Brian Eno’s collaborative albums with John Cale and bassist Jah Wobble — 1990’s Wrong Way Up and 1995’s Spinner, respectively — will be reissued with a handful of bonus tracks each. The sets will arrive on August 21st via All Saints Records. The reissues coincide with the 30th anniversary of …
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Nile Rodgers’ We Are Family Foundation announced the creation of its new Youth to the Front Fund, which will benefit activists and organizations fighting to end systemic racism. Per a press release, the YTTF Fund will specifically support and fund “under 30-year-old BIPOC [Black Indigenous People of Color] youth activists, …
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UPDATE (6/19): The International Slavery Museum has deduced that Penny Lane’s name is not connected to the slave trade. Liverpool’s Penny Lane — of Beatles fame — might be renamed, according to Steve Rotheram, Liverpool’s Metro Mayor. Last week, four road signs bearing the name were spray-painted over, according to …
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The Louisville, Ky. police department has voted unanimously to ban no-knock warrants in the wake of the death of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old EMT who was killed in an unannounced police raid on her boyfriend’s apartment. The legislation, titled Breonna’s Law, will officially ban the practice of no-knock warrants, or …
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For starters, it’s no Harry Potter. But when Aretmis Fowl debuts on Disney + on June 12th, you’ll wonder why this fussed-over and broken film version of Irish author Eoin Colfer’s young-adult bestseller — about a 12-year-old criminal mastermind — had to be this dramatically inert and emotionally barren. Colfer …
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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. Music has never been more diverse or more accessible, and that extends to the way we listen to music too. Massive home audio systems have been replaced by …
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Lollapalooza 2020 has been canceled due to ongoing health concerns related to the coronavirus pandemic. “We wish we could bring Lollapalooza to Grant Park again this year, but we understand why things can’t move forward as planned,” the festival wrote on its website. “The health and safety of our fans, …
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Aimlessness, tragedy, grief, trauma, depression, mental illness, thoughts of suicide — all these things figure in The King of Staten Island. It’s a comedy because, well, laughs (along with some weed) can help you get through life. That life belongs to Pete Davidson, the youngest (he’s 26) and quirkiest current …
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The section of 16th Street in front of the White House in Washington, D.C., is now officially called Black Lives Matter Plaza. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the news via Twitter Friday, sharing video as the sign was installed. Bowser also had the words “Black Lives Matter” painted on the street …
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UPDATE (6/5):On what would’ve been Breonna Taylor’s 27th birthday, there are several efforts underway to demand the three Louisville police officers involved in her death be arrested and charged. Along with a Change.org petition, the #BirthdayForBreonna campaign is encouraging people to send birthday cards demanding justice to Kentucky Attorney General …
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