As the world fights a pandemic, we reached out to some of our favorite artists with three questions about these unprecedented times. Here’s what Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull, who is currently in the midst of rescheduling tour dates, had to say. What are you doing with your unexpected time …
Read More »Larry David Addresses the 'Idiots Out There' in California Coronavirus PSA
Larry David advises everyone to “Go home. Watch TV” in his new PSA that asks California residents to stay at home during the coronavirus pandemic. The Curb Your Enthusiasm creator and star’s clip was shared by the Office of the Governor of California’s Twitter account. “I basically want to address …
Read More »The Coronavirus is Not Good Television
Donald Trump is a president made for a time when Americans can no longer embrace one another. It is a strange coincidence that the most divisive and conspicuously bigoted president in decades will be known most for a lethal pandemic that separates us by fiat, preventing physical community in order …
Read More »Tame Impala Release 'Imaginary Place' Remix of New Album 'The Slow Rush'
Tame Impala has shared a remixed version of their recent album, The Slow Rush. Titled The Slow Rush in an Imaginary Place, the new edition has been edited to sound like it’s being played from another room. “I made something for all you isolators out there,” Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker …
Read More »John Prine Hospitalized With COVID-19 Symptoms: 'His Situation Is Critical'
John Prine has been hospitalized since Thursday after suffering from symptoms synonymous with the novel coronavirus. While Prine’s exact medical condition is unclear, “his situation is critical,” his family said in a statement Sunday. “After a sudden onset of COVID-19 symptoms, John was hospitalized on Thursday. He was intubated Saturday …
Read More »Big Cats, Cults and Murder: Inside the Making of Netflix's 'Tiger King'
At the beginning of the new Netflix documentary Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness, a strip club proprietor tells the camera, “The big cat people are backstabbing pieces of shit.” The statement sounds both like nonsense and hyperbole. By the end of the seven-part series, it turns out to have …
Read More »Blackberry Smoke Preview New EP With Allman Brothers Band Cover
Southern rockers Blackberry Smoke have set June 19th as the release date for their new EP Live From Capricorn Sound Studios. An homage to the historic Macon, Georgia, recording facilities, which became an epicenter of the Southern Rock genre in the early Seventies, a portion of the proceeds from the …
Read More »The Coronavirus Stimulus Bill Gives the Music Industry a Fighting Chance
Update, March 27th: The U.S. House of Representatives approved the stimulus package Friday, sending it to the president’s desk for final passage. — From songwriters to producers to roadies, individuals in the various corners of the music business will be eligible for federal relief under the coronavirus stimulus package passed …
Read More »The Michael Jackson Estate Donates $300,000 to COVID-19 Relief Efforts
The Michael Jackson Estate will donate $300,000 to help three communities that have been impacted by COVID-19. The estate will give $100,000 each to Broadway Cares, Nevada’s Three Square Food Bank and MusiCares. “This virus strikes at the heart of the communities we are close to,” John Branca and John …
Read More »Why It's Dangerous for Trump and Fox News to Prescribe Unproven Drugs to Treat Coronavirus
President Trump really wants the coronavirus to go away — not so much because American lives will be saved, but so the economy, and with it his re-election prospects, can rev back up as we head into the meat of 2020. He laid bare his lack of regard for the …
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