Smash Mouth was one of several bands to perform for a packed crowd in Sturgis, South Dakota, Sunday, August 9th, as part of the 80th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. The concerts were part of an extensive programming itinerary at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip, a biker campground and outdoor venue. Video …
Read More »Flashback: The Rolling Stones Resurrect 'Silver Train' in 2014
Last week, the Rolling Stones announced plans for a super-deluxe edition of their 1973 LP Goats Head Soup. It features a remastered version of the original album along with alternate mixes, rarities, instrumental tracks, a complete 1973 show taped in Brussels, and three previously unreleased songs from the era. The …
Read More »Kanye West Pays Tribute to Mom on New Song 'Donda'
Kanye West paid tribute to his late mother Donda with a short, new song named after her, which he released Sunday evening to mark what would’ve been her 71st birthday. “Donda” features the former teacher reciting KRS-One‘s “Sound of Da Police” over swirling gospel vocals. After a minute-and-a-half of the …
Read More »'Candyman,' 'Halloween' Sequels Pushed Back Amid Continued COVID-19 Concerns
Universal Pictures has pushed back a handful of horror movies, including the upcoming Candyman reboot and two planned sequels to Halloween, due to ongoing concerns over COVID-19,Variety reports. The Candyman reboot, which was directed by Nia DaCosta and produced by Jordan Peele, was set to arrive September 25th, but is …
Read More »Metallica Honor Ennio Morricone: 'Your Career was Legendary, Your Compositions Timeless'
At every Metallica show since the Eighties — before the riffs, solos and drum fills — there’s a rumble of timpani and piano and the lonesome keen of an oboe. Those instruments comprise the opening moments of composer Ennio Morricone’s “The Ecstasy of Gold,” one of his most famous compositions …
Read More »Beatles Manager Brian Epstein Biopic in the Works
Brian Epstein, the famed Beatles manager who is often referred to as “the fifth Beatle,” will be the subject of a biopic, Variety reports. Director Jonas Åkerlund has been tapped to helm the upcoming Midas Man. Åkerlund, who directed the black metal film, Lords of Chaos, has helmed numerous music …
Read More »Pearl Jam Commemorate 20th Anniversary of Roskilde Tragedy
Twenty years ago today (June 30), nine Pearl Jam fans were crushed to death shortly after the band took the stage at the Roskilde Festival in Denmark. Audience members slipped on the muddy grounds during a chaotic push to get closer to the front, and, in the chaos, they were …
Read More »Stevie Wonder: 'Systemic Racism Can Have an Ending. Police Brutality Can Have an Ending'
Stevie Wonder took to social media on Tuesday to discuss Juneteenth, Primary Election Day and the failings of Donald Trump. “This past Friday many of us celebrated Juneteenth,” he said. “I did. And yet, so many others didn’t and haven’t. As a matter of fact, there are three states that …
Read More »Trump Fires SDNY Prosecutor Who Refused to Resign
UPDATE: Attorney General Bill Barr released a statement on Saturday saying that because federal prosecutor Geoffrey Berman will not voluntarily step down, he has been fired. According to the New York Times, the statement says that Berman had “chosen public spectacle over public service.” Barr’s statement continued, “Because you have …
Read More »The Violence That Shaped Our Nation
From his office window, attorney Buck Colbert “B.C.” Franklin could see planescircling low overhead Greenwood, the thriving African American district in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in the early morning hours of June 1st, 1921, and they were growing in number. Moments later, he heard “something falling like hail upon the top of …
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