If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Records generated more revenue for the music industry than CDs for the first time in decades last year, so it’s safe to say that vinyl is officially back. …
Read More »Fereshta Kazemi's Escape From Kabul
O n the morning of August 13th, Afghan-American actress and filmmaker Fereshta Kazemi was in her production office in Kabul, working on the trailer for her upcoming film, when she saw “Kandahar” trending on Twitter. The Taliban had just taken Afghanistan‘s second-largest city, she learned; two more cities would fall …
Read More »Lee 'Scratch' Perry: 10 Essential Songs
For 85 years, Lee Perry was many things: raconteur, sonic wizard, rhythmic innovator, talent scout, shit-stirrer, ladies’ man, boaster-on-the-mic, and by most accounts, the greatest record producer in Jamaican history. His discography as producer and guest star includes such titans as Bob Marley and the Wailers, the Clash, Beastie Boys, …
Read More »Showtime Flexes Its Documentary Muscle at Truth Seekers Summit
Industry leaders and cultural innovators came together at the inaugural Truth Seekers Summit, a festival highlighting the work of documentary filmmakers, journalists, and activists from around the world. The celebration — presented in partnership with Showtime — featured panels, keynotes, and Q&A’s with filmmakers like Errol Morris and Stanley Nelson, …
Read More »Kanye West's 'Donda': Everything We Know About New Album
When Kanye announced the release of his long-awaited tenth studio album Donda, it wasn’t hard for fans to feel a hint of disbelief. Kanye is known to delay and push projects back ad infinitum, so hearing any new music seemed like an unlikely occasion. Yet, on July 22nd at the …
Read More »The Go-Go's Remember Charlie Watts, 'A Gentleman Through and Through'
The Go-Go’s remembered time spent learning from and touring with Charlie Watts, the Rolling Stones drummer who died Tuesday at age 80. “Charlie was loved by everyone and the Go-Go’s are no exception,” drummer Gina Schock wrote on Instagram. “On a more personal level,” she continued, “Charlie was my hero.” …
Read More »What Provincetown's Gay Community Can Teach Us About Containing Covid
Going to Provincetown for Circuit Week is a tradition for Michael Donnelly. “It’s a great opportunity to catch up with friends,” the data scientist, who lives in New York, says. The popular theme week, also known as Twink Week, starts July Fourth weekend and is immediately followed by Bear Week, …
Read More »'Monsters Inside' Trailer: New Docuseries Re-Examines Case of Billy Milligan
Netflix has released a new trailer for its upcoming docuseries, Monsters Inside, about Billy Milligan, the first person to be acquitted of a major crime based on a defense that he suffered from a dissociative identity disorder. In 1977, Milligan was arrested and charged for a string of rapes that …
Read More »The Best Shoe Insoles for Hiking Boots and Sneakers
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Whether you’re someone who enjoys a daily run or walk, or you periodically wait in long lines at the store, your favorite pair of shoes are probably getting …
Read More »Bob Dylan Lawsuit: Dylanologists, Accuser's Lawyer Spar Over 1965 Whereabouts
Earlier this week, a Greenwich, Connecticut woman sued Bob Dylan, claiming that he sexually abused her over a six-week period at New York’s Chelsea Hotel in 1965 when she was 12 years old. She is identified only as “J.C.” in papers filed with the Supreme Court of the State of …
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