Last July, Priscilla Presley claimed in a stunning lawsuit that she was the victim of a “meticulously planned” financial elder-abuse scheme that defrauded her out of more than $1 million. The author, actress, and ex-wife of Elvis Presley alleged that Florida memorabilia dealer Brigitte Kruse “duped” her into signing “unconscionable …
Read More »Garbage's Shirley Manson: 'I Would Never Give Up on America'
In the last two years, Garbage frontwoman Shirley Manson went to hell and back twice. First, she had hip-replacement surgery to repair damage she suffered from a 2016 onstage fall. Then last year, her other hip broke, and she went through surgery and recovery again. Today, she’s healed up and …
Read More »Bruce Springsteen Is Under Attack by Trump. These Are All the Artists Supporting Him
In the music community, support and admiration for Bruce Springsteen isn’t remotely a scoop; he’s long been admired by his peers and those he’s inspired. But Springsteen’s recent onstage comments in Manchester, England, about Donald Trump — calling the administration “corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous” —and the increasingly authoritarian state of …
Read More »No Doubt, Social D, Sublime: Punk Rockers on How Suburban Wasteland Birthed a Savage Sound
The first chapter of the new book Tearing Down the Orange Curtain: How Punk Rock Brought Orange County to the World, like its unfurling title, leaves you a bit breathless. It starts with the history of the Cuckoo’s Nest, a ramshackle Costa Mesa club that became a haven for O.C. …
Read More »What Democrats Can Learn From Bruce Springsteen
“The America I love, the America I’ve written about, that has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years, is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous administration,” Bruce Springsteen declared from a Manchester, U.K. stage May 14. At the kick-off show of his newly …
Read More »Famed Black Sabbath Cover Model Raffling Autograph for Cat Rescue
“What is this that stands before me?” Well, it might not be Louisa Livingstone, the witchy-looking woman on the cover of Black Sabbath’s 1970 self-titled debut album, but she is at least willing to give you her autograph — for charity. The former actress and model is raffling her autograph …
Read More »The All-American Rejects Plan to Give More Hell: 'We're Here to Be Disruptors'
The All-American Rejects don’t put up with bullshit. So when they announced their new album and played it to a crowd of industry people in Los Angeles, it was too much inauthenticity to handle. “We were like, ‘Man, this is what everybody does, and I fucking hate that this is …
Read More »The Joey Bada$$ vs. Everyone Beef Is Fun, But What's It Really About?
On New Year’s Day, Brooklyn rapper Joey Bada$$ took aim at Kendrick Lamar with a track called “The Ruler’s Back.” Kendrick has yet to respond, but TDE rapper Ray Vaughn, TDE affiliate Daylyt, and other West Coasters have spent much of 2025 shooting back at Bada$$ in his stead. After …
Read More »I Prosecuted R. Kelly. The Sean Combs Allegations Fit the Same Script
Follow all our Sean Combs trial coverage The ongoing Sean Combs trial has captivated the nation with its lurid tales of his now-infamous “freak-offs.” But behind the salaciousness is an important point about the critical role that domestic violence plays in gaining power and control over a partner, which then …
Read More »It's the Perfect Time For a Pulp Reunion
It’s a comeback that fans have spent years praying for: the return of Pulp. Thirty years after Jarvis Cocker sang “Let’s all meet up in the year 2000,” the beloved Britpop band are finally back. Even after their wildly successful reunion tours in 2011 and 2022, nobody dared to hope …
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