After Mötley Crüe played what they say was their last-ever concert, on New Year’s Eve 2015, things got weird — even for them. The band had signed a “cessation of touring agreement” in 2014, swearing never to reunite onstage and, as Tommy Lee told Rolling Stone after the gig, it …
Read More »Mandy Moore on Ryan Adams Marriage: 'I Was Living My Life for Him'
Mandy Moore appeared onWTF With Marc Maron podcast on Monday, where shediscussed her seven-year marriage with singer-songwriter Ryan Adams, whom she and several women have accused of emotional abuse and sexual misconduct in a New York Times exposé. Adams has denied the allegations. “I was living my life for him,” …
Read More »NYPD Commander Reportedly Told Cops to Shoot 50 Cent 'On Sight'
The NYPD is investigating a Brooklyn-based commanding officer who allegedly threatened to end rapper 50 Cent’s life. The commander, DeputyInspector Emanuel Gonzalez of the 72nd Precinct in Sunset Park, reportedly told his officers to “shoot him on sight” duringa roll call on June 7th, 2018, New YorkDaily Newsreports. The threat …
Read More »'Alita: Battle Angel' Review: A Cyberheroine Story Way Past Its Sell-By Date
If you want to know what James Cameron has been up to since he achieved worldwide box-office dominance with Avatar 10 years ago — besides tinkering away on a bunch of Avatar sequels we still don’t have release dates for — you may want to check out Alita: Battle Angel. …
Read More »Lukas Nelson: 5 Songs to Listen to When We Realize We're All F-cked
In the past year alone, Lukas Nelson has played all over world with his band Promise of the Real, collaborated with Lady Gaga on the A Star Is Born soundtrack and appeared alongside her in the movie, and continued to blow minds as Neil Young‘s lead guitar player both in …
Read More »Grammys 2019: The Ladies Step Up
Dua Lipa had the funniest line at this year’s Grammys, right after she won the award for Best New Artist. After noting all her fellow female nominees, Dua quipped, “I guess this year we’ve really stepped up!” It was the first time all night anyone dared to mention last year’s …
Read More »What Are We Learning About Kamala Harris?
The field of 2020 presidential candidates is growing by the week, but no one has declared their intention to take on President Trump with more gusto than Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA). The former prosecutor held a rousing kickoff event in front of 20,000 supporters in her native Oakland on Sunday. …
Read More »Flashback: John Lennon Writes and Records 'Instant Karma!' in One Day
On the morning of January 27th, 1970, John Lennon glimpsed his future. He and Yoko Ono had just returned from a nearly month-long trip to Denmark, where Ono was visiting her daughter with her second husband, Tony Cox, and his new wife, Melinda Kendall. During one of many conversations there, …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Cass McCombs, 'The Great Pixley Train Robbery'
With an acoustic guitar flourish suggesting a Tommy outtake and a snaky Mars Hotel groove, Cass McCombs steps into the great 20th century tradition of the train song, paying tribute to a railroad heist that actually occurred a century ago in Middle-of-Fucking-Nowhere, California. McCombs narrates it as a written confession by a man hoping …
Read More »Mueller Disputes BuzzFeed News Report That Trump Directed Cohen to Lie to Congress
In a rare move, a spokesman for Special Counsel Robert Mueller took issue withBuzzFeed News’ Thursday night scoop that President Trump had explicitly directed Michael Cohen, his former personal lawyer, to lie to Congress. “BuzzFeed’s description of specific statements to the Special Counsel’s Office, and characterization of documents and testimony …
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