Jason Isbell has announced the forthcoming studio album Foxes in the Snow. The record will be Isbell’s first solo acoustic collection, recorded over a five-day period at Electric Lady Studios in New York last October. It is also the first Isbell studio album to not feature any members of his …
Read More »Governors Ball 2025: Tyler, the Creator, Olivia Rodrigo, Hozier Will Headline
Governors Ball Music Festival will celebrate its 15th anniversary at New York’s Flushing Meadows Corona Park from June 6 through 8 with headlining performances from Tyler, the Creator, Olivia Rodrigo, and Hozier. Tyler, the Creator will close out the first day of the festival on Friday, June 6. Throughout the …
Read More »How Horror Films Fueled Bartees Strange's Latest Indie-Rock Triumph
It’s Friday the 13th, and Bartees Strange has some thoughts on the 1980 slasher of that name. “I love that the mom is killing everyone,” he says, spoiling the movie for anyone who’s resided under a log for the past 45 years. “This kid [Jason] had disabilities and everyone’s making …
Read More »Empire of Blood: How Dana White's UFC Conquered America
T here are two men bleeding in a chain-link cage in front of the next president of the United States. A week and a half ago, Donald Trump was elected for his second term, and now he is back home at the center of the world, underneath the lights at …
Read More »The Pharma Man's Negative Reputation is Fair
A former senior executive in the U.S. pharmaceutical industry, Mr. Naj divides his time between overseeing medicine companies he has founded and writing; his latest book, Pandastic Times (Brazen House), is a fable of the Covid pandemic. Some two decades ago, when I mentioned what I did for a living …
Read More »Samia Returns With Devastatingly Great 'Bovine Excision,' Announces New Album
Samia has officially released “Bovine Excision,” a fan favorite that doubles as the prettiest song about cattle mutilation. “Diet Dr. Pepper, Raymond Carver,” professes the singer-songwriter, who is seen in the video below reading in the bathtub, painting her nails, and strolling with “rice wine lime-flavored Lays.” It’s an acoustic …
Read More »Jimmy Carter's Other Legacy: Registering for the Draft
For many of us, the death and funeral of Jimmy Carter unleashed a flood of memories, from the time he quoted Bob Dylan during his first presidential run to his post-presidency work with Habitat for Humanity. Me, I was hurtled back to a more jarring recollection of his time in …
Read More »Bad Bunny Gets His Laundry Done During 'Voy a LLevarte Pa PR' Performance on Fallon
Bad Bunny has been on a non-stop promotional run for his new album Debí Tirar Más Fotos for more than two weeks. On Sunday, he championed the record’s release with a crowded celebration in New York at Caribbean Social Club, better known as Toñitas. On Monday, he threw on his …
Read More »The Report on Trump's 2020 Election Subversion Is Damning
Attorney General Merrick Garland has released former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report on his investigation into President-elect Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. The 130-page report is damning, and concludes that “the admissible evidence was sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction at trial.” “As …
Read More »Nine Inch Nails Confirm World Tour, Delay Official Announcement Due to Fires
After much speculation, Nine Inch Nails have confirmed they will embark on a world tour this year. The band revealed the news on social media, but acknowledged that they were holding off on the official announcement and specific details due to the ongoing fires in Los Angeles. “Since some dates …
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