If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Head on board an airplane or pop into any restaurant that’s open for socially-distant dining these days and you may see a familiar sight: people doubling up on …
Read More »Texas and Mississippi Say It's Time to Reopen Without Masks. Live Venues Say No Thanks
When Governors Greg Abbott of Texas and Tate Reeves of Mississippi both rescinded statewide mask mandates this week and declared their states were reopening at full capacity, the news caught live music venues in both states off-guard. It also left them with a decision to make: follow their governors’ rosy …
Read More »See 'SNL' Turn Covid-19 Vaccine Eligibility Into Game Show Hosted by Dr. Fauci
With many Americans confused about who is eligible for Covid-19 vaccines — and millions more who are eligible for the shots unable to book an appointment — Saturday Night Live’s cold open turned the nation’s vaccine rollout into a game show hosted by Kate McKinnon’s Dr. Fauci. The vaccine rollout …
Read More »'SNL' Mocks Mike Pence's Public Vaccination, Debuts New Biden
Vice President Mike Pence’s live and public receiving of the Covid-19 vaccine was the focus of Saturday Night Live’s latest cold open, which also featured the return of Maya Rudolph’s Kamala Harris and the debut of the series’ new Joe Biden portrayer. “Hello, thank you. I’m sure all Americans are …
Read More »14 Reasons the Entertainment Industry Will Look Different in 2021
As culture changes, so does the way we consume it. The way we entertain ourselves with movies and television, art exhibits, games, music and live shows is a reflection of our needs, wants and traditions — our culture. It makes sense then that the unforeseen changes we’ve experienced this last …
Read More »As Music Venues Shutter, Former Owners Describe Devastating Toll
In 1969, Jeff Wolfram was carried into the Red Chimney — a Los Angeles restaurant his father had bought two years earlier — and placed on the bar. He was two days old. His father Horst had arrived in America from Germany in the 1960s. Horst wasn’t planning on staying …
Read More »See Jack White Pay Tribute to Eddie Van Halen With 'SNL' Performance
Jack White paid tribute to Eddie Van Halen and performed tracks from across his career during his last-minute musical guest spot on Saturday Night Live. White’s first performance featured a medley built around the White Stripes’ “Ball and Biscuit,” with the rocker reworking the Elephant favorite to feature both a …
Read More »As Venues Vie for Government Financial Relief, Time Is Running Out
With both chambers of Congress back in Washington, D.C., music-industry organizations such as the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) are continuing their fight to secure federal funding for clubs and venues teetering on the edge of closing. The political situation remains fairly similar to when the House and Senate left …
Read More »'Beyond Despicable.' Joe Biden Unloads After Trump's Taped Admission He Downplayed Covid Threat
Joe Biden is slamming Trump for a deadly “dereliction of duty,” following the release of taped conversations between the president and the journalist Bob Woodward in which Trump revealed he knew, in early February, that the coronavirus was airborne and much deadlier than the flu, and confessed on March 19th …
Read More »Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and His Family Test Positive for Coronavirus
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has revealed that he and his immediate family — including his wife Lauren Hashian and young daughters Jasmine and Tiana— have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. He shared the news via a lengthy video on Instagram on Wednesday. He and his family have been suffering …
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