Infinite Color and Sound, the multimedia project led by Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready and visual artist Kate Neckel, will embark on a tour this summer beginning with an appearance at the Seattle Art Fair. Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer will join them for a performance there on …
Read More »See Tenille Townes' Impassioned 'Somebody's Daughter' on 'Today'
Singer-songwriter Tenille Townes appeared on NBC’s Today on Tuesday morning, where she performed her current single “Somebody’s Daughter” in the show’s Artist’s Lounge. The song, originally released in 2018, will also appear on Townes’ forthcoming Jay Joyce-produced album for Columbia Nashville. Set up in acoustic power-trio configuration, Townes and two …
Read More »'I'm Terrified': 'Veronica Mars' Creator Rob Thomas on That Shock Ending
This post contains full spoilers for the new Veronica Mars season on Hulu. He’s created shows including Party Down, iZombie, and Cupid, but Veronica Mars will always occupy a special place in Rob Thomas’ heart. The series began in 2004 as the story of a teenage private eye (Kristen Bell) …
Read More »Beyonce Releases Double Music Video for 'Lion King' Songs
Coinciding with the release of Disney‘s 2019 CGI adaptation of The Lion King, Beyoncé released a double music video for the songs “Spirit” and “Bigger,” which both appear in the movie. Beyoncé previously released the standalone “Spirit” video on Tuesday. In both videos the singer – who voices Nala in …
Read More »'I Came From the Internet': Inside Andrew Yang's Wild Ride
Ah, the smell of democracy. The sour tang of fish and human sweat fills the air on a heat-stroke-hot Friday night in June. The 2020 presidential circus has pulled into Columbia, South Carolina, for Congressman Jim Clyburn’s “World Famous Fish Fry.” Up onstage, the candidates appear one by one like …
Read More »Five Times Spotify Has U-turned on Its Content Strategy
“[When] I started Spotify … I was single and 23 and spraying champagne on people in bars in downtown Stockholm … I used to think that people who went and picked up their kids from day care were losers and were checking out too early. That’s the honest truth.” Daniel …
Read More »Besides Nostalgia, What Can Diddy's 'Making The Band' Offer Musicians in 2019?
Nearly 20 years ago, Making The Band presented a model of the music industry’s dystopian future. The entire concept was in the title — throw a group of random, desperate and wide-eyed musicians from across the nation together, and force them to coalesce into something marketable — until Diddy envisioned …
Read More »Nipsey Hussle Under Ongoing Posthumous Investigation for Gang Ties
The late Nipsey Hussle is being investigated by the Los Angeles Police Department and the city attorney’s office, the New York Times reports. According to the Times, Hussle, his business associates and his Marathon Clothing store are under investigation to determine if the strip mall location of Hussle’s store was …
Read More »If Republicans Don't Share Trump's Racism, They Should Probably Let Us Know
It’s now been more than 24 hours since President Trump told a group of congresswomen of color to “go back” to the “totally broken and crime infested places from which they came.” GOP lawmakers are still silent. As Republicans and their staffs continue to sort out the calculus of whether …
Read More »Bob Dylan Super-Fan Purchases Singer's Childhood Home in Hibbing, Minnesota
Bob Dylan super-fan Bill Pagel has purchased the ultimate rock collectible: the Hibbing, Minnesota house where Dylan lived from 1948 to 1959. According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, he bought the 1,600 square foot home from Gregg and Donna French, who have lived there since 1990. It was valued at …
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