Last week, Billie Eilish brought her goth sensibilities to the brooding new James Bond theme, “No Time to Die.” Rounding out her recent torch song performances at award shows, Eilish appeared at the Brit Awards on Tuesday to perform the theme alongside her co-writer and brother Finneas. The duo — …
Read More »Preview Pearl Jam's New Song by Pointing Your Cellphone at the Moon
A week before the single’s official release, Pearl Jam have previewed their latest Gigaton song, “Superblood Wolfmoon,” with a catch: In order to access the track, you need to aim your cellphone at the moon. Republic Records and creative studio Powster have teamed for an augmented-reality experience unlocked via Pearl …
Read More »Heavy Metal, Year One: The Inside Story of Black Sabbath's Groundbreaking Debut
Before the world recognized Black Sabbath as heavy-metal forefathers, the band members wrote a song that gave them the chills. “We knew instantly that ‘Black Sabbath’ was very different to what was around at the time,” guitarist Tony Iommi says of the piece that gave the group its name. “We …
Read More »See 'SNL' Mock New Hampshire Democratic Debate in Cold Open Sketch
On the heels of yet another Democratic debate, Saturday Night Live corralled its remaining candidates — including Larry David’s Bernie Sanders and Jason Sudeikis’ Joe Biden — for the latest cold open sketch. During the debate, Sudeikis’ Biden addressed his lackluster results in the troubled Iowa caucus. “Just when you …
Read More »J.J. Watt on 'SNL': 3 Sketches You Have to See
Well, hopefully the Super Bowl will be more entertaining than this week’s Saturday Night Live. It’s easy to put the blame on first-time host J.J. Watt, as the show’s history with sports-related hosts is spotty at best. But Watt did enough in the sketches that worked to suggest that the …
Read More »Grammys Boss Ken Ehrlich Talks Recording Academy Drama, Making Up With Ariana Grande
Ken Ehrlich, the showrunner of the Grammy Awards for the last 40 years, just wrapped up the awards broadcast and is running off four hours of sleep when he sits down with Rolling Stone in Los Angeles. “I have gotten all these emails saying I have changed the face of …
Read More »A Weed Grows in Davos
Here at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, one sign that your international venture has reached a level of prominence is the appearance of a “house” bearing your name — a storefront to hang your hat, give away swag, and hold endless seminars while pumping champagne into would-be investors. …
Read More »David Crosby Answers Your Questions on Oral Sex, Grieving for a Child, and Smoking Weed
David Crosby knows that the idea of asking him for advice is a bit ridiculous, but the countless people that have written into him and read his monthly Ask Croz column over the past few months feel very differently. Questions have poured in from all over the world about everything …
Read More »Trump's Impeachment Defense Team Includes Lawyers Who Represented Jeffrey Epstein, O.J. Simpson
President Trump has named Kenneth Starr and Alan Dershowitz to the legal team that will defend him during the Senate impeachment trial. Both lawyers previously represented billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, and Dershowitz served on O.J. Simpson’s defense team during the former football player’s 1995 murder trial. They’ll now defend the …
Read More »Mike Portnoy Pays Tribute to Neil Peart: 'One of My Greatest Heroes'
Former Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy paid tribute to Neil Peart, “one of my greatest heroes of all time,” following news of the Rush drummer’s death Friday. “Neil Peart will always be a mentor and a hero to me and his influence on me as a drummer for the past …
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