Morgan Wallen appeared on Saturday Night Live to perform two tracks from his forthcoming album, I’m the Problem. Wallen, marking his second musical guest spot on the late night show, opened with the title track, and followed it up with “Just In Case.” Since January, Wallen has been teasing or …
Read More »Alison Krauss Says Billy Strings and Sierra Ferrell Are Keeping 'Those Old Songs Alive'
When Alison Krauss was kicking around ideas on what to name her latest album with Union Station, the eureka moment came while on the phone with a friend, who just happened to be on their way to play a church gig in a tiny Louisiana town called Arcadia. “I’m like, …
Read More »Inside the 'Garden State' 20th Anniversary Concert: See the Shins and Iron & Wine Perform
It sounded like 2004, back on the plane with Andrew Largeman. The sun had already gone down over Los Angeles’ Greek Theatre on Saturday night for the sold-out Garden State 20th Anniversary Concert, when the curtains opened and Zach Braff stood on stage underneath a spotlight as the Prayer to …
Read More »The Secret History of Nineties Lollapalooza
Before Lollapalooza became just another giant festival, it was a culture-shaking Nineties traveling carnival that helped define the thing we used to call “alternative.”Key moments in the careers of Pearl Jam, Nine Inch Nails, Ice-T, Green Day, Rage Against the Machine, Courtney Love, and many more played out on its …
Read More »I'm 73. Heavy Metal Just Changed My Life
In November, just after the election from hell, I became a metalhead. It was an accident, but it’s too late to reverse course now. Before saying more about that, I want to step back in time. By about 60 years. During most of those years, I was good at keeping …
Read More »At Kennedy Center, Guster Perform With Cast of LGBTQ+ Musical Canceled by Trump Takeover
Guster performed Friday night at the Kennedy Center, with the band using their show to stage a protest of sorts amid the Trump administration’s sweeping changes at the historic Washington, D.C. venue. During the concert, Guster brought out the cast of Finn — an LGBTQ+ musical with trans themes whose …
Read More »Camila Cabello Felt 'Crushed' About Charli XCX Comparisons After 'I Luv It'
It’s almost been a year since Camila Cabello launched her album C, XOXO with her hyper-pop, left-of-center single “I Luv It.” At first, it was hated by many, but now, it’s becoming somewhat of a cult favorite. In a new interview with Dork Magazine Friday, Cabello admitted she felt “hurt” …
Read More »Sean Kingston and His Mother Found Guilty of Fraud
Sean Kingston and his mother Janice Turner have been found guilty of federal charges stemming from more than $1 million in wire fraud. The decision came Friday after a 3-hour deliberation by the jury, per NBC News. Turner must stay in federal custody until her July sentencing while Kingston will …
Read More »Atlanta Rapper Young Scooter Dead at 39
Young Scooter, the prolific Atlanta rapper known for his collaborations with Future, Gucci Mane, and Young Thug, has died at the age of 39. The rapper born Kenneth Bailey died from injuries he sustained while fleeing a house in Atlanta after police were called to the residence on a report …
Read More »Despite Himself, Kanye West Almost Made a Half Decent Album
Shock value is nowhere near a revolutionary idea. In 2025, it’s easier to get away with bad behaviors so long as it falls within a certain anti-woke perspective — racists and and Nazis flourish on X while pro-Palestine protestors can be arrested and deported. It’s what’s so exasperating about Kanye …
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