Young Thug performed his recent single “Hot” on The Tonight Show with the help of featured artist Gunna and Temple University Diamond Marching Band. The performance featured the marching band playing in a semi-circle as the rapper appeared behind them, spitting the song’s lyrics in a fog of smoke. Gunna …
Read More »'Bowie: Stardust, Rayguns & Moonage Daydreams' Chronicles Life and Death of Ziggy Stardust
Insight Comics will release a full-length graphic novel chronicling David Bowie’s ascent from obscurity to otherworldly fame. Artist Michael Allred (Sandman) joins forces with writer Steve Horton (Amala’s Blade) and colorist Laura Allred (Madman) to capture Bowie’s life through illustrations just as vibrant and fantastical as the man himself. Bowie: …
Read More »No Flamenco at the 2019 Latin Grammys, Says Academy President
Bad news for flamenco fans: as of 2019, the Latin Grammy category for Best Flamenco Album has been discontinued. According to Latin Recording Academy President and CEO Gabriel Abaroa, it wasn’t the ongoing discourse surrounding Spanish artists that sparked the Academy’s decision. “The Latin Recording Academy follows a strict Awards …
Read More »Liam Payne Says Staying in One Direction 'Would've Killed' Him
Liam Payne spoke candidly about how “mega stressful” being in One Direction had been during an appearance on Jessie Ware’s podcast Table Manners. Payne recently released the solo single “Stack It Up.” During his hour-long appearance on the podcast, which Ware co-hosts with her mother, Payne gave intimate details about …
Read More »'Jeff Buckley: His Own Voice': Inside New Collection of Artist's Journals, Lyrics
In the 22 years since he tragically drowned in the Mississippi River at the age of 30, Jeff Buckley has become an ethereal cult figure. The new book Jeff Buckley: His Own Voice offers a rare, intimate glimpse into the late musician’s creative process and personal life. Co-edited by Buckley’s …
Read More »The First Time: Tim Heidecker and Gregg Turkington
On Cinema co-hosts Tim Heidecker and Gregg Turkington squabble over Medicaid fraud and the semantics of murder in the latest installment of Rolling Stone‘s “The First Time.” The clip find the two comedians in character and opens with Heidecker trying to remember the first time he met a rat when …
Read More »See Chance the Rapper Confront Skeletons in His Closet in 'We Go High' Video
Chance the Rapper dropped a new video for his The Big Day track “We Go High” exclusively to his Instagram on Friday. In the video, Chance goes through the motions of facing his demons and coming out on the other side. At the start of the Elijah Alvarado-directed visual, Chance’s …
Read More »There's Not Just One Vape Crisis — There's Three
In the midst of the the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) investigation into the vaping-related health crisis, which has claimed 23 lives in the United States as of this week, media coverage of the epidemic has been virtually nonstop. Patients in more than two dozen states have been presenting at …
Read More »How Trump Made Howard Stern 'Sort of a Journalist'
Howard Stern is one of our greatest living interviewers, offering the profession a rare blend of candor and irreverence. But he apparently never considered himself a real “journalist” — or, at least, not until Donald Trump‘s presidential run led to people digging up the GOP leader’s often salacious and disturbing …
Read More »Kim Shattuck's Band the Coolies Reissue Debut EP to Benefit ALS Organization
The Coolies have announced a third pressing of their debut benefit EP, Uh Oh! It’s… The Cooliesin honor of their late bandmate Kim Shattuck, who died from complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) last week. The Muffs cofounder, singer and guitarist Shattuck teamed with Melanie Vammen, Shattuck’s former bandmate in …
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