It’s not every day that a degenerate former swinger and serial scumbag who built a career based on a single line of bullshit and self-fellation so constant and vigorous that it is practically a yogic art form stands before the bar of justice, but here we are. Roger Stone is, …
Read More »Donald Trump and William Barr Are the Worst Buddy-Cop Duo of All Time
President Trump has found his dream attorney general in William Barr. We already knew this, considering how Barr worked last year to obscure special counsel Robert Mueller’s findings (and then some), but the bromance between the president and the head of the Justice Department, which in a functioning government would …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Christine and the Queens, 'People, I've Been Sad'
The most endearing thing about Christine and the Queens‘ new single, “People, I’ve Been Sad,” is the fact that frontwoman Chris feels the need to tell you that she’s been sad. She’s never really ever had to tell anyone she’s been sad before; it’s in the way she sings, the …
Read More »Underworld Plot First North American Tour in Five Years
British electronic duo Underworld will return to North America for their first set of shows here in five years this May. The run kicks off May 15th at the Warfield in San Francisco, and includes stops in Los Angeles, New York and Detroit before wrapping May 27th at the Rebel …
Read More »Jennifer Lopez Talks Super Bowl Performance, Springsteen Phone Call on 'Fallon'
Jennifer Lopez appeared on the Tonight Show Friday to recap her acclaimed Super Bowl halftime show and reveal that she personally asked Bruce Springsteen for permission to use “Born in the U.S.A.” during the performance. Jimmy Fallon walked Lopez through the entirety of her medley, beginning with the opening where …
Read More »Green Day Tap 'Stranger Things' Star for Death-Defying 'Meet Me on the Roof' Video
Stranger Things‘ Gaten Matarazzo plays a hopeless romantic and a budding daredevil in the new video for Green Day‘s “Meet Me on the Roof.” Directed by Brendan Walter and Greg Yagolnitzer, the clip stars Matarazzo as a lowly middle schooler pining for a girl who harbors a celebrity crush on …
Read More »John Moreland on Why He Ditched Guitars for Drum Machines on New Album
“Since I was 18,” says John Moreland, “I’ve made a lot more hip-hop music than folk music.” For longtime fans of the 34-year-old songwriter, who has become known for his desolate acoustic finger-picking over the past decade, such a statement may come as a surprise. But it’s true: For many …
Read More »Christine and the Queens Drops Synth-Pop Stunner 'People, I've Been Sad'
Christine and the Queens, a.k.a. French pop singer Hélöise Letissier, released a new single called “People, I’ve Been Sad,” accompanied by a sleek video. The clip is part of a session Letissier shot at Berlin’s COLORS Studio — a suave, minimalistic space that features artists against saturated backgrounds. “It’s true …
Read More »Flashback: Guns N' Roses Officially Launch 2016 Reunion Tour in Las Vegas
Guns N’ Roses rolled out yet another leg of their reunion tour earlier this week that will bring them to stadiums across North America throughout the summer. They downgraded to arenas in America after the first leg of the tour in 2016, and filling 60,000 seat venues might seem like …
Read More »Oscars 2020 Predictions: Who Will Win, Who Should Win
It’s Oscar night on Sunday — a.k.a. Hollywood’s annual orgy of self congratulation. For 2020, there are nine nominees up for Best Picture with Little Women trying not to wipe out in an avalanche of movies about white dudes in crisis (see: Joker, The Irishman, Jojo Rabbit, Ford v Ferrari, …
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