(This review was based on watching the entire second season of Cobra Kai, and may contain spoilers.) As Eighties movie sequels go, The Karate Kid Part II wasn’t half-bad. It lacked the surprise and joy of Daniel LaRusso and Mr. Miyagi’s first adventure together. But in taking their act on …
Read More »Amazon and Google Are Making Music Free — And That Could Be a Big Headache for Spotify
Spotify‘s free tier is one of the modern music industry‘s most controversial talking points — and one of the Swedish company’s strongest competitive advantages. Spotify has regularly proffered the following justification for its “freemium” model: In a world where YouTube and piracy sites allow any of us to access most …
Read More »Amazon Is Selling the Mueller Report Online
Late last month, less than 72 hours after special counsel Robert Mueller submitted his report on Russia’s efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election, two listings popped up on Amazon that appeared to make the report available for the general public. There was only one problem: the full report …
Read More »Flashback: Kip Moore Sings Smoldering Cover of Pearl Jam's 'Better Man'
Kip Moore concerts are unique animals, allowing the Georgia singer-songwriter the forum to play hits like “Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck” and “Hey Pretty Girl,” new singles such as “The Bull” and even unreleased tracks. Moore also frequently dots his set lists with choice covers, from Ozzy Osborne and Tom Petty …
Read More »Activists Raise Nearly $2 Million to Rebuild Burned Louisiana Churches
Recently, there has been a string of devastating fires at historically black churches in Louisiana, with three churches burning within 10 days. And although the alleged culprit has been arrested — Holden Matthews, 21, the son of a sheriff’s deputy, is now facing arson and hate crime charges — the …
Read More »Mike Myers to Play Multiple Roles in New Netflix Comedy Series
Mike Myers will star in and executive produce a new comedy series for Netflix. The show is being billed as a limited series and will comprise six episodes. Myers will play multiple characters in the show — just like he did in the Austin Powers franchise — though it’s unclear …
Read More »Shellac Plan Peel Sessions Release 'The End of Radio'
Shellac, the noisy rock trio fronted by Steve Albini, will put out a double-vinyl collection of previously unreleased recordings they made for BBC Radio’s Peel Sessions. The album, The End of Radio, will come out on June 14th and will include a single CD of the album. The first LP …
Read More »Watch Keith Urban Cover Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road'
At the beginning of last week, Lil Nas X‘s viral country-trap song “Old Town Road” leaped to Number One on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, aided by a remix that featured country singer Billy Ray Cyrus. The night before, Keith Urban won his first ACM Entertainer of the Year honor, …
Read More »Coachella 2019: See Weezer Perform 'No Scrubs' With TLC's Chilli
“When I heard it, I loved it! They did a great job,” Chilli recently told Rolling Stone of Weezer‘s cover of TLC‘s “No Scrubs.” “I hope we can perform it together.” That wish came true Saturday as Weezer welcomed TLC’s Chilli to join the band for “No Scrubs” during their …
Read More »How the Four-Hand Condom Got Consent Wrong
Earlier this week, the Argentine condom and sex toy company Tulipan came out with an ad for a “consent” condom pack. In order to use the condom, the condom package must be pressed on all four sides simultaneously, which means that it requires four hands to open. Tulipan marketed the …
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