Donald Trump was soundly defeated in the 2020 election and Joe Biden is president-elect. The weeks since the election have been a sickening roller coaster for our democracy. Despite losing by a landslide in both the popular vote and in the electoral college, Trump and his minions sought to undermine …
Read More »Pavement, Lana Del Rey, The Strokes Lead Primavera Sound 2020 Lineup
Pavement, Lana Del Rey, The Strokes, Beck and Massive Attack are among the artists announced to headline Primavera Sound 2020. The annual festival, which will be held in Barcelona from June 3rd to 7th, will also feature performances by Bikini Kill, The National, Kacey Musgraves, Iggy Pop, Disclosure, Dinosaur Jr., …
Read More »Michael McDonald on the Doobie Brothers Entering the Rock Hall: 'They Deserve the Nod'
The Doobie Brothers were one of the most popular bands in America when Michael McDonald joined their ranks in 1975. Frontman Tom Johnston had just departed due to medical issues and they wanted someone to contribute to the harmonies and add keyboards into the mix. At that point, McDonald was …
Read More »Mayor Pete's Middle Path
Pete Buttigieg has returned to the scene of the crime, or at least the site of what some progressives see as his original sin. He is back at Stevens High School in Claremont, New Hampshire, on a desultory Saturday in January. The ancient gym walls were bathed in red, white, …
Read More »Senator Cory Booker Ends Presidential Campaign
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) on Monday suspended his run for the Democratic presidential nomination, days after failing to qualify for a debate that his campaign had hoped would bolster his campaign’s struggling finances. Booker follows former candidate Julián Castro, who also left the race this month, leaving the Democratic field …
Read More »Harry Styles Is a Deer in Headlights During a Game of 'Burning Questions' on 'Ellen'
Harry Styles managed to survive an interrogation about his underwear preference, guilty pleasures and more during a round of “Burning Questions” on Ellen Friday. The game got off to a delightful start when Styles had to ask Ellen DeGeneres to help explain the difference in shape between boxers and briefs …
Read More »Flashback: Jason Segel Blasts Rush's 'Tom Sawyer' on 'Freaks and Geeks,' Eats Neil Peart's Sandwich
Jason Segel has always portrayed Rush fanboys. On 1999’s Freaks and Geeks, he played Nick, an aspiring rock drummer growing up in suburban Michigan in 1980. For Nick, there was no greater musician than Rush’s Neil Peart. With the devastating news of the drummer’s death on Friday, we look back …
Read More »Alicia Keys Stands Up for the 'Underdog' in New Video
Alicia Keys released a new single on Thursday called “Underdog,” co-penned with Ed Sheeran and co-produced with Johnny McDaid (Ed Sheeran, Pink). The accompanying visual shows Keys and her posse encouraging underdogs to “rise up.” It focuses on a man selling CDs on the side of the road and a …
Read More »Grammys 2020: Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish, Lizzo, Aerosmith to Perform
UPDATE: Ariana Grande has been added to this year’s lineup of Grammy performers, the Recording Academy announced Saturday. Grande’s performance is a surprise turnaround from just one year ago, when the singer refused to even attend the Grammys following a public spat with the show’s producers; Grande wanted to perform …
Read More »Foo Fighters' Taylor Hawkins Drops MTV-Inspired Video for 'Middle Child'
Taylor Hawkins prances around in leopard leggings while singing to his real-life daughter Annabelle in the trippy video for “Middle Child.” Featuring Dave Grohl on guitar, the glam-rock track appears on Hawkins’ new album with Coattail Riders,Get the Money. Directed by Hawkins, Wiley Hodgen and Jeff Coffman, the clip opens …
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