There’s no shortage of beloved Bruce Springsteen bootlegs out there in the fan community, but one of the most cherished ones was taped at the Capitol Theatre in Passaic, New Jersey on September 19th, 1978. It was a smoking hot night midway through the Darkness on the Edge of Town …
Read More »Stephen King on His New Horror Novel, the 'Nightmare' of Trump, and 'Stranger Things'
Donald Trump was still months away from being elected president when Stephen King began writing his new novel. But The Institute — out September 10th and centered on a 12-year-old boy stolen from his parents in the night and locked up in a mysterious facility — is likely to remind …
Read More »Two Cops Who Accused of Raping a Teen in Custody Got Probation, Not Jail Time
Two former NYPD detectives who were accused of raping an 18-year-old girl in custody on a marijuana possession charge have reached a plea deal that will ensure they don’t have to serve any jail time. Eddie Martins and Richard Hall were accused of raping the Brooklyn woman in the back …
Read More »Taylor Swift May Not Play Stadiums on 'Lover' Tour
Taylor Swift sat down with Ryan Seacrest for hisOn Air show and revealed that she may not play stadiums when she embarks on a tour in support of her latest album Lover. Swift has mostly played stadiums since her Redtour in 2012. During the interview, Swift first noted that she …
Read More »Watch Smokey Robinson Defend Classic Soul Music Against James Corden
James Corden is always up for a good argument about music and this time the late night host has tapped Smokey Robinson for a debate over classic soul versus modern soul. Robinson appeared on The Late Late Show to promote new documentary Hitsville: The Making of Motown, prompting Corden to …
Read More »Bruce Springsteen Releases 1986 Bridge School Live Album
Bruce Springsteen surprise-released a new live album chronicling his October 13th, 1986 acoustic set at Neil Young’s inaugural Bridge School Benefit Concert at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California. The concert marked Springsteen’s first major appearance since the end of his massive Born In the U.S.A. tour, during which …
Read More »Noel Gallagher Talks Oasis Masters, Karaoke With Bono on 'Seth Meyers'
Noel Gallagher was a guest Tuesday on Late Night with Seth Meyers, where the guitarist chatted about, among many other things, what he will do with the Oasis masters once he acquires them in about five years. “I will be selling mine to the highest bidder,” said Gallagher. “What would …
Read More »Why Jordan Peele Won't Direct Marvel's 'Blade' Reboot
Amid the dizzying multiversal multitude of announcements from Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige at San Diego’s Comic-Con this weekend, perhaps the most surprising (other than Natalie Portman as a female Thor in Taika Waititi’s Thor: Love and Thunder) was a reboot of the long-dormant vampire-hunting franchise Blade, with two-time Oscar …
Read More »Kanye West Contacted Donald Trump About A$AP Rocky's Incarceration
UPDATE: Donald Trump said in a series of tweets Saturday that he contacted Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven Saturday and that he would “personally vouch” for A$AP Rocky‘s bail if the rapper is released from custody. President Donald Trump tweeted Friday that he would look into A$AP Rocky’s continued incarceration …
Read More »Iron Maiden's Steve Harris Unpacks the Legacy of the Beast
“Our legacy is up to you to decipher really,” Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris says nonchalantly. This week, his band is embarking on a U.S. leg of its Legacy of the Beast tour, which shares its name with the band’s new mobile game. They’re focusing on fan favorites from throughout …
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