U.K. YouTube star Rapman, born Andrew Onwubolu in South-East London, makes a sensational feature debut as writer, director, and actor. His trilogy of short films dubbed Shiro’s Story went viral in 2018 and that energy continues to combust in Blue Story, his first cinema calling-card. On the surface, the plot …
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To celebrate the Star Wars holiday May the Fourth, Deutsche Grammophon has shared video of the series’ composer John Williams leading the prestigious Vienna Philharmonic through a rendition of his “Imperial March.” “It was honestly one of the best presentations of that March I’ve ever heard,” Williams said of the …
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Music can’t cure the virus, nor can it replace whatever or whomever we are grieving during this time. What musiccan do is offer a brief reprieve, and the right song can transport you to a happier place. With that in mind, here’s the first installment inRolling Stone‘s new weekly playlist …
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John Doe doesn’t think often about Los Angeles, the landmark punk record his band X released 40 years ago this month. He estimates he hasn’t even played the LP — which ranks on several Rolling Stone lists, including the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time and the 40 Greatest Punk …
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Tenille Townes has announced details for her debut full-length album, The Lemonade Stand, which arrives June 26th via Columbia Nashville. The project follows a series of introductory EP releases, including 2020’s Road to the Lemonade Stand and 2018’s Living Room Worktapes. Clocking in at 12 tracks (all of which Townes …
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BTS confirmed on Tuesday that they will be suspending their planned world tour over coronavirus concerns. The seven-member South Korean group had previously postponed the North American leg of their Map of the Soul tour that was scheduled to kick off April 25th, as well as canceled a planned concert in Seoul. …
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Ellie Kemper’s Kimmy Schmidt foils the nefarious plot of the crazy reverend who kidnapped her — or maybe doesn’t — in the new trailer for the interactive Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt special, Kimmy vs. the Reverend, premiering May 12th on Netflix. The film finds former “mole woman” Kimmy Schmidt preparing to …
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For weeks, both President Trump and Fox News have promoted the malaria drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine as a potential cure for coronavirus, but now the Food and Drug Administration has published warnings for doctors not to prescribe the drugs following reports of “serious” poisoning and deaths. The agency says the …
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Bill Gates visited The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Thursday night to discuss a possible timeline for a COVID-19 vaccine. Colbert starts off the interview by asking a question that’s on all of our minds: How long will we have to live the way we are now? Ever the pragmatist, …
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When the history of the COVID-19 pandemic is written, Bill Gates will be one of the heroes of the story. He has understood the risk of infectious diseases for a long time, and through his foundation he has spent billions of dollars trying to eradicate them. His work has saved …
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