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T he first time I meet Hasan Piker, he’s meant to be 5,000 miles away. “Dude, I’m supposed to be in London right now,” says Piker, the leftist political commentator and controversy magnet, sitting on the back patio of his Los Angeles townhouse. He’s dressed in his standard work uniform of blazer and tie, having just clocked out after another shift in the content mines, gabbing about news and politics for his 3 million followers on Twitch. “I genuinely did not expect this to happen,” he says. “It’s very shitty.” Months earlier, Piker had planned a trip to Britain that…
Fresh off their album sales battle — “She won. She won by a lot,” Julian Casablancas quipped — Friday night’s headliner at San Francisco fest makes surprise appearance during band’s Saturday set The Strokes brought out surprise guest Charli XCX to perform “Take It or Leave It” during the band’s headlining set Saturday at the Outside Lands festival. “We got a special little guest. A big guest. A superstar,” Julian Casablancas told the crowd before alluding to the fact that both artists released new albums — the Strokes’ Reality Awaits, Charli’s Music, Fashion, Film — on the same day in…
Self Esteem has landed her first major film role in the 1980s-set Welsh coming-of-age drama Mountain. The artist – real name Rebecca Lucy Taylor – has been increasingly pivoting from music to acting in recent years, after stints in the West End in Cabaret in 2023 and David Hare’s Teeth ‘n’ Smiles earlier this year. Now, it has been confirmed by BBC Wales that she will appear alongside Peter Mullan, Iwan Rheon and Seth Isaac Thomas in Mountain, which will be directed by Welsh actor and filmmaker Celyn Jones. Bill Ryder-Jones has also composed the film’s original soundtrack. The film will follow Thomas’ young boy who is growing up in North…
Bill Maher made a joke about Ariana Grande‘s weight during a recent episode of Real Time. The joke, which aired during Friday’s (August 7) episode of his show drew mixed reactions from the live audience. “I hope the aliens are here, I do. I hope they’re here and watching us and they’re going to save us,” Maher said during his opening monologue. “And, by the way, the administration this week, just a few days ago, maybe yesterday, unleashed a new trove of UFO files. Interesting things in there. Triangular craft, weird lights over an army base, a stick-like figure with…
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. This year has already brought us some of the biggest events in sports, from the Winter Olympics to the FIFA World Cup. Now, a new contender is entering the arena: the 2026 Patriot Games. The event, an idea brought forth by Donald Trump, “Will bring together outstanding young Americans from across the nation to compete, inspire, and showcase the values that have shaped the United States for nearly 250 years,” per the official website. The Games will feature…
Blossoms frontman Tom Ogden has spoken to NME about commemorating a decade of their self-titled debut album, the band’s rise from those early days, and their upcoming collaborative single with Declan McKenna. Check out our full interview below. On Wednesday (August 5), the band celebrated 10 years of their Number One debut album by playing it front-to-back at Manchester’s 260-capacity Deaf Institute. Marking their first show at the venue since 2014, the Stockport five-piece also brought out deep cuts, fan favourites and previewed songs from their upcoming sixth album ‘Songs From The Wedding Cake’. The one-off gig was recorded for…
Fontaines D.C. debuted two new songs during their first full headline show of 2026. Listen below. The band played their first show in almost a year last night (August 8), at Baluarte de la Candelaria in Cádiz, Spain. It was also their first headline show since the unexpected passing of their manager Trevor Dietz, and it followed their performance at the final ever BBC live session at Maida Vale earlier this week. Fontaines have previously confirmed that they have been working on new material, and last night debuted two new songs: ‘Marianne’ and ‘Six Shot Morning’. ‘Marianne’ came early in…
Billy Strings performed while wearing a helmet after being hit by an object on stage the previous night. The bluegrass musician was playing the first of three shows in Fishers, Indiana, on Thursday (August 6), when a fan threw an object – believed to be a lighter – at his head. Ahead of the moment, Strings was telling the crowd how happy he was to be performing, after having to postpone a previous show. “Well, thank you so much, I’m so glad I can make it down here. To make up for last time,” he began, before the object hit…
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Barbie has been on a roll with its new releases — from the Miley Cyrus doll to the Angel Reese Barbie and even the signature holiday series, the brand has had no shortage of ideas when it comes to paying tribute to some of the world’s biggest icons. Now, Mattel is honoring another superstar: Whitney Houston. Just released today, the Whitney Houston Barbie doll is available for purchase on Walmart and Amazon, and features Houston in the same…
Nobody likes a moaner, or so goes the conventional wisdom. But by 1990, more than a decade into his career and fresh off of his band’s biggest-ever tour, moan was all Robert Smith could seem to do. The Cure’s popularity had become unmanageable; that 1989 tour had taken them to Springsteen levels of fame, and they found themselves playing dark, cavernous songs in dark, cavernous venues like Giants Stadium. They sold out Dodger Stadium with openers Pixies and Love and Rockets—“a bill whose cumulative angst could make the ball park an even gloomier place than it is during a Dodger…
