades now, but younger audiences might know her best fromBook Club, the 2018 rom-com she starred in alongside fellow veteran actresses Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, and Candice Bergen. On Rolling Stone‘s The First Time, Steenburgen described how the shoot …
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