Besides being a pop superstar with a larger-than-life voice,Sam Smith has long beena Harmonizer,heartbroken by Fifth Harmony’s hiatus. Specifically, Smith was an acolyte for the group’s hit “Work From Home,” even telling James Corden that he wants to “walk down the aisle to it in heels.” Naturally, that joy is …
Read More »El Chapo Trial: Inside Alleged Drug Kingpin's Life in Hiding
For a time, despite the high price on his head, Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán’s life wasn’t so bad. Ensconced in a series of mountain hideouts in the Sierra Madre Occidental range of his home state of Sinaloa, on the west coast of Mexico, Guzmán would typically wake up at noon, …
Read More »Trump's Attorney General Pick Says He Won't Interfere in the Mueller Investigation
WASHINGTON —William Barr, President Trump’s nominee for U.S. attorney general to replace Jeff Sessions, reveals in prepared remarks released a day before his Senate confirmation hearing that he would not allow politics or other outside influences to interfere with Special Counsel Robert Mueller‘s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 …
Read More »Watch Snoop Dogg Provide Play-by-Play for Los Angeles Kings Hockey Game
Snoop Dogg briefly delved into the world of sports announcing Saturday night as the rapper did some play-by-play work during the TV broadcast of the Los Angeles Kings game. The rapper attended Saturday’s game at the Staples Center to celebrate the team’s 90s Throwback Night, with Snoop Dogg serving as …
Read More »LCD Soundsystem Announce Live LP 'Electric Lady Sessions'
LCD Soundsystem have announced a new live album titled Electric Lady Sessions. The 12-track double-LP, due out February 8th, was recorded live at the famed Electric Lady studios in New York. Electric Lady Sessions features live renditions of cuts from the band’s comeback LP American Dream alongside a handful of …
Read More »Watch Jeff Tweedy Play Soothing 'I Know What It's Like' on 'Kimmel'
Jeff Tweedy played his dreamy solo track “I Know What It’s Like” on Wednesday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live. The Wilco frontman strummed an acoustic guitar throughout the alt-folk sing-along, softly singing the melancholy melody in a light rasp. Two electric guitarists coaxed out spidery lead lines, and Tweedy’s son Spencer anchored …
Read More »Korean, Japanese Fans Can't Stop Watching 'Bohemian Rhapsody'
Bohemian Rhapsodyhas become the highest-grossing biopic of all-time, thanks in large part to Queen‘s East Asian fans. According to sales figures from IMDB’s Box Office Mojo, the biopic has made more money in South Korea ($70 million) and in Japan ($64 million) than in the band’s home of Great Britain …
Read More »D.C. Punks Priests Detail New Album, 'The Seduction of Kansas'
Washington, D.C. punk firebrands Priests will return this spring with their second full-length album, The Seduction of Kansas. The follow-up to their 2017 debut, Nothing Feels Natural, is out April 5th on Sister Polygon Records, the band’s independent self-run label. Priests recorded The Seduction of Kansas in Dallas with producer …
Read More »Flashback: The Strokes Tear Through 'New York City Cops' in 2001
The Governors Ball lineup was released earlier this week and it once again has the Strokes headlining one of the three evenings. Amazingly enough, this will mark the third time they’ve played the New York City festival in just five years. It’s all the more incredible when you consider that …
Read More »Blackberry Smoke Announce Acoustic Break It Down Tour
Fresh off last fall’s The Southern Ground Sessions acoustic EP, Blackberry Smoke is looking to leave their amplifiers at home and hit the road this spring for their first-ever acoustic trek, the Break It Down Tour. The 18-date run of shows takes place in March and April, slotted into a …
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