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The Strokes were halfway through their set last weekend at Outside Lands 2026 when Julian Casablancas brought a special guest onstage. Namely, as he put it, “Charli motherfucking XCX.” The British pop star joined the quintessential NYC band for “Take It or Leave It,” the closing track on their 2001 classic Is This It, as she and Casablancas traded verses, bringing the perfect amount of big city rock & roll swagger to the Bay Area. Charli had performed her own set a night earlier at the festival, which is held in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. She’s touring in support…
After a routine coronary stent procedure, the singer is taking time off his One Last Time Tour to heal Rod Stewart is taking time off the road to recover following a successful routine coronary stent procedure. In a statement shared with Rolling Stone on Tuesday, Aug. 11, a representative for the artist said that the singer is doing well and has returned to his daily activities. “On the advice of his doctors, he will take the next four weeks to recuperate and regain full fitness before returning to the stage,” said the rep. “Unfortunately, this means he will be unable…
The organization tried to sue Chuck Redd for backing out of an annual Christmas eve gig, but a judge dismissed the suit in June The Kennedy Center will have to pay more than $250,000 to cover the legal fees of a jazz musician it tried, and failed, to sue for canceling a concert in protest of President Donald Trump’s takeover of the cultural institution. On Monday, Washington D.C. Superior Court Judge Tanya Jones Bosier granted musician Chuck Redd’s motion requesting that the Kennedy Center cover his costs related to the failed lawsuit. While the Kennedy Center’s lawyers argued the sum…
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Inde Navarrette is fresh off a breakout horror performance, but she’s still figuring out which horror movie actually scares her most. The actress, who stars as the unpredictable Nikki in Obsession, has quickly become one to watch after the film’s global success. But her latest role has her trading in the horror screen for something a little more fashion-focused: Navarrette is starring alongside musician Malcolm Todd in Gap’s Fall 2026 “Denim on Your Own” campaign, which celebrates individuality…
Graham Coxon has recalled Madonna unexpectedly walking into the studio while Blur were recording ’13’ with the late producer William Orbit. Orbit died at his home on July 23 at the age of 69, with news of his passing announced on August 7. No cause of death has been shared. In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Coxon reflected on the producer’s work on Blur’s experimental and critically-acclaimed sixth album, released in 1999, describing him as a “genius” with an anarchic love of sound. Blur chose Orbit to oversee the ’13’ sessions after hearing his eight-minute remix of their 1997 track ‘Movin’ On’, and…
The Last Week Tonight host will wear a crazy wig and play chief water inspector Devlin St. John on a three-episode arc John Oliver’s soap opera summer continues this week, with the Last Week Tonight host donning a truly outrageous wig for a three-episode stint on Days of Our Lives. The comedian will debut as Devlin St. John, chief water inspector for the fictional town of Salem, on Tuesday (Aug. 11), with additional appearances slated for Wednesday and Friday. The Days of Our Lives gig comes just over a month after Oliver did a three-episode arc on General Hospital, where…
The release of Dr. Anthony Fauci’s personal musings, private communications, and messaging history by Senate Republicans has proved fertile ground to revive right-wing hysteria and antipathy toward the man who became the face of the nation’s Covid-19 response. On Monday, the New York Post published an article claiming that Fauci “privately warned of miscarriage risk linked to COVID vaccine while publicly claiming no issues.” The article was based on messages from January 2021, obtained and released by Sens. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.), in which Fauci spoke to former CDC Director Rochelle Walensky and former Surgeon General Vivek…
Lucy Davis, who played Dawn Tinsley on the U.K. series The Office, revealed on Instagram Tuesday that a stage four breast cancer diagnosis from a year and a half ago has metastasized to her spine, right hip, and ribs. At this point, she said, the disease was “incurable” and that she was no longer a candidate for chemotherapy. “I’m not scared of whatever comes next,” she wrote. “I’m at peace with it.” “As of now, I’m trying to live out whatever might be left of my life in as fun a way as I possibly can,” she wrote in a…
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Michael was one of the biggest movies of the year, and now the biopic has become available to stream at home (without paying for a digital rental). At a Glance: Where to Stream Michael Online The film stars Michael Jackson’s nephew, Jaafar, as the King of Pop during his rise to fame, culminating in Jackson’s 1988 Bad World Tour. After Michael’s release in April, it went on to become one of the year’s biggest films (so far), and…
While the Spider-Man franchise has long spun off action figures and collectibles, the new merch includes official golf balls, phone chargers and even flannel shirts. If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Spider-Man: Brand New Day is officially a box-office phenomenon, and the latest installment of the web-slinging Marvel franchise is now extending its reach from theaters to retail stores. After a record-breaking $360 million debut — officially the biggest debut in domestic box-office history — the Spider-Man movie is swinging into stores with a…
