Days after the cascade of music-tour suspensions in the U.S. due to the coronavirus crisis, Bandcamp, an online music and merch shop, announced it would waive its revenue cut for a day to support the artists using the platform. Bandcamp’s CEO Ethan Diamond revealed Monday that fans spent $4.3 million …
Read More »Elton John to Host Coronavirus Relief Concert With Billie Eilish, Mariah Carey
Elton John will host a “living room concert” for coronavirus relief this Sunday, with Billie Eilish, Mariah Carey, Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong and Alicia Keys among those delivering at-home performances on the broadcast special. The hour-long iHeart Living Room Concert for America, airing commercial-free on Fox on March 29th, …
Read More »Seth Meyers Criticizes Trump's Coronavirus Response on 'Late Night'
Seth Meyers welcomed viewers to an episode of Late Night from his hallway to discuss how President Trump is handling the current global pandemic. In a new edition of the late-night show’s “A Closer Look” segment, Meyers addressed how the world is reacting to COVID-19. “It may be weird that …
Read More »Bikini Kill, Neutral Milk Hotel, Snail Mail Demand Musicians' Unemployment Benefits
Bikini Kill, Neutral Milk Hotel, Snail Mail, Speedy Ortiz, and others have signed an open letter to Congress and state governments demanding unemployment benefits for self-employed workers in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. “While all workers are suffering right now, musicians, touring workers, DJs, and other gig economy workers are …
Read More »The Weeknd Releases 'After Hours (Deluxe),' Featuring Lil Uzi Vert and Oneohtrix Point Never
Just a few days after the release of the Weeknd’s fourth studio album, After Hours, he’s dropped a deluxe version containing four new remixes. On the deluxe album, Chromatics remix “Blinding Lights,” Oneohtrix Point Never handles “Save Your Tears, The Blaze try their hand at “After Hours,” and DaHeala helms …
Read More »A Bioethicist Tackles Your Most Pressing Coronavirus Questions
After more than a decade working in the field of bioethics, I’ve gotten used to the blank stares on people’s faces when I tell them what I do. I usually follow up with a description like “I think through the ethical components of current or potential medical care or research …
Read More »Watch Bruce Springsteen's Complete 2009 Hyde Park Concert
If you’re aching to see some live music now that everything has been canceled or postponed, Bruce Springsteen is doing what he can to help you out. He just posted his complete 2009 show at London’s Hyde Park to YouTube and Apple Music so his fans can rock out without …
Read More »David Crosby Will Rate Your Joint
When he’s not serving as Rolling Stone’s advice columnist or writing a song, David Crosby is usually on Twitter, communicating with fans and sharing his thoughts on music, politics, and the climate crisis. Lately, he’s been rating users’ joints, and with the coronavirus outbreak causing many to stay indoors under …
Read More »'Westworld' Season Premiere Recap: Back to the Future
Holster your six-shooters and hitch your horses: After a two-year hiatus, Westworld is back — only it’s barely recognizable as Westworld anymore. Taking last season’s scattered segments set outside the Delos corporation’s theme-park system and stretching them out to (almost) an entire episode, the sci-fi brain-teaser’s season premiere (“Parce Domine”) …
Read More »Neil Young Announces 'Fireside Sessions' Streaming Concert Series
Neil Young‘s plans to tour American arenas with Crazy Horse may be on hold until after the coronavirus crisis subsides, but that isn’t going to stop him from playing music for his fans. He has just announced a Fireside Sessions performance series where he’ll perform from home with his wife, …
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