H.E.R. has released a new video for her song, “Fight for You,” which appears on the soundtrack for the film, Judas and the Black Messiah. The clip sets the singer’s graceful soul protest song to a condensed, but impactful, overview of the history of the Black Panther Party and its …
Read More »Wolfgang Van Halen Debuts Two New Songs, Reflects on Eddie Van Halen Grammys Controversy
Fresh from speaking up for his father’s legacy after the Grammys’ solemn but brief Eddie Van Halen tribute, Wolfgang Van Halen is moving on with his own musical career, releasing two new songs and a video. The heavy, fuzzed-out riff-rocker “Don’t Back Down” (which had the working title “Sabbath”) and …
Read More »John Oliver Wants the Plastics Industry to Be More Like BTS
John Oliver explored the increasingly dire problem of plastic pollution and how the plastics industry has misrepresented the possibilities of recycling on Last Week Tonight. At the top of the segment, Oliver cited a study that claimed that less than nine percent of plastics actually get recycled in the United …
Read More »Crosby, Stills, and Nash Detail 'Deja Vu' 50th Anniversary Reissue
Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young will celebrate the 50thanniversary of Déjà Vu this spring with an expansive reissue, out May 14th via Rhino. The box set will span four CDs and one LP, containing the original record, unreleased demos, outtakes, and alternate takes. Its packaging replicates the original album’s deep-brown …
Read More »Keyboardist Chris Stainton on His Years With Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker, and the Who
Rolling Stone interview series Unknown Legends features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and veteran musicians who have toured and recorded alongside icons for years, if not decades. All are renowned in the business, but some are less well known to the general public. Here, these artists tell their …
Read More »Trump Got Vaccinated Secretly, Because Otherwise He Might Have Helped the Country
Former President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump both received the Covid-19 vaccine. They just didn’t tell anyone about it. Maggie Haberman of the New York Times reported the news on Monday, noting that Trump and Melania got the vaccine all the way back in January, when they were still …
Read More »Get a First Look at Danny Boyle's Sex Pistols Series 'Pistol'
The Queen’s Gambit’s Thomas Brodie-Sangster will portray Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren and Westworld’s Talulah Riley will play punk design icon Vivienne Westwood in Pistol, the Danny Boyle-directed FX limited series about the Sex Pistols. The latest cast additions also include Christian Lees — who previously played Jerry Lee Lewis …
Read More »Pharoah Sanders Announces First Album in a Decade With Floating Points
Jazz saxophonist Pharoah Sanders and electronic producer Floating Points (a.k.a. Sam Shepherd) have announced a new album, Promises, out March 26th via Luaka Bop. The album marks the first that Sanders, 80, has recorded in over a decade. Sanders and Floating Points recorded the nine-part project with the London Symphony …
Read More »Morgan Wallen to Fans: Don't Defend Me
A week after being recorded on video using a racial slur, Morgan Wallen has issued a lengthy video statement in which he addresses the controversy, says he’s spoken to leaders in the black community, shares that he’s attempting to get sober, and admits that “my words matter.” He also delivered …
Read More »New Details Emerge in Bruce Springsteen Arrest
New details have emerged since the report of Bruce Springsteen‘s November arrest surfaced earlier this week. Springsteen was arrested at Gateway National Recreation Area in Sandy Hook, New Jersey, on November 14th. According to a police report obtained by Vulture, Springsteen told an arresting officer that he had consumed “two …
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