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Joseph A. Jordan Jr. was only two years out of high school when he enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1943 during the height of World War II. Two years later, while stationed in France, Jordan’s jeep rolled while traversing a minefield in northern France. The crash left him permanently paralyzed from a spinal cord injury and he was sent back to the United States to recover. In many ways, his battle was only beginning. Jordan, like many of his military comrades, returned stateside with mobility challenges and unique medical needs, but found a world that was not ready for…
On September 14, Macklemore was dropped from the opening slot on Ed Sheeran’s ongoing stadium tour over onstage remarks the rapper made, including calling for a “free Palestine.” Macklemore subsequently released a statement in which he blamed both Gillette Stadium owner Robert Kraft and Sheeran himself for booting him from the tour. Now, Sheeran has responded with a statement of his own, posted to his Instagram account.“Macklemore asked to join my tour last year and I agreed, because I respect him as an artist,” Sheeran wrote. “After Macklemore’s performances at my New Jersey shows, venues on my upcoming tour dates…
The series returns with hosts Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough with a two-night, double-elimination season premiere If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Dancing With the Stars returns for Season 35, with the series premiere broken into two nights. Tuesday’s show will feature the male celebrities and their dance partners competing, with one contestant eliminated at the end of the night. Wednesday’s show will feature the same two-hour format, but with the female contestants and their partners. The show is co-hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro and…
For Kelela, selecting a single album to define every five years of your life is an abominable prospect. “I mean, I like the game, but I just can’t,” she says while seated on a peach-colored couch in her Brooklyn studio, rolling a joint with her extra long nail extensions. Growing up, she explains, “I was struggling trying to hone in on one thing. I was listening to Mariah Carey but I was also listening to Incubus. Maybe that complicates this for you, but that’s my genuine real self.”More than a decade ago, Kelela entered the musical ether just as a…
Lily Allen has explained why several venues were downsized on her North America tour. The singer has been performing her acclaimed 2025 album ‘West End Girl‘ in full at the accompanying tour over the last year. The theatrical shows see her appearing on stage alone, singing to backing tracks and not speaking to the crowd. Earlier this month she kicked off the US leg of the tour with a giant show at Madison Square Garden. The rest of the tour was initially also supposed to take place in several arenas across the country, but in July, she moved several shows to smaller venues and…
The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music. A lot of it. On any given day our writers, editors, and contributors go through an imposing number of new releases, giving recommendations to each other and discovering new favorites along the way. Each Monday, with our Pitchfork Selects playlist, we’re sharing what our writers are playing obsessively and highlighting some of the Pitchfork staff’s favorite new music. The playlist is a grab-bag of tracks: Its only guiding principle is that these are the songs you’d gladly send to a friend.This week’s Pitchfork Selects playlist features M83, O Slow,…
North Carolina indie rockers introduced “June 2 (Early Version)” into their set list rotation this year One year ago this week, Wednesday released their sixth album, the excellent Bleeds. To celebrate the anniversary, the North Carolina band will release a deluxe version of the LP on Friday, Sept. 18. The 20-track Bleeds Deluxe boasts several remixes (including Animal Collective’s Avey Tare on “Carolina Murder Suicide”) and demos. They previewed the collection with the blissful “June 2 (Early Version),” produced by Kenneth Blume (a.k.a. Kenny Beats), which you can check out below. Wednesday began incorporating “June 2” into their set list…
Nick Reiner will not face the death penalty if convicted at trial, Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman said Tuesday. A grand jury indicted Reiner on two counts of murder for the stabbing deaths of his parents, the celebrated Hollywood director Rob Reiner and photographer-philanthropist Michele Reiner, last December in the family’s Brentwood home. The indictment, returned July 20 but unsealed last month. alleged murder by means of lying in wait. Reiner also faces a special allegation that he personally used a dangerous and deadly weapon, a knife. “This was a profound betrayal by someone who was loved and trusted…
“We are enormously grateful for everyone’s kindness and support and would appreciate some privacy as I continue with my treatment,” the musician wrote in a statement to New Order fans Last week, in a discussion with Rolling Stone about the upcoming Joy Division box set Eternal (Live), Joy Division/New Order drummer Stephen Morris explained why he likely wouldn’t be attending the band’s upcoming induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame or participating in New Order’s upcoming South American tour. “I’ve got a bit of a health problem at the minute, which precludes leaving the country for any length…
Fatima Al Qadiri has announced 3TWI (عتوي), a new EP arriving October 9, via Hyperdub. The title translates as “dirty old man,” press materials note; a single, “7ilween”—loose translation: “pretty young things”—is out now. Watch a video directed by the artist Sophia Al-Maria below.Two of the EP’s four songs feature Bobo Secret and Lama3an; on the other two, Al Qadiri’s Kuwali vocalist Gumar, the namesake of her 2023 EP, guests. Al Qadiri’s last standalone album was Medieval Femme; since then, the Kuwaiti musician/producer has released several film soundtracks, including one last year for François Ozon’s L’Étranger. Check out the EP…
