Marjorie Taylor Greene and Kari Lake have been locked in what one source close to Donald Trump describes to Rolling Stone as a “death race” to become his 2024 vice presidential pick. In public, the far-right congresswoman from Georgia and the failed Arizona GOP gubernatorial candidate are happy to present …
Read More »Marjorie Taylor Greene, Fellow Right-Wing Zealots Blame God for Burning Man Floods
For days, heavy rains have mired the annual Burning Man festival in thick mud in the remote desert of Black Rock City, Nevada, stranding tens of thousands of attendees who nonetheless struggled to keep the party going. At least one person has died, and organizers announced yesterday that the traditional …
Read More »Foo Fighters and Billy Idol Cover The Sex Pistols' 'Pretty Vacant'
The Foo Fighters brought Billy Idol to the stage for a rollicking cover of the Sex Pistols‘ “Pretty Vacant” during Jazz Aspen Snowmass on Sunday night. While headlining the Labor Day weekend event, Idol joined frontman Dave Grohl while singing the 1977 single from the band’s only studio album Never …
Read More »Sean 'Diddy' Combs Returning Music Rights to Bad Boy Artists, Including Notorious B.I.G., Mase and Faith Evans
Sean “Diddy” Combs launched Bad Boy Records in 1993, quickly amassing the talent that would turn it into one of the most influential hip-hop labels of all time. Now, 30 years later, he’s assigning music publishing rights back to those artists rather than selling off the valuable catalog. Bad Boy …
Read More »WGA Says AMPTP Is 'Wrestling Amongst Themselves' in Rallying Labor Day Message
In a special Labor Day video shared on Monday, Chris Keyser, the co-chair of the Writers Guild of America negotiating committee, said that while it is a day of celebration for many, it is “not a celebration” for the union — at least, “not yet.” Keyser addressed the ongoing dual …
Read More »'Coup de Chance' Is Woody Allen's Best Film in a Decade
We are told to judge the art rather than the artist, but sometimes the artist makes this difficult. Woody Allen still carries loud freight – the freight of someone who was accused by his daughter, Dylan Farrow, of child sexual abuse. People will argue that none of the above matters, …
Read More »Rolling Stones Confirm 'Hackney Diamonds,' First Studio Album in Nearly Two Decades
For the Rolling Stones‘ faithful fans, a very long wait is over: The seminal rock band is back with Hackney Diamonds, their first original studio album since 2005’s A Bigger Bang. The LP is set to debut worldwide on Wednesday with an exclusive YouTube livestream. The same event will feature …
Read More »Burning Man 2023: How Rain Brought Black Rock City Together
“You don’t get the burn you want; you get the burn you need,” a burner friend told me this when I told him I was headed to Black Rock City for the first time. We drove into the dusty desert last Sunday, our bags packed with outfits, baby wipes, dust …
Read More »The Best Things We Saw at Electric Zoo 2023
Electric Zoo returned to Randall’s Island Park this Labor Day weekend, but not without some conflict. The first day of the festival was canceled on Friday, hours before gates opened, due to incomplete construction of the main stage. Agitated crowds breached the gates Sunday after being informed the venue reached …
Read More »Watch Tinashe Perform New Single 'Tightrope' On 'Good Morning America'
Singer/songwriterTinasheappeared onGood Morning Americatoday to perform her new single, “Tightrope.” The performance was a first listen for the song, off her upcoming albumBB/Ang3L,out Sept. 8. Clad in purple shorts and a jacket, Tinashe performed the sultry, percussion-heavy track in front of a live audience. “I think it really represents who …
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