Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood went public earlier this week with the news that he spent part of the pandemic fighting off small-cell cancer. “I’ve had cancer two different ways now,” he told The Sun. “I had lung cancer in 2017 and I had small-cell more recently that I fought …
Read More »How to Watch the 2021 Oscar Nominees Online
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Oscars season is official underway, and Nomadland, Minari, Judas and the Black Messiah, Sound of Metal, and Promising Young Woman are all up for some of the biggest …
Read More »Bonnie Raitt, Indigo Girls Appear on 'No More Pipeline Blues (On this Land Where We Belong)'
Bonnie Raitt and the Indigo Girls are among the many voices featured on “No More Pipeline Blues (On this Land Where We Belong),” out on Earth Day (April 22nd) via Rock the Cause Records. The track supports the ongoing fight against Minnesota’s “Line 3” tar sands oil pipeline, which cuts …
Read More »Is Universal Music Worth $29 Billion? $49 Billion? Even $100 Billion?
The music business is kind of bored. Outside of the churn of big-money catalog acquisitions and enthusiasts wibbling on about the potential of Clubhouse and NFTs, the industry (like many of us?) is in an oddly inert place right now. A big part of that is, obviously, the omission of …
Read More »Paul McCartney to Publish Sequel to 'Hey Grandude!' Picture Book
Paul McCartney has announced a sequel to his bestselling picture book Hey Grandude!, titledGrandude’s Green Submarine, available for preorder now. Like the first Grandude book,Grandude’s Green Submarine will be illustrated by Kathryn Durst. The book will continue the adventures of Grandude and his grandchildren as they set out to search …
Read More »Hulu Drops Trailer for New Documentary Delving Into the Implosion of WeWork
Hulu has released a new trailer for its upcoming documentary chronicling the boom and bust of WeWork. The film is set to arrive on the streaming platform April 2nd. WeWork: Or the Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn was directed by Jed Rothstein and will examine how the …
Read More »Texas Rangers Dedicate Baseball Field to Charley Pride
The Texas Rangers paid tribute to late country legend Charley Pride — the baseball player-turned-trailblazing country singer who also held a part-ownership stake in the MLB team — by naming a field at their spring training complex after him. The Rangers announced the dedication Sunday on Twitter with the unveiling …
Read More »Livestream Event to Celebrate Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's 'Assassins'
Classic Stage Company was just two weeks into rehearsals for its highly anticipated off-Broadway production of Assassins when New York’s performance venues shut down on March 12th, 2020. Now, a year later, they’re announcing a star-studded virtual event to benefit the vital Manhattan theater institution. On April 15th, CSC presents …
Read More »Wu-Tang Clan to Issue Photo Book Encased in a 400-Pound Chamber
Wu-Tang Clan are issuing a limited edition photography book, Wu-Tang Clan: Legacy. The large format photography book features more than 300 pages of images and comes encased in a 400-pound sculpted chamber. “From conception to the present day, this is the story of the undisputed greatest hip-hop group of all …
Read More »FDA Approves Johnson & Johnson's Single-Shot Vaccine
UPDATE: The Food and Drug Administration on Saturday granted emergency use authorization to a single-shot vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson. “We are ready to roll it out!” White House Covid adviser Andy Slavitt tweeted after the authorization was official. The authorization comes days after the FDA released a report …
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