Senator Elizabeth Warren called in toJimmy Kimmel Live on Monday to give her thoughts on President Donald Trump’s pandemic response, and, as anticipated, she had a lot to say. When Kimmel asked Warren what she would rate the president’s response to Covid-19, on a scale of 1 to 10, Warren …
Read More »Fauci Fumes About Trump Campaign Ad: My 'Comments Were Taken Out of Context'
The Trump grift continues with little regard for the stain and stench it may leave in its path. On Sunday, Dr. Anthony Fauci was forced to go public and denounce an ad from the Trump campaign that took the nation’s leading infectious disease expert’s words out of context. Fauci told …
Read More »Hear Larkin Poe Transform Lenny Kravitz's 'Fly Away' Into a Greasy Blues Jam
Larkin Poe, the Atlanta-raised duo of Rebecca and Megan Lovell, remake Lenny Kravitz‘s ubiquitous 1998 hit “Fly Away” as a moody, acoustic number, propelled by bluesy slide guitar. It’s the band’s latest taste of their upcoming covers album Kindred Spirits and doubles down on the atmospheric vibes of the LP’s …
Read More »'The Right Stuff': An Iconic Space Story That Never Takes Flight
In 1972, Rolling Stone publisher Jann Wenner sent New Journalism titan Tom Wolfe to cover Apollo 17, the last manned mission to the moon. While researching the piece, Wolfe fell in love with the stories of the original Mercury 7 astronauts, and instead churned out a four-part series of articles …
Read More »Haim Slice Up Cold Cuts, Music Industry Sexism in 'Man From the Magazine' Video
Haim have reunited with regular collaborator Paul Thomas Anderson for a new music video for “Man from the Magazine,” off the group’s most recent album, Women in Music Pt. III. The video is set at the famed Los Angeles restaurant, Canter’s Deli, where the cover photo for Women in Music …
Read More »Flashback: Van Halen Play 'Jump' at Their Final Concert
The stunning news that Eddie Van Halen has died is just beginning to sink in. Rumors about his health problems have been circulating for years, but the guitarist fiercely protected his privacy and nobody knew the extent of his illness outside of a tiny circle of friends and family. “He …
Read More »Trump Says He'll Leave Hospital, Dismisses Virus that Has Killed 200,000 Americans Because It Hasn't Killed Him
President Trump says he will leave Walter Reed Medical Center and return to the White House late Monday afternoon, downplaying the seriousness of a deadly virus days after he was given supplemental oxygen. The move endangers himself, his staff, and the millions of Americans who will heed his latest call …
Read More »Death Becomes Them: Kirsten Johnson on Her Bold New Doc 'Dick Johnson is Dead'
A man walks down the street, carrying a package, thinking to himself what a lovely day it is —” THWACK! An air conditioner, falling from an apartment window several stories above him, comes crashing down on his head. He didn’t see it coming; neither, for that matter, do you. The …
Read More »Elvis Costello Announces 'Complete Armed Forces' Reissue
Elvis Costello will revisit his 1979 album Armed Forces with a huge vinyl box set that boasts scores of B-sides, demos, outtakes, alternate versions, and more than 20 unreleased live recordings. The Complete Armed Forces contains nine records in total — three 12-inch LPs, three 10-inch LPs, and three 7-inch …
Read More »John Fogerty Announces New Family Album 'Fogerty's Factory'
In the early weeks of the pandemic, John Fogerty had a flashback as he was instructing his new band on the finer points of playing his Creedence Clearwater Revival standards. “I heard myself actually saying some of the same instructions I gave to Creedence all those years ago,” he tells …
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