BERLIN — For three nights this week, the Arena Berlin, a concert venue in the German capital’s Treptow district, has been coming to life with strobing spotlights, thumping bass beats, and hundreds of boisterous Berliners. These are the first gatherings of their kind in the city since a year and …
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The Killers will require fans attending their New York City warmup gig on August 19th to be both vaccinated and show a negative Covid-19 test, perhaps the strongest mandate for audiences to date. The Bowery Presents told ticket buyers on their website, “In order to be allowed in the venue …
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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. While laptops are made to be portable, without a decent case or laptop sleeve, you risk damaging your relatively delicate — and expensive — equipment. So when you’re …
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The world knows so many different Paul McCartneys: the charming young moptop, the Sixties avant-garde innovator, the bearded family man, the rock & roll legend. But the stunning new Hulu docuseries McCartney 3, 2, 1presents Paul like we’ve never seen him before: the proud music geek. It’s just Macca in …
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Joy Oladokun has a regular practice of meditating, as a way to calm her anxiety and channel volatile emotions into something healthier. The Arizona-raised, Nashville-based singer-songwriter has done a lot of meditating in the last year, which held no shortage of challenges for everyone, and which also saw Oladokun’s artistry …
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Clairo describes the viral success that followed her video “Pretty Girl” as the “googly-eyed, deer-in-headlights,” years of her career. “I was so desperate for validation in the beginning,” she told Rolling Stone in her recent cover story. “Ijust really wanted to be liked.” Claire Cottrill reflected on that period on …
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The Rolling Stones announced that drummer Charlie Watts will not be a part of their upcoming No Filter tour of U.S. stadiums after undergoing an unspecified medical procedure. Longtime Stones associate Steve Jordan, who is a member of Keith Richards’ side project X-Pensive Winos, will be taking his place. “Charlie …
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Billie Eilish has released a live performance video of her recent song “Male Fantasy,” created in association with Vevo. The clip, directed by Kyle Goldberg and shot on 35mm film, also features Finneas on guitar. Eilish has teamed up with Vevo for a series of videos from her new album …
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