David Gilmour will release his first new song in five years via an unusual format, the audiobook. The track, “Yes, I Have Ghosts,” will be available initially only on the audio edition of A Theatre for Dreamers, the latest novel by Gilmour’s wife and long-time collaborator, Polly Samson. The recording …
Read More »Flashback: AC/DC Play a Scorching 'Highway to Hell' at Coachella
The team behind Coachella surrendered to the inevitable this week and canceled the 2020 edition of the festival. It was originally booked for early April, weeks after the COVID-19 lockdown began, and they initially pushed it back to October in the hopes that the world would return to normal by …
Read More »Third Man Records Unearth Original Stooges Lineup's Final Concert for Live LP
To mark the 50th anniversary of the final performance by the Stooges’ original lineup, Third Man Records will release an unearthed recording of the band’s infamous August 8th, 1970 gig at Michigan’s Goose Lake Festival. The raucous gig — featuring the lineup of Iggy Pop, guitarist Ron Asheton, drummer Scott …
Read More »How Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's Big Bet on COVID-19 Testing Helped Curb the Outbreak in New Mexico
Michelle Lujan Grisham was ready for the coronavirus — or at least as ready as a governor can be for a once-in-several-generations pandemic to ravage every aspect of life in their state. The former health secretary and U.S. representative from New Mexico who took over the state’s highest office in …
Read More »BTS Donate $1 Million to Black Lives Matter
UPDATE (6/8):BTS fans — known as the BTS Army — matched the band’s $1 million donation to Black Lives Matter within 24 hours. According to Variety, they raised $1,026,531 over 35,609 donors. *** BTS and their management company Big Hit Entertainment donated $1 million to Black Lives Matter earlier this …
Read More »Shygirl Recruits Arca for 'Unconditional,' Donating Proceeds to Black Lives Matter
British singer Shygirl teamed up with producer Arca on the new track “Unconditional,” which arrived Friday following a week of protests after the murder of George Floyd. Proceeds from the sparse two-minute song will benefit Black Lives America and Inquest UK. “I felt overwhelmed this week,” Shygirl wrote of the …
Read More »President Obama on the George Floyd Protests: 'There is a Change in Mindset That's Taking Place'
President Barack Obama shared his perspective on the protests that have gripped the nation for the last six days on Wednesday afternoon, issued a call to action for voters and mayors around the county, and talked about why he remains optimistic about America’s future. The former president appeared via Zoom …
Read More »Gary Clark Jr.: 'I Feel Like Every Time I Walk Out of My Goddamn House, I Could Die'
Gary Clark Jr. shared his thoughts on the nationwide protests and the death of George Floyd in an Instagram post on Tuesday. The Texas guitarist, who recently detailed his experiences of growing up in the South on the title track of his record This Land, spoke for 10 minutes on …
Read More »'Let's Get to Work': Obama Pens Essay About Turning Protests Into Real Change
While President Trump reportedly has “nothing to say” to a nation protesting the death of George Floyd and other black victims of police brutality, former President Barack Obama penned an essay Monday about “how to make this moment a real turning point to bring about real change.” In the essay, …
Read More »Police Brutality and a Nation on Fire
Protests over the death of George Floyd continued to rage throughout America on Saturday. Demonstrators clashed with hostile police forces from New York to Los Angeles, Seattle to Miami, and in dozens of cities in between. Over the course of the afternoon, evening, and into early Sunday morning, countless videos …
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