As President Trump and Vice President Pence insist on hosting rallies as usual during the worst global pandemic in a century, they not only risk exposing their supporters to the virus but also the Secret Service agents assigned to protect them. According to a report in the Washington Post, “dozens” …
Read More »Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Damon Lindelof on Scoring 'Watchmen'
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross are Grammy winners. Oscar winners. Rock stars. Bringers of sonic nightmares. They are not, however, always great on their first attempt at a piece of music. When Damon Lindelof commissioned the longtime collaborators and Nine Inch Nails bandmates to write a score for his HBO …
Read More »Billy Strings' 'Watch It Fall' Video: Train-Hopping Graffiti Artists Offer Stark Warning
Modern-day freight-hoppers ride the rails in Billy Strings‘ new video for “Watch It Fall.” A track off the bluegrass singer-guitarist’s latest album Home, the song castigates U.S. society for its addiction to capitalism and fossil fuels via lyrics like “How long until there is nothing left at all?” In the …
Read More »17-Year-Old Charged With First Degree Homicide After Fatal Protest Shooting in Wisconsin
Kyle Rittenhouse, 17, was arrested and charged with first-degree homicide after a clash with protestors in Kenosha, Wisconsin, that led to the shooting death of two people and the wounding of a third. The teen was arrested in Illinois, where he lives, according to a complaint acquired by Rolling Stone …
Read More »'Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' Releases Making-Of Video at Apollo Theater
Amazon Prime Video has released a behind-the-scenes featurette on the making of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel‘s third season finale, taking place at the actual Apollo Theater in Harlem, Manhattan. The episode featured recreations of a Moms Mabley set (played by Wanda Sykes) and a Hines brother tap dance routine, choreographed …
Read More »J Balvin, Roddy Ricch Will No Longer Perform at MTV VMAs
Colombian artist J Balvin and rapper Roddy Ricch have both announced that they’ll no longer be performing at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards, scheduled for Sunday at 8:00 p.m. ET. Ricch announced his departure on Instagram Live, saying, “My team and I did everything in our power to make …
Read More »Trump: 'Democrats Took God Out of the Pledge' at the Convention. They Said It Every Night
President Trump took some time before golfing on Saturday morning to tweet an easily provable falsity, lying about the Democrats and God. In a tweet that as of this writing has not been deleted, the president spread a falsehood to his millions of followers that claims Democrats removed the words …
Read More »Mark Lanegan, Earth's Dylan Carlson Drop Cover of Galaxie 500's 'Summertime'
Mark Lanegan and Earth’s Dylan Carlson released their contribution to the ongoing Galaxie 500 tribute series with a cover of the dream-pop outfit’s 1990 song, “Summertime.” The pair recorded the cover in a charmingly cluttered studio space; Carlson set a slightly quicker tempo than the original as he conjured the …
Read More »The Doors Prep 'Morrison Hotel' 50th-Anniversary Reissue
The Doors are set to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their 1970 LP Morrison Hotel with a reissue packed with unreleased takes from the album’s studio sessions. The two-CD/LP deluxe edition of the Morrison Hotel: 50th Anniversary reissue, due out October 9th, will feature the original album newly remastered by …
Read More »Donovan Woods Details New Album 'Without People'
Donovan Woods has announced plans for his new album, Without People. The Canadian singer-songwriter’s follow-up to 2018’s Both Ways, the full-length project will be released November 6th. Recorded remotely by Woods and backing musicians during quarantine, Without People shows Woods exploring various aspects of human connection. The first release, “Grew …
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