The Beach Boys‘ classic lineup – including Brian Wilson – will reunite for a special Q&A session moderated by director Rob Reiner that will air August 10th at 5 p.m. ET/PT on the band’s SiriusXM channel, Good Vibrations. The “Town Hall” event marks a rare live appearance for founding members …
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An alt-country lifer, Rhett Miller has fronted the Old 97’s for 25 years, maintaining an acclaimed solo career along the way. He’s no less busy today than he was during his band’s infancy, with a handful of projects – including an Old 97’s Christmas album, an upcoming solo record and …
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President Trump has spent the majority of this week attempting to reassure Americans that he has faith in the U.S. intelligence community. He has said he accepts their conclusion that Russia interfered in the 2016 election. He has said he accepts that Vladimir Putin is responsible. He eventried but failed …
Read More »Samantha Bee: Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan 'As Compromised By Russia as Trump'
During Wednesday’s Full Frontal, Samantha Bee called out Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan as being “every bit as compromised by Russia as [President] Trump.” In fact, she said, “They’re worse! McConnell and Ryan have so far put up with whatever [Russian President Vladimir …
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This is the first in a Rolling Stone series exploring the new business models of music’s rap- and streaming-dominated era. Record deals rarely let slip concrete numbers, but the rough figures reported around the most buzzed-about deals of the last year go something like this: Warner dishing out $8 million …
Read More »'Bohemian Rhapsody': New Trailer Shows Queen's Early Days, Origins of 'We Will Rock You'
Queen‘s roots are the focus of the new trailer for the long-awaited biopicBohemian Rhapsody, which stars Mr. Robot‘s Rami Malek as the late singer Freddie Mercury. In the trailer, Mercury attends Brian May (Gwilym Lee) and Roger Taylor’s (Ben Hardy) show while they were performing as Smile. “I enjoyed the …
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For the second time in a week, Drake has unleashed a new freestyle while promoting Scorpion in the U.K., with the rapper delivering his “Fire in the Booth” freestyle on BBC Radio 1Xtra’s Rap Show with Charlie Sloth. While Drake’s “Behind Barz” freestyle was about settling scores, “Fire in the …
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MØ and Diplo continue their creative streak with the nostalgic new single “Sun in Our Eyes.” The song is the lead single off MØ’s sophomore album Forever Neverland, due out on October 19th. “Sun in Our Eyes” has the Danish singer looking back on summers past, having memories of a …
Read More »Hear Florence and the Machine Cover Fleetwood Mac's 'Silver Springs'
Florence and the Machine pay tribute toFleetwood Mac,a crucial influence, with a stripped-down cover of “Silver Springs” that was recorded during a special radio session for The Spectrum at the SiriusXM Studios. Singer Florence Welch commands the track with her fluttering vibrato, occasionally adopting a light twang as she channels …
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When the teaser trailer for the upcoming Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody hit the Internet in May, the entire world finally got to see Mr. Robot star Rami Malek‘s stunning transformation into Freddie Mercury. What they didn’t see was the long, torturous journey this movie took before filming wrapped – which …
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