Dinosaur Jr. have announced a new album Sweep It Into Space, out April 23rd via Jagjaguwar, and dropped its lead single “I Ran Away.” Originally scheduled for mid-2020, Sweep It Into Space is the band’s first LP since 2016’s Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not, and was recorded at Amherst’s Biquiteen …
Read More »Jay-Z Turns Over 50% of Ace of Spades to Luxury Powerhouse LVMH
Luxury beverage giant LVMH Moët Hennessy has acquired a 50% stake in Jay-Z’s champagne brand, Armand de Brignac. Armand de Brignac — which is widely known as “Ace of Spades” due to its logo — was launched by French Champagne company, Cattier, in 2006, then purchased by a company led …
Read More »'SNL' Weekend Update Rips Ted Cruz Over Cancun Vacation
Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update ripped Ted Cruz for the Texas senator’s decision to vacation in Mexico during the state’s catastrophic weather emergency. “Well, if you hate Ted Cruz, this was a pretty fun week. And if you like Ted Cruz, then you’re Ted Cruz,” anchor Colin Jost said. “Senator …
Read More »Why a Sex Toy Stars in the Music Video for Cardi B's “Up”
It’s hard to miss. In the music video for Cardi B‘s latest single “Up,” rather than marketing clothes or her own merchandise for the 50 million people who’ve watched, the rapper is helping hawk a pricy, rather large salmon pink vibrator. Sometimes, product placements in music videos are subtle. This …
Read More »Democrats Unveil Sweeping Immigration Bill With Eight-Year Path to Citizenship
Democrats have introduced a White House-backed bill to overhaul the immigration system, create an eight-year path to citizenship, and allow undocumented immigrants to remain in the United States to obtain legal status. “We have 11 million undocumented people living, working and raising families in our communities without legal status,” said …
Read More »Tim Burton to Direct TV Series Centered on 'Addams Family' Daughter Wednesday Addams
Tim Burton will direct and executive produce a new live-action series, Wednesday, about the Addams Family‘s death-obsessed daughter, Wednesday Addams. Described in a press release as a “live-action coming-of-age comedy,” Wednesday will center around Wednesday’s years as a student at Nevermore Academy. “Wednesday attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, …
Read More »Notorious B.I.G.: See First Trailer for Estate-Approved Netflix Documentary
Four years in the making, Netflix has shared the trailer for Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell, the first estate-approved documentary about the Notorious B.I.G. The legendary rapper’s mother Voletta Wallace and close collaborator Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs are the documentary’s executive producers, with both providing exclusive interviews for …
Read More »Hitting The Open Road? These Are the Best RV and Trailer Accessories for Covid Camping
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. When the coronavirus cancelled international trips, cooped-up travelers decided to safely hit the open roads instead. So-called “Covid camping” went through the roof last year as more Americans …
Read More »The Secret Life of H.G. Carrillo
On the first day of the Fall 2009 semester at George Washington University in Washington D.C., professor H.G. “Hache” Carrillo marched into his own creative writing class 10 minutes late, clutching a copy of The Norton Anthology of English Literature in one hand. “He pulls it above his head and …
Read More »Trump's Covid-19 Illness Was Worse Than White House Let On, Report Says
According to multiple New York Times sources, when Trump contracted the coronavirus in October 2020, his condition was far more serious than what health officials or the White House told the public. The paper reported that Trump’s illness was so dire that at one point his blood oxygen sank into …
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