Panda Bear salutes the innate beauty and sweetness of animals with his quirky new video for “Buoys,” the title track from the Animal Collective member’s recent solo LP. The clip stars Beatrice the French Bulldog (who appears as Stella from Modern Family) as she tries to find a forever home …
Read More »Watch Ellie Goulding Perform Elegant New Song 'Flux' on 'Colbert'
Ellie Goulding returned to Late Show With Steven Colbert on Monday to perform her new single, “Flux.” She previously made her debut on the show last month when she delivered “Close to Me.” On Monday, Goulding and her backing band, which included backup female singers and a string section, appeared …
Read More »How Many Millions Does It Take to Win the 2020 Nomination?
Start with the stipulations: Money is not destiny, and cash can be a piss-poor proxy for engagement. But the first quarter of 2019 has concluded, and fundraising totals from the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates are trickling in — giving us hard data, and a few tea leaves, to ponder. The …
Read More »Watch Sara Bareilles Deliver Harmonic Power Ballad 'Fire' on 'SNL'
To coincide with the April 5th release of her new album Amidst the Chaos, Sara Bareilles made her Saturday Night Live debut as the musical guest of the Kit Harington-hosted episode. For her first song of the night, Bareilles performed her smoldering power ballad “Fire” at a piano accompanied by …
Read More »'Old Town Road' and the History of Black Cowboys in America
When folk-singer Dom Flemons began delving into the cultural history of African-Americans in the West a few years ago, he conceived the subject as a quirky passion project. “At first it was just casual research,” he says. “But when I found out one in four cowboys in the West were …
Read More »Review: Ramblers and Gamblers Come Alive on Jeffrey Halford's 'West Toward South'
Jeffrey Halford is a rock & roll lifer, a Texas-born, California-bred traditionalist trading in Americana mythologies. His solo album, West Toward South, serves them up not repurposed so much as distilled, harking back to a time when outlaws had more style and panache than today’s suits. “A Town Called Slow” …
Read More »How Black Lives Matter Mourned Nipsey Hussle in Los Angeles
You will probably not find the Underground Museum if you are looking for a museum. It has a black, nondescript storefront entrance on a wide berth of West Washington Boulevard, leading visitors through its gift shop and into the main gallery space. The family-owned collective and cultural hub is known …
Read More »Eagles Plot Special 'Hotel California' Shows in Las Vegas
The Eagles will perform Hotel California in its entirety live for the first time during their only North American concerts this year, September 27th and 28th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Hotel California performance will be accompanied by a second set featuring some of …
Read More »Anna Delvey Trial: Emails Reveal Fake German Heiress' Desperate Attempts to Get $22 Million Loan
The trial of Anna Delvey a.k.a. Anna Sorokin, the 28-year-old fake German heiress and so-called “Soho grifter” who is accused of stealing up to $250,000 from banks and hotels in New York City, is in its first few days, and it’s already garnered as much attention as Delvey herself. On …
Read More »Khalid Sets U.S. Arena Leg of Free Spirit World Tour
Khalid will embark on a headlining arena tour this summer in support of the rising singer’s upcoming sophomore album Free Spirit. The 32-date Free Spirit World Tour kicks off June 20th in Phoenix, Arizona and wraps two months later in Miami, Florida on August 17th. For the trek, Khalid has …
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