In early February, the Supreme Court issued its first ruling on abortion rights since Brett Kavanaugh cried and fussed and angry-white-maled his way onto the bench, solidifying a conservative majority that many opined would quickly reverse 40 years of reproductive freedom. On its surface, the February ruling was benign: With …
Read More »The Rolling Stones Gather Hits, Live Tracks for New Best-Of LP 'Honk'
The Rolling Stones will release a new best-of compilation LP, Honk, on April 19th via Polydor/Interscope. The career-spanning project is available as a single-CD and 2-LP edition featuring 20 songs, along with a deluxe 3-CD/4-LP set with 46 cuts. Both versions boast eight top 10 singles (“Brown Sugar,” “Tumbling Dice,” …
Read More »Alaska Approves On-Site Marijuana Use
Alaska is associated with many good things: cold-weather cruises, salmon bakes, a 1996 feel-good movie starring Pete from Mad Men and a baby polar bear, TK. And now, we can add one more entry to the list: on Tuesday, Alaska Lt. Gov. Kevin Myers signed new legislation making the state …
Read More »If Trump Isn't 'Worth' Impeachment, Who Is?
Nancy Pelosi must be sick of talking about it. Alas, if she were only blessed with a president whose actions wouldn’t provoke the question! However, the Speaker of the House has been stuck with possibly the worst commander-in-chief in American history: a man whose campaign and associates are under constant …
Read More »Lori Loughlin, Felicity Huffman Charged In Massive College Cheating Scheme
More than 40 people, including Oscar-nominated actor Felicity Huffman and Fuller House star Lori Loughlin, have been charged with fraud for their alleged involvement in a massive college admissions scheme, per court documents that were unsealed on Tuesday. Huffman has been arrested, Deadline Hollywood confirmed. Despite reports that Loughlin was …
Read More »Tool Plot 2019 North American Tour
Tool will embark on a short North American tour this spring as they continue to prep their long-awaited new album, Pitchfork reports. The trek opens May 5th with a set at Welcome to Rockville in Jacksonville, Florida. The band will play a mix of festivals and headlining shows over the …
Read More »Alice in Chains Unveil First Two Episodes of Sci-Fi Series 'Black Antenna'
Alice in Chains has unveiled the first two episodes of the sci-fi thriller series Black Antenna, “The One You Know” and “Rainier Fog,” which are soundtracked by the band’s 2018 album Rainier Fog. Black Antenna was directed by Adam Mason, written by Mason and Paul Sloan and produced by Elizabeth …
Read More »Hear Marshmello Recruit Chvrches for New Song 'Here With Me'
Marshmello recruits Scottish indie rockers Chvrches for the producer’s latest single “Here With Me,” which also had a lyric video dropped Friday. Keeping with the upbeat sound of the DJ’s 2018 smash “Happier” with Bastille, Marshmello again employs acoustic guitars and EDM beats to set the stage for Chvrches singer …
Read More »Flashback: Elton John Plays an Early Version of 'Tiny Dancer' in 1970
Elton John‘s Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour reached New York city this week with two shows at Madison Square Garden and two shows at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Wednesday’s Garden show was both his 70th time playing MSG and his 70th concert of the tour. The 24-song set hasn’t …
Read More »This Is How Easy It Is to Influence Trump
President Trump is not a hard man to influence. Extreme, unrelenting flattery is pretty much all it takes to get his ear (see: Fox News). A Mar-a-Lago membership also does wonders. Trump’s for-profit club in Palm Beach, Florida, has been a hotbed of bizarre conflict of interest scandals since the …
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