Tom Petty‘s 1989 classic “I Won’t Back Down” will become a staple on the setlist of the Goo Goo Dolls‘ forthcoming Big Night Out tour, with special guests O.A.R. joining for the first leg. In anticipation of the stretch of shows, the Goo Goo Dolls and O.A.R. spent a day …
Read More »Cop Charged With Feeding Info to Proud Boys Boss
Shane Lamond —a Washington, D.C., police lieutenant whose texts with Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio were featured in the group’s seditious conspiracy trial —was arrested on Friday on charges of obstructing an investigation and lying to federal law enforcement. Tarrio and three other Proud Boys were convicted of sedition for …
Read More »Imagine Dragons to Trace Rise From Dive Bars to Stadiums in New Documentary
Imagine Dragons are prepping a new documentary centered around a special homecoming concert in Las Vegas, Imagine Dragons Live in Vegas. The film will primarily feature footage from Imagine Dragons’ performance at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas last September. Mixed with archival and contemporary interviews with the band — Dan …
Read More »'The Little Mermaid' Soundtrack Factors in Halle Bailey, Original Songs, and Lyrical Revisions
Old becomes new on the official soundtrack for Disney‘s live-action The Little Mermaid, which stars Halle Bailey and will be released in theaters on May 26. Welcoming a new princess to the classic film more than three decades after its original release offers a chance for a new generation of …
Read More »Jimmy Buffett Postpones Concert Following Hospitalization
Jimmy Buffett has postponed Saturday’s concert in Charleston, South Carolina, after an unexpected trip to the hospital “to address some issues that needed immediate attention.” In a message to his fans on his website, the singer-songwriter, who is 76, did not disclose why he needed to see a doctor but …
Read More »'White Men Can't Jump': Rapper Jack Harlow Flops Big in Acting Debut
A memorable scene from Ron Shelton’s 1992 hoops comedy White Men Can’t Jump finds a playground baller (played by former NBA great Marques Johnson) fuming after he falls victim to a hustle. First the big guy pulls out a razor. Then he decides he needs something a little stronger, so …
Read More »'Fast X' Is So Lifeless It Feels Like It Was Written by ChatGPT
If ChatGPT were to write a feature screenplay it could scarcely be more robotic or soulless than Fast X, the latest exercise from the action franchise that won’t die. This is less a movie than a series of, well, car crashes, many of them spectacular in a rote way but, …
Read More »Inside the Fight to Keep a Florida College Queer
With fewer than 700 undergraduates, New College of Florida’s student body is small enough that most of it fits on one reply-all email thread. On Jan. 6, the day news broke that Gov. Ron DeSantis had installed a knot of culture-war veterans to the school’s board of trustees, that student-moderated …
Read More »Smiths Bassist Andy Rourke Dies at 59 After Battle With Cancer
Andy Rourke, the bassist for the Smiths, has died at age 59. The band’s guitarist, Johnny Marr, confirmed the news on Twitter this morning. “It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Andy Rourke after a lengthy illness with pancreatic cancer,” Marr wrote. “Andy will be remembered …
Read More »Nicki Nicole 'Wasn't Connecting' With Her Soul Until She Made Her Latest Album
Nicki Nicole started conceptualizing her new album two years ago. But it wasn’t until she was fully transparent with herself about the darkness she was feeling — and how apagada or turned-off she felt — that she was fully able to break free. “I wasn’t only saving myself through the …
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