On the latest cover of Rolling Stone, Howard Stern poses with two black foster kittens named Trick and Treat. They were brought to the photoshoot by his wife Beth, who fosters cats in partnership with North Shore Animal League America. It was Stern’s idea to have her husband hold the …
Read More »The Cosmic Healing of Tame Impala
Listen to an audio version of this story here: One fateful night last fall in Malibu, Kevin Parker was stoned and tipsy in an ocean-view rental house, writing music and marveling at the ferocious Santa Ana winds. “It was apocalyptically windy,” he says. “I couldn’t even stand outside to smoke …
Read More »Lil Nas X: Inside the Rise of a Hip-Hop Cowboy
Listen to an audio version of this story below: On a sleepy Monday morning at the horse stables in Los Angeles’ Griffith Park, Lil Nas X has got exactly one horse in the back. Nas — real name Montero Hill — is the 20-year-old rapper and internet savant behind the …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Van Halen, 'Jump (Armin van Buuren Remix)'
Okay, sure — an EDM remix of Van Halen‘s synth-rock classic “Jump” sounds pretty horrendous in theory. Hear me out, though! Dutch trance god Armin van Buuren‘s sleek, rave-ready revamp of the 1983 hit is an absolute winner. We can only hope it leads to more glowstick-ready remixes of classic …
Read More »Watch Ciara Perform 'Thinkin Bout You' on 'Kimmel'
Ciara recently dropped her new album, Beauty Marks, and appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live to promote the release with a performance of her upbeat single “Thinkin Bout You.” The singer, clad in a red TBY-branded jumpsuit, went with a full production on Kimmel’s outdoor stage, complete with a set of …
Read More »Flashback: Ringo Starr 'Warns You With Peace and Love' to Stop Sending Him Crap
In October 2008, an angry Ringo Starr took to his website to warn fans to stop sending him objects through the mail to autograph. “Nothing will be signed after the 20th of October!” he said in the bizarre video. “If that has a date on the envelope, it’s going to …
Read More »Trial of Policeman in Eric Garner Case Too Little, Too Late
Related: Taibbi on Lessons Learned from Eric Garner Case Five years ago this July, a 43-year-old father and small-time street dealer, Eric Garner, was killed in explosion of unnecessary violence. Police officer Daniel Pantaleo, while an onlooker filmed his every move, wrapped an arm around Garner’s neck and squeezed until …
Read More »David Letterman Plots Season Two of 'My Next Guest Needs No Introduction'
UPDATE:The second season of David Letterman‘s Netflix series,My Next Guest Needs No Introduction, will feature interviews with Kanye West, Ellen DeGeneres, Tiffany Haddish, Melinda Gates and Formula 1 racer Lewis Hamilton. ** David Letterman’s interview series My Next Guest Needs No Introduction will return to Netflix for its second season …
Read More »The Hold Steady Plot Summer Weekend Shows
The Hold Steady will host weekend-long residencies in a handful of cities across North America later this summer. The band’s “Constructive Summer 2019” series will launch with three shows at the Crocodile in Seattle, Washington, August 15th, 16th and 17th. The band will then play three gigs in Chicago, Illinois, …
Read More »See 'SNL' Cold Open Tease Republicans Over Enduring Support of Trump
Saturday Night Live opened with a Meet the Press sketch that teased Republican leadership over their unimpeachable support of Donald Trump, even as the president’s actions conflict with their own political beliefs. For instance, all three GOP members – Beck Bennett’s Mitch McConnell, Kate McKinnon’s Lindsey Graham and Cicely Strong’s …
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