Riot grrrl greats Bratmobile officially returned to the stage after 20 years this weekend at the Mosswood Meltdown festival in Oakland (after making their unofficial return with a secret show in Los Angeles a few days before). The Mosswood Meltdown set was punctuated by a special performance of the Runaways’ …
Read More »Offset Pulled Takeoff BET Awards Tribute Together With Quavo in One Day: 'It Cleared My Soul'
Fresh off the plane from Paris with only 16 hours to spare, Offset and Quavo locked in on planning the perfect tribute performance to honor their late Migos group member Takeoff at the 2023 BET Awards last weekend. “It cleared my soul,” Offset shared in a recent Instagram Live, where …
Read More »The Brain Behind 'Barbie': Inside the Brilliant Mind of Greta Gerwig
W HEN GRETA GERWIG was in preproduction on her Barbie movie (out July 21), executives from the brand’s owner, Mattel, paid her an inevitable visit. She gave them a preview of the movie’s look (very, very pink) and feel (Elf-y magical-realism ramped up a thousandfold). Then she hit them with …
Read More »Four Ways to Create Human Connection in the Age of AI
It’s hard to enter a place of business or have any professional conversations these days without artificial intelligence or AI coming up. With the recent release of accessible AI tools like ChatGPT, DALL-E 2, and Google Bard, industries are abuzz with how AI will change the workplace and job roles. …
Read More »The DOJ Is Zeroing in on Trump's Quack Election Lawyers in Jan. 6 Probe: Report
The Justice Department has already indicted Donald Trump on charges related to his handling of classified documents after leaving the White House. It could soon indict him on charges related to his efforts to stay in the White House despite losing the 2020 election. The Wall Street Journal reported on …
Read More »Coldplay Welcomes Roger Federer Onstage During Zurich Show: 'Shaker Solo!'
You never know who will join Chris Martin onstage at a Coldplay concert! During the group’s show in Zurich Sunday, tennis legend Roger Federer joined the band to play the shaker during “Don’t Panic.” Martin welcomed the tennis star onstage as “our original band member,” jokingly referring to a percussionist …
Read More »Think Human While Still Solving Problems
Even with “all the best-laid plans” (adapted from a line in “To a Mouse,” by Robert Burns), there will still be a monkey wrench. Even if you prepared for Plan A, B, C, D, etc. Keep this in mind before judging or criticizing, please. I have many stories to back …
Read More »FLO Celebrates the '3 of Us' With Surprise EP Release: 'Made With Love'
Good things come in threes! On Monday, British trio FLO surprise-released three-song EP, 3 of Us, to celebrate the group reaching 333,000 followers on Instagram on July 3. The project features songs “Control Freak,” “Change,” and “3 of Us,” the first two of which they’ve been performing on the road, …
Read More »Jung Kook Solo Singles 'My You' and 'Still With You' Finally Get Streaming Release
Over the weekend, promotional posters for Jung Kook‘s forthcoming single “Seven” were plastered across London. The BTS member’s latest solo release is scheduled to arrive on July 14, but he’s kicking things off early with two not-so-new singles: “My You” and “Still With You.” Both records, released in 2020 and …
Read More »Mick Mars Never Wants to Speak to Mötley Crüe Again — and 14 Other Things We Learned
In early May, we travelled to Nashville to spend a couple of days with Mick Mars and hear about his bitter departure from Mötley Crüe. Mars stepped away from the touring unit in late 2022 after 41 years in the group he co-founded. He’d been suffering from the debilitating bone …
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