Beach House transformed theLate Show With Stephen Colbertstage into an indie pop dreamscape with their performance of “Superstar” Thursday. The shoegaze-inspired track comes off the group’s most recent albumOnce Twice Melody, which was released in February of this year. The Baltimore duo of Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally are longtime …
Read More »Rosalía Shares Embarrassing Harry Styles Texting Gaffe on 'Fallon'
A word of advice to Harry Styles: If you’re going to text Rosalía, you might want to make sure you have the right number. The “Saoko” singer revealed she frequently changes her phone number in an interview on The Tonight Show Thursday, which recently led to an unintentionally hilarious exchange …
Read More »Adele Claims Delays Made Postponed Vegas Residency Look 'Really Half-Assed'
Adele didn’t exactly go easy on her fans when she postponed her Las Vegas residency last month, but the chart-topping singer is sharing more information behind the abrupt cancellation — and she’s even offered ticket holders a bit of hope, saying the shows will still take place “this year.” In …
Read More »Big Thief's Adrianne Lenker Performs Sublime 'Anything' on 'Colbert'
Big Thief’s Adrianne Lenker performed her solo track “Anything” on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Tuesday, January 26th. The clip finds Lenker performing outdoors, sun radiating in the background as she finger-picks her way through the track. On the studio version of “Anything,” Lenker’s playing is assisted by a …
Read More »John Oliver Rails Against the Dangers of Trump's Empty Voter Fraud Claims
John Oliver ended the latest season of Last Week Tonight with invective against President Donald Trump’s flimsy voter fraud claims and his refusal to concede the 2020 election. Oliver started with the fraud allegations that right-wing media has been pushing, from dubious claims that an anonymous Nevada poll worker saw …
Read More »Stephen Colbert Highlights Disconcerting Shifts in CDC Covid-19 Guidelines
Stephen Colbert raised an eyebrow at some shifts in information about Covid-19 coming from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on The Late Show Tuesday, September 22nd. Less concerning outright was the CDC’s advice for Halloween this year: while trick-or-treating during a pandemic was discouraged, the organization recommended alternate …
Read More »John Oliver Dissects Disconnect Between Republican Convention Rhetoric and Kenosha Violence
John Oliver explored the disconnect between the Republican National Convention’s messaging on race in America and the events in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Last Week Tonight Sunday, August 30th. Among false and misleading claims about the state of the Covid-19 pandemic and President Donald Trump’s accomplishments in office, Oliver said “the …
Read More »Jon Batiste Talks Leading Musical March for George Floyd on 'Colbert'
Late Show bandleader Jon Batiste spoke with Stephen Colbert about leading a musical march through the streets of Manhattan over the weekend as part of the ongoing protests against the police killing of George Floyd. Batiste led We Are: A Peaceful Protest March With Music with keytar in tow, joined …
Read More »Cory Booker Discusses Bill to Hold Cops Accountable on 'Colbert'
New Jersey Senator Cory Booker detailed two facets of a plan he and his congressional colleagues are working on to stop abuses of power by police during an interview with Stephen Colbert on The Late Show Thursday. Booker’s interview with Colbert was wide-ranging, and frequently emotional, especially when the senator …
Read More »Watch Pete Buttigieg Take Over 'Kimmel' as Late-Night Shows Drop Audiences
Capping off a surreal day of plunging markets and mass cancellations in the wake of the coronavirus, former South Bend, Indiana, mayor and Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg made his debut as the host of Jimmy Kimmel Live in front of a practically empty studio audience. Buttigieg was announced as …
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