Summer morning light, the federal courthouse is eerily calm. The perimeter of the Mark O. Hatfield building, a 16-story high-rise occupying a block of downtown Portland, Oregon, emerged in July as the front line for nightly assaults by federal agents against Black Lives Matter protesters, whom President Trump labeled “sick …
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Could your weekend playlist use a little more seasoning? Rolling StoneLatinselects some of the best new music releases from Latin America, Spain and Portugal.Keep track of the latest in Latin via our playlist on Spotify. Mexican Institute of Sound, “Dios” Mexico City’s most eccentric DJ Camilo Lara drops a bizarre …
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Selena Gomez admits “I really love to eat, but I’m not the best cook” in her new trailer for Selena + Chef. The 10-part series launches on August 13th via HBO Max and features master chefs teaching Gomez how to cook remotely, minding social distancing during quarantine, with each of …
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Jimmy Eat World‘s Jim Adkins is launching a new podcast series called Pass Through Frequencies, which focuses on the craft of songwriting and the creative process that will feature conversations with fellow artists. Premiering on August 6th, the debut episode features Blink-182‘s Mark Hoppus. Ben Gibbard, Tegan Quin, Steve Aoki, …
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In his going-on four years in office, President Trump has tapped a swamp’s worth of loathsomefigures to fill high-ranking federal positions. But unfortunately for his determination to ensure the government is stocked with as many racists, loyalists, incompetents (or all of the above) as possible, many of these nominees are …
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The Stooges have shared a new live version of “Fun House” from their upcoming Live At Goose Lake: August 8, 1970 —out next week via Third Man Records. “Callin’ from the fun house with my song,” Iggy Pop sings over raucous guitar and saxophone. “We been separated, baby, far too …
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Beyoncé has dropped the vibrant video for her song “Already” featuring Major Lazer and Shatta Wale, which is also a part of her Black Is King visual album. Black Is King is based on tracks from The Lion King: the Gift, the soundtrack from the 2019 film remake of The …
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Fleabag’s Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Olivia Colman have launched the Theatre Community Fund in the U.K. in order to support artists affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Divided into two priority strands, the fund will help freelancers survive in the present with grants — and help the industry in the future by …
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Madonna has deleted a video from her Instagram that the photo-sharing app had previously flagged for spreading false information about COVID-19. The video featured Dr. Stella Immanuel, a Houston-based doctor who spoke at a rally in Washington, D.C., organized by a group called America’s Frontline Doctors, which has ties to …
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Following last year’s reissue of the plant music masterpiece Plantasia, Sacred Bones will reissue four more albums from electronic pioneer Mort Garson. On November 6th, the label will reissue Didn’t You Hear OST (1970), Lucifer’s Black Mass (1971), Ataraxia’s The Unexplained (1975) and Music From Patch Cord Productions, a collection …
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