Washington D.C.’s Priests clearly stated their refreshingly bedrock punk-rock concerns with the title of their 2014 EP, Bodies and Control and Money and Power. Their sound was refreshing too, at times recalling the Nineties riot grrrl idealism of Bikini Kill and Bratmobile on songs that took sharp shots at ye …
Read More »Hot Chip Preview New Album 'A Bath Full of Ecstasy' With Meta 'Hungry Child' Video
Hot Chip provide the very literal soundtrack for a couple’s breakup in the video for their new song “Hungry Child,” off their upcoming album, A Bath Full of Ecstasy, out June 21st. Directed by Saman Kesh, the clip gleefully shatters the most basic suspension of disbelief required for music videos …
Read More »Misfits, Glenn Danzig Plot Special Los Angeles Reunion Concert
Glenn Danzig and Jerry Only will reunite again as the “original” Misfits for a special show at the Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles, June 29th. The Misfits will headline the gig, which will also feature Rise Against, the Distillers, Anti-Nowhere League and Cro-Mags. Tickets will go on sale …
Read More »The Best Fan Merch for Ariana Grande Fans
Ariana Grande is rolling through the country this spring on her highly-anticipated Sweetenertour, which follows the success of her back-to-back Number One albums, Thank U, Next(released in February) and Sweetener, which topped the charts last August. The tour — which kicked off March 19th in Albany, New York — will …
Read More »Suspect in Nipsey Hussle's Murder Arrested and Charged, Faces Life in Prison
Update (5/21): Eric Holder was indicted for fatally shooting rap artist Nipsey Hussle and wounding two others in South Los Angeles earlier this year, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced. Holder pleaded not guilty to the charges. Holder’s charges include one count of murder, two counts each of …
Read More »Wanda Jackson on Why She Had to Retire From Touring
There are precious few American entertainers who have been touring longer than Wanda Jackson. In 1955, 64 years ago, the pioneering country-rockabilly singer was on the road with Elvis Presley, who encouraged the then 18-year-old to move toward rock & roll. Last week, however, Jackson called a halt to her …
Read More »The Zombies Talk Rock Hall Induction: 'Suddenly, We're There Forever'
The Zombies‘ “Time of the Season” hit Number One on the Cashboxsingles chart on March 29th, 1969. Fifty years later to the day, the group appeared at Barclays Center to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. “The fact is that we’ve been nominated a few times,” …
Read More »'Veep' Final Season Review: A Goodbye That Stings
What do you do when you’re a political satire at a time when real-life politics have become so cravenly absurd as to defy parody? If you’re Veep, you get meaner. Once, such an idea didn’t seem possible. Veep has long been one of the most vicious comedies in TV history, …
Read More »Formerly Anonymous R. Kelly Accuser Comes Forward With Alleged Assault Details
R. Kelly‘s former hairdresser, Lanita Carter, who was previously identified only as the anonymous “L.C.” in the new criminal charges against the singer, has come out publicly to detail the time Kelly allegedly assaulted her during an interview with CBS This Morning Thursday. The alleged assault took place in 2003 …
Read More »David Guetta, Deadmau5, A$AP Rocky Lead Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas 2019
David Guetta, Deadmau5, A$AP Rocky, Diplo, Steve Aoki, Idris Elba, Tiësto, Armin Van Buuren, Kaskade and Martin Garrix lead the lineup for Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas 2019. The three-day event takes place Friday, May 17th through Sunday, the 19th at the city’s Motor Speedway. Alesso, Zeds Dead, Alison Wonderland, …
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