One adjective you don’t hear much anymore is “preposterous,” defined as “contrary to nature, reason or common sense.” Yet the word applies perfectly to Inheritance, a blithering botch job of a thriller that begs the question: “Come on, are you fucking kidding me?” The plot, such as it is, involves …
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The National’s Matt Berninger will be releasing his debut solo album, Serpentine Prison, on October 2nd. Produced by renowned Memphis multi-instrumentalist Booker T. Jones, the LP will be released on Book Records, a new imprint of Concord Records formed by Berninger and Jones. Berninger has also shared the album’s title track …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Fresh off the success of its Michael Jordan documentary, The Last Dance, ESPN is launching a slate of exclusive MJ-themed programming on its streaming service, ESPN+. The site, …
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Graham Nash discussed his career, his life in quarantine and working on a new album in an interview with CBS Sunday Morning. Nash said that, other than a handful of short walks with his wife, he hasn’t left his apartment in nine weeks. “I’m not a very social creature!” Nash …
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The first time I met Little Richard, I had just gotten back from his hometown (and Otis Redding’s, and, more or less, James Brown’s) of Macon, Georgia. It was 1984, and I was working on my book Sweet Soul Music (which wouldn’t be published for a couple of years), while …
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Jeff Goldblum is an early riser. Every morning he wakes up around five, meditates, rehearses scripts, and plays the piano. By seven, he makes breakfast for his two sons. “I’m making some strides in this period,” he tells entertainment editor David Fear, from his home in Los Angeles. “I’m learning …
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While late-night comedians may be chafing under the constrictions of the coronavirus pandemic — having no live audience is a challenge — many comedians who use social media as their primary medium are thriving. Takeactor-comedian Maria DeCotis, who recently posted a brief skit to Twitter in which she plays New …
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When Sharron Townsend, a cast member on Netflix’s reality dating show Too Hot to Handle, heard the show’s actual premise for the first time, he thought it was a joke. It was only their second day on set in sunny Punta Mita, Mexico, and the swimsuit-clad twentysomethings had just barely …
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More than a dozen actors have tackled the role of infamous Prohibition-era gangster Al Capone, from Neville Brand in The Untouchables TV show (1959-1963) to Robert De Niro in the 1987 movie version of the series. But no one has ever played the Chicago mob boss, a.k.a. Scarface and Public …
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Sunday marks Bono’s 60th birthday, and to celebrate the U2 singer has unveiled his “60 Songs That Saved My Life” playlist. “These are some of the songs that saved my life,’ Bono wrote of the playlist. “The ones I couldn’t have lived without… the ones that got me from there …
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