Brian Fallon needs to correct himself. “The kids are real excited,” the singer-guitarist starts to say when asked how the first few shows of the Gaslight Anthem‘s current tour celebrating the 10th anniversary of The ’59 Sound have been going. “I say kids, but they’re not kids, which I’m finding …
Read More »Moby to Sell Massive Record Collection, Rare Test Pressings for Charity
Moby will sell his entire record collection to raise money for Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. The sale begins Thursday, June 14th at Reverb LP’s site dedicated to Moby’s collection, which includes rare items from the artist’s own catalog as well as hundreds of 12-inch singles Moby played while a …
Read More »Bruce Springsteen Performs 'My Hometown' at Tony Awards
Bruce Springsteen delivered a moving performance of “My Hometown” during the 72nd Annual Tony Awards Sunday. Springsteen was presented the award by Robert De Niro, who caused the network to bleep him for saying “Fuck Trump” live while on air. Then he graciously presented the singer-songwriter’s performance, while commenting“Do you …
Read More »Anthony Bourdain Dead at 61 of Apparent Suicide
Anthony Bourdain, the chef, writer, and Emmy-winning television personality, died Friday morning of an apparent suicide at the age of 61. His death was confirmed to CNN, which reported that the Parts Unknown host was in Strasbourg, France, filming an episode of the series when chef Eric Ripert, a longtime …
Read More »Watch Samantha Bee Apologize for Ivanka Trump Insult on 'Full Frontal'
Samantha Bee opened Full Frontal Wednesday with an apology for calling President Donald Trump’s aide and daughter, Ivanka Trump, a “feckless cunt” during a segment about the migrant crisis at the U.S. border. “It is a word I have used on the show many times, hoping to reclaim it, this …
Read More »Bill Clinton on Monica Lewinsky: 'I Came to Grips with It'
UPDATE:Bill Clinton said he “was mad” at himself for how he handled a Today show question about the #MeToo movement and his affair with Monica Lewinsky during an appearance on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Tuesday. Colbert asked Clinton if he wanted a “do-over” on his answer and pressed …
Read More »Meet the Woman Bringing Social Justice to Astrology
Chani Nicholas doesn’t care for the hulking Alex Katz painting, depicting a trio of suited white men, hanging behind the front desk of the Langham hotel in New York. It reminds her of the patriarchy, she tells me one rainy, starless night in February, as we take the elevator up …
Read More »How Songwriter Gary P. Nunn Influenced Outlaw Country and the Austin Music Scene
Picture Austin, Texas, in the Seventies and its most enduring image may not be so obvious: an armadillo. Those hard-shelled, four-legged desert critters were the unofficial mascot of Outlaw country, and immortalized in song by one of the era’s unsung heroes, Gary P. Nunn, who penned the 1973 cult classic …
Read More »SZA Returns to Tour Despite Vocal Damage: 'My Priorities Are F–ked Up'
SZA suggested that her vocal chords may have suffered severe damage in a brief flurry of tweets on Tuesday night. “My voice is permanently injured,” the singer wrote. “I jus[t] wanna be left alone, my priorities are fucked up,” she added. “They been fucked up. I need space goodbye.” SZA …
Read More »Hear 'Cocaine and Rhinestones' Host Tyler Mahan Coe on 'Walking the Floor'
Podcaster meets podcaster in the latest episode of Chris Shiflett’s Walking the Floor, which features a wide-ranging interview with Cocaine and Rhinestones host Tyler Mahan Coe. Along with Shiflett’s announcement that he’s been working on a new solo album in Nashville with producer Dave Cobb, he heaps praise on Coe’s …
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