John Mayer and Billy Joel discuss the surreal luck of longevity in music in the first look at Mayer’s new interview series for SiriusXM, How’s Life. The show is set to premiere this Thursday, Nov. 28, on the singer-songwriter’s “Life With John Mayer” station at 8 p.m. ET. Following the …
Read More »Democratic Lawmaker Clarifies He's Not 'Suddenly Anti-Trans'
Seth Moulton’s had a tough few weeks. Two days after the election, The New York Times published a post-mortem of the 2024 general election contest in which the Democratic Massachusetts congressman appeared to blame his party’s poor performance on its support for trans rights. The comments came after Donald Trump …
Read More »Drake Calls Steve Lacy a 'Fragile Opp,' Takes a Jab at The Weeknd on XQC Stream
As the rap world celebrated the surprise release of his nemesis Kendrick Lamar‘s new album GNX, Drake went on popular streamer XQC‘s livestream Sunday night, where he appeared mostly unbothered despite being the subject of Kendrick’s Grammy-nominated diss track “Not Like Us.” Drake, being Drake, of course, still got off …
Read More »Nas Praises Kendrick Lamar's 'GNX': 'Keeping the Essence of This Sh-t Alive'
After Kendrick Lamar commanded attention with the surprise release of his sixth album GNX on Nov. 22, revered rapper Nas posted the album cover on his Instagram with a loving note to Lamar. “Always inspired by my brother KL,” he wrote. “Keeping the essence of this shit alive and at …
Read More »Right-Wingers Are Fantasizing About Elon Musk Buying MSNBC
In the two years since Elon Musk bought Twitter, he managed to kill its value, hemorrhage huge swaths of revenue, alienated its advertisers, and triggered a user exodus to alternative platforms. Today, users on X — the artist formerly known as Twitter — can expect to encounter a right-wing sinkhole …
Read More »Watch Pearl Jam Perform 'Hunger Strike' for the First Time Since Chris Cornell's Death
Pearl Jam wrapped up their 2024 world tour Saturday evening at ENGIE Stadium in Sydney, Australia. The 27-song set touched on all eras of their career, including six selections from their 1991 debutTenand four songs from the new LPDark Matter. They also covered the Who’s Baba O’Riley and Bruce Springsteen’s …
Read More »Elton John Cannot See Out of One Eye, but Says 'There's Hope and Encouragement'
Elton John‘s “severe” eye infection has caused him to lose sight in his right eye for four months. The singer-songwriter developed the infection over the summer while in the south of France. In September, John shared the news about the infection, and revealed it was impacting vision in one of …
Read More »Father of Missing Woman Hannah Kobayashi Dead in Apparent Suicide
Ryan Kobayashi, father of Hannah Kobayashi, who has been missing since the beginning of November, died Sunday morning from an apparent suicide. A statement from the RAD Movement — a non-profit assisting the Kobayashi family in their search for Hannah — confirmed Ryan’s death. “The Kobayashi family endured a devastating …
Read More »10 Strategies to Empower Your Employees to Take More Ownership at Work
Many companies often struggle with employee engagement. Employees may be “phoning it in,” not taking initiative or failing to do more than is required of them, and company leaders can’t figure out how to get them more invested not only in their own success but in the success of the …
Read More »'Am I Dying?!': Marty Friedman Recalls Crippling Panic Attack That Drove Him Out of Megadeth
In January 2000, Megadeth issued a press release announcing that longtime lead guitarist Marty Friedman had left the band, mid-tour, “to pursue other musical interests.” According to MTV, frontman Dave Mustaine praised Friedman as “an incredible player” and a “keystone” in the thrash-metal band. Behind the scenes, Friedman’s departure was …
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