The border wall is Trump University. It’s Trump Steaks and Trump Vodka, too. It’s the futile promise of a fruitful career in the Trump Organization if you’ve earned his favor on a game show, or the assurance of fortunes once you buy that book that he didn’t write and likely …
Read More »Man Drops Concert Shooting Lawsuit Against Meek Mill, Live Nation
The man who sued Meek Mill and Live Nation after he suffered a gunshot wound outside the rapper’s concert has dropped his lawsuit against both parties. Two men, Jaquan Graves and Travis Ward, were killed and at least two more injured after gunfire broke out in the parking lot following …
Read More »Flashback: Watch Rolling Stones Dust Off 'Play With Fire' for First Time in 30 Years
When the Rolling Stones play a stadium, they usually stick to the hits. So it was extra surprising in Hamburg, Germany on September 9th, 2017 when they broke out 1965’s haunting “Play With Fire” for the first time in nearly 30 years. The song, originally released as a B-side to …
Read More »Bad Bunny Is Latin Pop's Freaky King
Late on the night of December 23rd, while most families in Puerto Rico were wrapping presents, cleaning house and preparing for the next day’s Christmas Eve feast — known across Spanish-speaking countries asNochebuena — Latin trap lord Bad Bunny was plotting the surprise midnight release of his long-awaited full-length debut, …
Read More »10 Best Country Collaborations of 2018
This year brought its share of spirited (to put it mildly) discussion in country music, with multiple genre-crossing collaborations reaching the charts. Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line ruled for 50 weeks straight with “Meant to Be,” while Maren Morris lent her soulful pipes to Zedd and Grey’s ebullient dance …
Read More »Why Mainstream Rock Sucked in 2018
In 1983, Rolling Stone’s Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll opened with these words: “There’s no stopping rock & roll. It is the most vital, unpredictable force in pop culture, and the exception to every rule.” Pop culture has changed a lot over the last three decades — within a few …
Read More »See Samantha Bee Tap Jon Stewart, Molly Ringwald for All-Star Ode to Egg Nog
Samantha Bee unveiled a new all-star Christmas classic to rival Band Aid’s “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” tapping Jon Stewart, Molly Ringwald, Matthew Broderick, Patton Oswalt and more for an Eighties-inspired ballad, “Give the Gift of Egg Nog.” The track debuted on Full Frontal‘s “Christmas on I.C.E.” special and was …
Read More »Hear Woody Guthrie's Lost Recording of 'Hoodoo Voodoo'
A previously unreleased recording of Woody Guthrie performing “Hoodoo Voodoo” is available after being discovered at the Shel Silverstein Archive, Variety reports. “Hoodoo Voodoo” was thought to be one of the myriad unfinished songs Guthrie wrote lyrics for but never put to music or recorded. The authenticity of the recording …
Read More »Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, Thom Yorke Make Oscars Best Original Song Shortlist
Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s Black Panther track “All the Stars,” Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s A Star Is Born single “Shallow” and Thom Yorke’s “Suspirium” from Suspiria are among the 15 tracks that were shortlisted for the Academy Awards‘ Best Original Song, the Oscars announced Monday. Dolly Parton’s “Girl in …
Read More »Neil Young Plans 'Ragged Glory' Reissue With 'Undiscovered and Unheard' Songs
Neil Young has revealed plans to reissue his and Crazy Horse’s 1990 LP Ragged Glory with an extra LP’s worth of “undiscovered and unheard” songs from the album’s original sessions.According to the Neil Young Archives website, Ragged Glory engineer John Hanlon recently rediscovered tapes from the album’s recording sessions and …
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