Florence and the Machineannounced an early summer North American trek in support of the band’s 2018 LP High as Hope. The run of dates begins May 10th at Mayer, Arizona’s FORM Arcosanti fest and concludes June 9th in Miami. Along the way, Florence Welch and company will also headline New …
Read More »Stephen Colbert Mocks Trump's Rambling 'New York Times' Interview in Mini-Monologue
Stephen Colbert mocked Donald Trump’s “mind-numbing” and rambling New York Times interview in a bonus Late Show mini-monologue. The host first focused on Trump’s long-winded response to whether he would run for president again in 2020, which included tangents on health care and John McCain. “Here’s the bottom line: I …
Read More »Best Movies and TV to Stream in Feb.: Superheroes, Soderbergh, Lorena Bobbit Doc
Netflix has a trio of new features from big name talents, as well as a new puzzle-box series that’s blowing critics’ minds and a comic-adapted fan-favorite-in-the-making. Amazon’s working the true-crime beat with a Lorena Bobbitt docuseries and the fake-crime beat with a new Agatha Christie adaptation. And let’s throw in …
Read More »Mitch McConnell, Enemy of the Vote
Suppressing votes is not merely a racist act, nor it is simply the last resort for a party out of ideas. Voter suppression is traitorous. Intentionally restricting access to the ballot is a violation of the ideals that we have been told are inherently American. The United States government is …
Read More »Hear Dale Watson's Loping Fan Ode 'David Buxkemper'
Dale Watson evokes the sprawl of the Southwestern plains on his loping new track “David Buxkemper,” an ode to a West Texas fan from his upcoming Call Me Lucky LP. The song was inspired by a letter from the real-life David Buxkemper, who wrote Watson to express his appreciation for …
Read More »The First Time: Jordan Peele
Filmmaker, actor and Rolling Stone cover star Jordan Peele remembers being frightened by E.T. and The Twilight Zone, talks the nostalgic power of the Cranberries and explains how Chance the Rapper convinced him that Get Out was a hit in the latest installment of “The First Time.” Peele is set …
Read More »David Gilmour to Auction Famed 'Black Strat' and Other Guitars for Charity
Update:David Gilmour has announced that the proceeds from the auction will benefit ClientEarth, which funds environmental lawyers and experts in their fight against climate change. “The global climate crisis is the greatest challenge that humanity will ever face, and we are within a few years of the effects of global …
Read More »Watch Vanessa Hudgens, Kiersey Clemons Belt 'Take Me or Leave Me' for 'Rent Live'
Vanessa Hudgens and Kiersey Clemons stole the show during Fox‘sRent Live telecast when they performed the simmering “Take Me or Leave Me.” The pair portrayed girlfriends Maureen and Joanne respectively in the televised adaptation of Jonathan Larson’s seminal musical about a close-knit struggling artists living in New York City during …
Read More »Michel Legrand, Oscar-Winning Film Composer, Dead at 86
Michel Legrand, composer of The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Yentl and The Thomas Crown Affair, died Saturday at the age of 86. Legrand’s death was first reported byAgence France-Presse. The songwriter’s publicist also confirmed Legrand’s death toVariety, adding that he died early Saturday at his Paris home with his wife, French …
Read More »Review: 'Musical Prophet' Memorializes Eric Dolphy's Radical Jazz Genius
To say that Eric Dolphy died in his prime would be a massive understatement. While on tour in Berlin in June 1964, the multi-instrumental virtuoso — whose solos onalto saxophone, bass clarinet and flute zoomed and zig-zagged like rogue comets — suffered sudden diabetes-related complications and passed away at age …
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