35 years ago, Janet Jackson broke out as a superstar with her third album, Control, which marked the start of a decades-long collaboration with Minneapolis producers and songwriters Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. As former members of the Time, Jam and Lewis were the bridge between the Jackson family and …
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Punk music has always been about individuality. Although skinheads and fascists have periodically tried to co-opt and homogenize the genre over its 50-year history, they have always failed, because the true spirit of punk begins with an original thought, a unique life story, and the poetic philosophies that truth is …
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Peter Dinklage is nothing if not soulful. The 52-year-old actor can do comedic, and charming, and a color palette’s worth of rage; in movies like The Station Agent (2003) or on any given Game of Thrones episode, you’ll likely get a lovely combo of all three. But give him the …
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The Offspring return to their signature mix of guileless pop-punk and forked-tongue irony on “Let the Bad Times Roll,” the title track off their upcoming record, which will be their first in nearly a decade. Although the title puns off the Cars, the track starts off sounding a bit more …
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Hillary Clinton, a noted fan of mystery novels, is teaming up with award-winning author Louise Penny (The Cruelest Month,The Brutal Telling) on a mystery novel of her own. The book, Stateof Terror, will sound familiar to anyone aware of Clinton’s biography: A “novice” secretary of state, working in the administration …
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Netflix has released the first teaser forOperation Varsity Blues, a documentary that examines the 2019 college admissions scandal and the man at the center of it, Rick Singer. Directed by Chris Smith (Fyre,Tiger King,Jim & Andy), the film explores how Singer persuaded his wealthy clients to cheat an educational system …
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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. Your smartphone is the one piece of technology you’re likely to keep on you at all times, and may even be your primary computer, camera, or communications device. …
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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. It may look pretty simple, but a turntable mat provides a bunch of benefits like record protection, steadying your vinyl during play, friction reduction, and overall improvement of …
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One morning early this year, Kehlani decided to look up the tarot card she’d be aligning with in 2021. It’s a numerology practice: You add up your birthday with the year, then you add the digits of that new number. She got the number six, the placement of the lovers …
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The Mauritanian (now in theaters, though you’re more likely to catch it when it goes on-demand starting March 2nd) begins with both a return and an exit. A man named Mohamedou Ould Slahi (Tahar Rahim) has come home to North Africa for a wedding. He’s been abroad, studying electrical engineering …
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