Author: Press Room

Donald Trump has always wanted his own, private muscle — a group of armed men (and you have to think he’d want them to be men) he can deploy to silence his critics, intimidate his enemies, and more generally use the threat of violence to do his bidding. All the strongmen he admires have muscle — Vladimir Putin has the FSB, Recep Erdogan the SADAT, and Viktor Orban the TEK. This is why, during his first term, Trump often posted threats on social media about the “cops, bikers, and soldiers” ready to wage violence on his behalf. It’s why he…

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Mac Demarco is the perfect incarnation of that creative list that, under the name of lo-fihe held the head of critics in search of the philosopher's stone of music post-post-rock. It is not surprising, therefore, that “guitar” follows in the footsteps of the lazy and indolent “Five Easy Hot Dogs”, with a slight perspective change (return to an essential songwriting style), which adds nothing to what sown by the American artist in his lucky career. It is undeniable that no one like Mac Demarco has succeeded in the not easy task of raising the weapon of disenchantment and artism in…

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He released his seventh album, Swag, in July Justin Bieber has announced a follow-up to his July album Swag, titled Swag II. It will be released tonight at midnight. Bieber’s surprise announcement was made on his Instagram page on Thursday. Mimicking the rollout for Swag, he shared a carousel of images of buildings with the title Swag II projected on the sides of them, as well as several billboards. He then revealed the album cover, all pink with nothing but the title on it. Some of the digital billboards also feature a picture of Bieber with his wife, Hailey, and…

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Rolling Stone’s latest Musicians on Musicians live event is returning to New York this fall with one of our most exciting lineups ever, and a new venue: the famed Beacon Theatre. The event on Oct. 23 will feature onstage conversations and collaborative performances by two pairs of megatalents — Jack Antonoff and Hayley Williams with Bleachers, and Role Model and María Zardoya of the Marias — joined by host and moderator James Austin Johnson of Saturday Night Live. It all adds up to a one-of-a-kind night that music fans won’t want to miss. Tickets for Rolling Stone‘s Musicians on Musicians…

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Ben Marshall of Comedy Trio please Don't Destroy – Memorably Described As “A Sad Ron Weasley” by Taylor Swift in a 2022 Sketch – Has Been Promotted to a featured player on Saturday Night Live For His Fifth Season on the show, According to an NBC Press Release. Previous, He and his pity Don't Destroy Co-Founders, John Higgins and Martin Herlihy, Were Writers Who Made Pre-Recorded Videos for the Show. (Snl Has Not Yet Confirmed the Current Status of Higgins and Herlihy.) Four Other Performers Will Join The Show As Featured Players, According to NBC: Tommy Brennan, Jeremy Culhane, Kam…

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Billy Bragg, the British folk-rock singer and lifelong figure in protest music, has shared a new song for Palestine. The release coincides with the launch of the Global Sumud Flotilla, which set sail yesterday (August 31) to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza. Written and performed by Bragg, with additional keyboards and backing vocals by JJ Stoney, “Hundred Year Hunger” takes its title from the book of the same name by E Mark Windle. Give it a listen below.Bragg explained the song’s backstory on Instagram, writing, “‘Hundred Year Hunger’ looks at the current famine that Israel has created in Gaza through…

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Luis R Congiquez Has Been Itching to Make A rap and reggaeton album for a long time. Sure, He's a Corridos Artist at Heart, but he'd Always Wondeed If Other Genres Could Work, Too. “With Everything Going On With Corridos,” He Tells Rolling Stone Over zoom, “it made even more sense to do this. We were almedey changing things up.” In Recent Months, Several Corridos Stars, Including Congiquez, Have Stepped Back from the Genre As the Spotlight on Narco-Themed Music Has Grown. A Few Months Aug, Congiquez Even Had to Cut a Short After Fans Expasted Frustration Over His Decision…

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Maren Morris was nearly done with her seven-song set at The Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett, New York when her face got dead serious. “This is the song that turned me into an artist and not just a singer-songwriter,” she told the crowd as part of the acclaimed Soho Sessions series that brings A-list artists to more intimate spaces for various charities. Morris is more accustomed to theaters and amphitheaters these days. But in this 250-person venue nestled squarely in the Hamptons, she brought out opener Yola for “My Church,” the first single from her 2016 debut album Hero. “Is it…

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