Settling into a seat at a theater in New York City’s Chelsea district last night, Sopranos creator David Chase was asked how he felt about celebrating the show’s 20th anniversary. “Confused,” he murmured, after a pause. “I never expected this to happen.” But two decades after it premiered, the mythology …
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It’s fitting that Globalfest — a highly curated showcase for international roots-music acts seeking a foothold in the U.S. — was held this year at New York’s Copacabana nightclub. A fabled mob joint in the Forties, it has a history as a talent crucible. It showcased mambo in the Fifties, …
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Ethan Hawke invited Rolling Stone‘sDavid Fear to join him at one of his favorite Brooklyn restaurants for the latest installment of the RS Interview. Hawke has been earning critical acclaim for his role in Paul Schrader’s First Reformed, with some predicting he’ll get an Oscar nomination for his role as …
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The Cher Show is packed with so much of her that it takes three talented actresses to portray the 72-year-old legend. The Broadway musical also depicts many characters from Cher’s life — Phil Spector, Greg Allman, Robert Altman, Rob “The Bagel Boy” Camilletti and her motherGeorgia Holt (played with hilarity …
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Robert De Niro has never been shy with his feelings about President Donald Trump, and in a new interview with theGuardianpublished on Sunday, he is still throwing barbs at the man in the White House. Here are just a few of the insulting names he called Trump in his latest …
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Britney Spears has postponed her upcoming Las Vegas residency and is going on an “indefinite work hiatus” following her father’s recent life-threatening ordeal. The Britney: Domination run of 32 shows was set to begin February 13th at Las Vegas’ Park Theatre. However, two months ago, her father Jamie Spears’ colon …
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We’re still processing that shocking news that Pegi Young died on January 1st after a short battle with cancer. Not only was she married to Neil Young for 36 years, but she was a gifted singer-songwriter in her own right and as the founder of the Bridge School she was …
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Saturday Night Live cast member Pete Davidson performed a pair of stand-up shows on New Year’s Eve, marking his return to the stand-up stage for the first time following a troubling Instagram post he shared two weeks ago, which appeared to hint at suicidal thoughts. Soon after, he deleted his …
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At age 29, the producer Marco “Tainy” Masís has already been working on hits professionally for roughly half his life. While most producers eventually lose their hot hand, this one keeps finding another path to the charts, and this year, he helped put together Cardi B’s “I Like It,” a …
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Joe Elliott of Def Leppard, who will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March, gave a career-spanning interview on our podcast, Rolling Stone Music Now. Below, he explains at length how the band drew on more diverse influences than many of their peers. To hear …
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