Lollapalooza returned to Grant Park in Chicago once again for a weekend of music, and a lot of sun. Along with the usual packed crowds streaming into downtown, this year saw an uptick in surprise guests (hi, Chance the Rapper), and an easily observed increase in spiked seltzer sales. The …
Read More »Best TV to See in Aug.: 'Succession,' 'Righteous Gemstones,' 'BH90210'
What’s on TV in August? How about a women-of-color sketch-comedy showcase; deep-dive retrospectives of hit machine Motown Records and the original Woodstock concert; two HBO comedies about obscenely wealthy and highly dysfunctional families (though only one features slapstick baptism gags); a most peculiar reboot of a his show from the …
Read More »Woodstock 50 Will Be Free … If It Happens
The beleaguered official 50th anniversary tribute concert to Woodstock will be free, if it moves forward. A rep for the festival told the Washington, D.C. radio station WTOP that if it’s able to pull off the supposedly three-day event, still aiming to kick off in a little over two weeks, …
Read More »Lukas Nelson's Ragged Glory: On the Road With Promise of the Real
In the two days that veteran photographer David McClister spent with Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real in Nashville, the band headlined Nashville’s legendary Ryman Auditorium for the first time, and opened for the Who at the much larger Bridgestone Arena just down the street. “It was one of …
Read More »Woodstock 50 Organizers Attempt to Move Festival to Maryland
Woodstock 50 organizers said they will attempt to relocate the festival from upstate New York to Columbia, Maryland in a last-ditch effort to save the beleaguered event, Bloomberg reported. Organizers told the New York Times that they will attempt to stage the festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion, which is about …
Read More »'Big Little Lies' Season 2 Finale Recap: Truth Be Told
A review of “I Want To Know,” the Big Little Lies Season Two finale, coming up just as soon as I have connections for my sugar cereals… Midway through “I Want To Know,” Ed calms Madeline‘s fears about their marriage by offering to renew their vows. But, he tells her, …
Read More »The 'Cats' Trailer Is Even More Terrifying Than Anticipated
We should’ve seen it coming. When we first learned that a film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s long-running Broadway musical Cats, would be a mix of live-action and CGI, there was a collective dread over how the computer-generated human-cat hybrids would look on-screen. Earlier this week, the stars of the …
Read More »Hear Sheryl Crow, Jason Isbell's Chugging Cover of Bob Dylan's 'Everything Is Broken'
Sheryl Crow is no stranger to covering Bob Dylan, having released her versions of Dylan songs like “Mississippi” and “Tombstone Blues” on past albums. She continues the trend on her upcoming LP Threads, offering a chugging rendition of Dylan’s “Everything Is Broken.” On Threads, she recasts the song as a …
Read More »Trump Admits Census Citizenship Question Is About Elections and Districting
Before departing for his 202nd day in office spent at one of his golf clubs, President Donald Trump openly admitted that the reason he wants to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census is to discriminate against non-citizens by not counting them when drawing Congressional districts. This would be …
Read More »Elton John Pens Open Letter Criticizing Putin's 'Duplicity' Toward LGBTQ People
Elton John penned an open letter to Vladimir Putin Friday criticizing the Russian president’s policies toward the LGBTQ community. The letter, published to John’s Facebook, follows Russia’s decision to censorfive minutes of Rocketman due to the country’s “homosexual propaganda” law, as well as comments Putin made about sexual diversity in …
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