A few months ago, Shannon Algeo, a yoga and meditation teacher in Los Angeles, was on Facebook perusing his feed when he saw a post from an acquaintance and colleague in the area. “These are my beliefs. Let the unfriending commence,” the intro of the post read. The poster went …
Read More »How 'Cuties' Is Fueling the Far Right's Obsession With Pedophilia
No foreign film in recent memory has attracted quite as much scrutiny as Netflix‘s Cuties. Directed by French-Senegalese filmmaker Maïmouna Doucouré, Cuties, which was a hit when it premiered at Sundance last year, tells the story of an 11-year-old girl, Amy, who strays from her strict conservative and religious Muslim …
Read More »Politically Appointed Trump Aides Lie About 'Deep State Motives,' Alter CDC Virus Reports
In a disturbing new report from Politico, politically appointed cronies of the president have been interfering and making changes to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s weekly scientific reports in order to better align with Trump’s publicly stated messages regarding the coronavirus. Politico’s Friday exclusive cites administration communications aides, …
Read More »The Last Word: Wayne Coyne on Fatherhood, Drugs, Divorce, and Nearly Dying
“It will probably sound horrible to say this to some people, but music and art is not first in my life — and maybe it never was. There’s nothing worth sacrificing for your music and art.” This statement might come as a shock when you consider its source: merry prankster …
Read More »Usher Struggles With Commitment in 'Bad Habits' Video
Usher struggles with commitment and a wandering eye in “Bad Habits.” The video for the single arrived just as tickets went on sale for Usher’s Las Vegas residency in 2021. “I love love, I’m just bad at it/I just can’t escape all of these bad habits,” Usher admits on the …
Read More »New Jimi Hendrix Documentary Chronicles Ill-Fated Film 'Rainbow Bridge'
Jimi Hendrix‘s participation in the 1971 box office flop Rainbow Bridge — which included an outdoor Hawaiian concert with the Jimi Hendrix Hendrix on July 30th, 1970 — will be chronicled in the new documentary Music, Money, Madness . . . Jimi Hendrix In Maui. It will come out on …
Read More »Bob Mould Tries to Pin Down the True Self on 'Siberian Butterfly'
Bob Mould has shared a new song, “Siberian Butterfly,” from his next album, Blue Hearts, out September 25th via Merge Records. “Siberian Butterfly” is a blast of classic alt-rock, and, in a statement, Mould explained that the song began with him parsing the notion of “collectors” — “people with excessive …
Read More »RS Charts: Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion's 'WAP' Is Number One Again
Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion‘s “WAP” spent its third week at Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart. The powerhouse collaboration amassed more than 39 million streams, beating the runner-up, Drake‘s “Laugh Now Cry Later,” by more than 13 million streams. 24kgoldn’s “Mood” continued its steady …
Read More »Rose McGowan Accuses Director Alexander Payne of Sexual Misconduct
UPDATE #2 (9/4): Rose McGowan has responded to Alexander Payne‘s denial of her accusation of sexual misconduct. In a statement toVariety, McGowan said: “Fuck him and his lies, is my comment. I told Payne to acknowledge and apologize, he has not. I said I didn’t want to destroy, now I …
Read More »Patti LaBelle Shares Unreleased Full Force Song 'Ain't Nuthin' But a Feelin”
Patti LaBelle’s unreleased “Ain’t Nuthin’ But a Feelin’,” produced by Full Force and recorded during the singer’s studio sessions for her 1989 LP Be Yourself, debuted Friday as a part of a new digital EP. The Ain’t Nuthin’ But a Feelin’ EP features both the radio edit and extended versions …
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