John Oliver isn’t surprised that President Trump wants to buy Greenland. On Sunday, Trump confirmed reports that he tasked administration officials with inquiring about purchasing the autonomous Danish country, and on Last Week Tonight, Oliver picked a hilarious way to frame that news: “Of course he fucking did. Of coursehe …
Read More »Hear Diplo, Morgan Wallen's New Trap-Country Ballad 'Heartless'
Diplo partners up with “Whiskey Glasses” singer Morgan Wallen for the moody collaboration “Heartless,” the latest taste of the electronic producer’s country-influenced Thomas Wesley project. Employing a less-is-more approach, Diplo and Wallen come up with something approaching trap-country balladry. “Say you’re going out late, I count down ’til you call …
Read More »Miranda Lambert Announces New Album 'Wildcard'
On Thursday, Miranda Lambert announced plans for hew new album, the follow-up to 2017’s The Weight of These Wings. Titled Wildcard, the project will be released November 1st via Vanner Records/RCA Records Nashville and is Lambert’s first full-length project overseen by producer Jay Joyce. Along with the announcement, Lambert issued …
Read More »Sleater-Kinney's 'The Center Won't Hold' is a Vital Response to a Disconnected World
Sleater-Kinney deliver the goods almost immediately on their new LP, on a title track that begins with industrial clangs, then explodes into rock fury rivaling anything in their catalog, a barrage ofNevermind-grade guitar blasts pacing Corin Tucker’s cathartic, paint-peeling howls. She paraphrases the famous “Things fall apart, the center cannot …
Read More »Chris Cuomo's Thoughts on Being Called 'Fredo'
Chris Cuomo, the CNN anchor and real son of a governor (as well as brother to New York’s current one), has left little ambiguity about the promised consequences of calling him “Fredo.” Cuomo, 49, was approached and insulted earlier this week by a flock of doofuses, who per the video, …
Read More »Tyler, the Creator Taps Solange, YG, Brockhampton for Camp Flog Gnaw
Tyler, the Creator has enlisted Solange, YG and Brockhampton to perform at his eighth annual Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival, taking place November 9th and 10th at Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium. Other performers include H.E.R., Thundercat, Willow Smith, 21 Savage, Blood Orange, DaBaby, Juice WRLD, Earl Sweatshirt, Clairo, The Internet, FKA …
Read More »This Is How Trump Relies on Undocumented Labor for His Resorts
On Friday, the Washington Post published a report about how President Donald Trump relies on anitinerant construction crew that includes undocumented immigrants to work on many of his resort properties. The Post spoke with two former employees of the construction crew that operates under Trump’s company, Mobile Payroll Construction LLC, …
Read More »Leslie Jones Announces Netflix Stand-Up Comedy Special
Comedian andSaturday Night Live cast member Leslie Jones will get her own Netflix stand-up comedy special. The hour-long special will premiere on Netflix in 2020. Jones announced the news onJimmy Kimmel Live!Thursday night. “Y’all get to see what I really do: I am a stand up comic. It’s fun to …
Read More »Flashback: The 'Beverly Hills 90210' Gang Mashes Up Neil Sedaka With Robert Palmer
Unlike many teen shows of its era, Beverly Hills 90210 never had an episode where the gang formed a band. But in the critical second-season episode Wildfire that introduced the agent of chaos known as Emily Valentine, there was a talent show in which the power trio of Brenda Walsh, …
Read More »'Abbey Road' vs. 'Let It Be': Which Was the Beatles' Last Album?
So what’s the final Beatles album? Abbey Road or Let It Be? If you’re a Beatles fan, you’ve had at least one chemically-assisted late-night argument about this (because that’s what we do). Abbey Road was the last they recorded, but Let It Be was the last they released. So did …
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