Willie Nelson‘s health-and-wellness brand Willie’s Remedy is expanding its product lineup with new additions as well as increased availability in retail outlets. Joining the company’s hemp-infused coffee, which was introduced in February, will be a new double strength hemp-infused coffee as well as Willie’s Remedy Hemp Oil Tincture. The coffees, …
Read More »Showtime Prepping New Docuseries on the Comedy Store
A new four-part docuseries about the history of the storied Los Angeles comedy club, the Comedy Store, will premiere on Showtime in 2020. The docuseries will look at how the Comedy Store served as an incubator and launching pad for top comedians like David Letterman, Robin Williams, Chris Rock, Sarah …
Read More »Rep. Duncan Hunter Faked a Border Wall Crossing on Facebook
Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) posted a video on Facebook and Twitter Thursday that he claimed showed him crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. But there’s one catch: the border was actually almost 100 feet away from where Hunter was, Customs and Border Patrol said. “So here is the grand border wall in …
Read More »Stella Donnelly Is as Fearless as She Is Funny
The first time Stella Donnelly sang about her vibrator, her parents were in the crowd. “It was very classic,” she says, laughing. “A really funny moment of like, ‘Well, here I am!’” After years of singing in a corporate cover band, the 26-year-old Welsh-Australian singer has fully embraced her brazen, …
Read More »The Mesmerizing California Rap of SOB X RBE and Hit-Boy's 'Family Not a Group'
The Vallejo, California hip-hop quartet SOB X RBE are basically a 21st century version of d’Artagnan and the Three Musketeers. They rap ceaselessly about defeating men in gun duels and seducing their girlfriends. Their signature icon (other than a ski mask) is the crossed swords emoji. And the title of …
Read More »Hear Four Tet's Shimmering New Single 'Teenage Birdsong'
Four Tet has unveiled his new song, “Teenage Birdsong.” The British electronic artist/producer Kieran Hebden dropped his latest single in between his two appearances at Coachella. He will perform again for the fest’s second consecutive weekend this Saturday on the Mojave stage. On the shimmering new track, flute sounds provide …
Read More »Watch Blood Orange Debut Two Dreamy New Songs on 'Corden'
Devonté Hynes debuted two dreamy new Blood Orange songs on Tuesday’s Late Late Show With James Corden. The singer-songwriter unveiled “Something to Do” and “Dark & Handsome” during a brief medley staged on a fake park with artificial turf and benches. Hynes opened with “Something to Do,” reclining on the …
Read More »Rise of Big Weed: MedMen's Growing Pains
Adam Bierman is hosting what he calls a family reunion for about 60 employees at MedMen, the country’s most prominent retail-weed company. The MedMen CEO is the size of a baseball middle infielder, a position he used to play in college. He has the temperament as well: fierce eyes, buzz-cut …
Read More »The Crimson King Seeks a New Court
When Robert Fripp looked out from the stage of the Anfiteatro Romano in Pompei during a King Crimson show there in July 2018, he saw something he didn’t expect: women. “Seeing men sitting next to their wives,” he marveled during a recent press event in London’s West End. “Seeing young …
Read More »Unsealed Documents Reveal Disturbing New Details in Jeffrey Epstein Sex Abuse Case
The story of billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, a wealthy financier who was accused of sexually abusing dozens of underage girls, is a testament to how wealth and power can prevent even the most egregious offenders from being held accountable for their crimes — and the latest development in the story is …
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