“There’s a lot of things about Chris [Cornell] that people don’t know,” Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil tells Rolling Stone. “He didn’t bring a lot of baggage. Meaning, he didn’t carry a lot of things or materials or relationships within his life. He was a little bit independent of that. He …
Read More »Trailers of the Week: 'Rocketman,' 'Vice,' New 'Daredevil' Season
This week: Two Netflix shows drop official trailers; Adam McKay’s vice-president biopic now not only has a name but a sneak peek filled with Big Dick (Cheney) Energy; another cryptic Overlord clip; and a look at Clint Eastwood‘s late-breaking Oscar hopeful. All this, and Spider-Ham. That’s right. Spider-Ham. Chilling Adventures …
Read More »Jamil Smith: Ted Cruz Is Using a Black Man's Death to Entice Voters
On Monday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and his wife Heidi had reserved a table at Fiola, a fancy Italian spot on Pennsylvania Avenue, a few blocks from the White House. Before the senator could even take his coat off, demonstrators disrupted his date night. “We believe survivors!” they chanted, protesting …
Read More »A Birthday Salute to Mick Jagger: 75 Years of Sympathy for the Devil
Let’s raise a birthday toast to Mick Jagger, who turns 75 today — over 50 years after he sang “The lines around my eyes are protected by a copyright law” on Aftermath. After all these years in the public eye, he remains the ultimate rock & roll trickster. He’s the …
Read More »Beck Tours His Eclectic Catalog at Madison Square Garden Headlining Debut
Midway through his first-ever headlining show at New York’s Madison Square Garden, Beck Hansen paused to make an admission – it wasn’t “actually, technically” his debut at the vaunted venue. He had a story to tell. It was the 1997 Grammys, and his album Odelaywas up for Album of the …
Read More »'Springsteen on Broadway' Heading to Netflix
Bruce Springsteen‘s one-man show will go from Broadway to a global audience after the rocker partnered with Netflix to stream Springsteen on Broadway. The Netflix premiere of the performance is scheduled to hit the streaming service on December 15th, the same day that Springsteen on Broadway ends its run at …
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