Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie shrugged off some of President Trump’s past disparaging comments made about US prisoners of war as “just politics.” On Sunday, Wilkie was first asked by CNN’s Dana Bash if he had ever personally heard the president, as The Atlantic reported this week, call Americans …
Read More »L.A. Prosecutors Charge Two Men With Robbery, Hate Crime in Attack on Transgender Women
Los Angeles County prosecutors charged Carlton Callaway and Davion Williams with robbery and assault on Tuesday in connection with a violent attack on three transgender women in Hollywood last month. The assault was filmed on video by bystanders and contained hate speech. Authorities have labeled the attack a hate crime. …
Read More »Maluma Embraces His Inner Dirty Boy on New 'Papi Juancho' LP
Will the real Maluma Baby please stand up? Breaking out five years ago with the dyadic major label debut Pretty Boy, Dirty Boy, the Colombian star has cosplayed both inamorato and lothario, picking and choosing which side to whip out on any given track. In practice, though, he’s rarely as …
Read More »Obama Condemns Trump in Powerful Democratic National Convention Speech
Barack Obama condemned President Trump and urged Americans to fight to preserve democracy in a powerful speech during the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday. “Donald Trump hasn’t grown into the job because he can’t,” the former president said after railing against his successor’s inability to “find common ground” or use …
Read More »Listen to This Hip-Hop/Bluegrass Rendering of 'This Land Is Your Land'
“Rebuild the system, reclaim the power,” raps Philadelphia artist R-SON the Voice of Reason on Gangstagrass’ cover of Woody Guthrie‘s “This Land Is Your Land.” “If this land is yours, it’s certainly ours.” Gangstagrass is a rising bluegrass/hip-hop fusion collective, best known for contributing the theme song to FX’s Justified. …
Read More »Watch Netflix's 'The Devil All the Time' Trailer, Starring Robert Pattinson, Tom Holland
A big-time cast stars in a generations-spanning tale of small-town murder in the new trailer for The Devil All the Time, Netflix’s film adaptation of the acclaimed gothic novel. The violent trailer for The Devil All the Time hints at the evil pervading rural Ohio, where a bunch of seemingly …
Read More »Jeff Tweedy Details New Book 'How to Write One Song'
Wilco‘s Jeff Tweedy will publish his new book, How to Write One Song, October 13th via Dutton. The book, per a statement, will find Tweedy delving into the nature of his creative process. He’ll share stories and anecdotes about his own work, while also, according to the statement, providing practical …
Read More »Guns N' Roses Detail Rescheduled Tour Dates for Summer 2021
Guns N’ Roses have announced the rescheduled dates for their 2020 stadium tour, which was pushed back to next summer due to COVID-19. The band’s 2021 run will begin with a set at Milwaukee’s Summerfest, July 10th, then continue with stops in cities like Washington, D.C., Chicago, Detroit, Boston and …
Read More »See Barack Obama's Surprise Visit to 'Crip Camp' Virtual Workshop
Barack Obama made a surprise appearance during one of the “Crip Camp” socially distanced workshops, with the former president sharing video from the virtual visit Sunday, a day that all marks the 30th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA 30). Michelle and Barack Obama served …
Read More »Bill and Ted Try to Save the World With a Song in 'Face the Music' Trailer
Bill and Ted take one more stab at saving the universe with one perfect song in the new trailer for Bill and Ted Face the Music,which will arrive in theaters and on-demand services September 1st. The clip marks the most extensive look yet at the long-awaited third installment of the …
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