If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Few companies can claim to have had as much of an influence on the world of technology than Apple. Tech giants like Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Facebook are …
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Paul Redding, CEO of the independent record company Beggars Group, plans to swim the English Channel to raise £200,000 (about $263,000) for two music-related charities: the PRS Foundation in the United Kingdom and the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund in the United States. Redding plans to embark on his epic swim …
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For anyone watching the opening night of the Democratic National Convention on cable news or a major broadcast network, the event wrapped up with Michelle Obama’s powerful speech before the show cut away to commentary. But viewers watching online or on C-Span got to see the actual grand finale of …
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Amidst weeks of unrest in Chicago, Mayor Lori Lightfoot has announced the creation of a “task force” to monitor protesters’ social media activity and prevent “looting,” NBC Chicago reports. The social media monitoring is part of a five-point strategy to combat unrest in Chicago, where more than 100 people were …
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Screenwriter Mattson Tomlin’s latest movie,Project Power, is about a new street drug called Power that can make those who swallow it a superhero — at a price. The movie stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jamie Foxx, and Dominique Fishback (Darlene on HBO’sThe Deuce) and is now streaming on Netflix. In our latest …
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Very few TV shows enjoy the level of untouchable nostalgia that surrounds The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. While it only arrived on a streaming platform for the first time this year, nearly everything about the Nineties sitcom — from its theme song to Will Smith‘s Air Jordan rotation — was …
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Jamie Foxx and Dominique Fishback — co-stars of the upcoming Netflix action flick Project Power — discuss their earliest performances, first records, and most striking celebrity encounters in the latest installment of Rolling Stone’s The First Time. The clip opens with Fishback recalling her audition for Project Power. She flew …
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Maya Rudolph, who was nominated for an Emmy earlier this month for her impersonations of Senator Kamala Harris on Saturday Night Live, will likely be reprising that role more often following the announcement that presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has named Harris as his running mate. Rudolph, an SNL …
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Pearl Jam will document a hometown concert from their 2018 tour in an upcoming pay-per-view broadcast. The band’s August 8th performance at Seattle’s Safeco Field — the first of two sold-out gigs billed as “The Home Shows” — will be available to view via Nugs.net throughout Labor Day weekend, starting …
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Maybe we should start with that subtitle: “America’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll Magazine.” [Clears throat at the volume of a jet engine.] Scott Crawford’s documentary on the estimable, invaluable 1970s music rag does stoop to mention another U.S. publication that was covering rock stars and the counterculture scene, one that …
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