The music of Los Angeles singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Cuco has often sounded like it was beamed in from a future only he could imagine. His most recent album, 2022’s Fantasy Gateway, opened with an otherworldly whirr of space-voyage synths and the promise “to go where no human has gone.” …
Read More »'Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse' Removed From 2024 Release Date
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse was removed from its scheduled 2024 release date as Sony Pictures postponed their upcoming blockbusters to the new year in the aftermath of the Hollywood double strike. Originally scheduled to arrive March 29, 2024 — roughly nine months after the acclaimed Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse — …
Read More »Hear Sturgill Simpson's Song From 'The Righteous Gemstones'
Sturgill Simpson, who plays militiaman Brother Marshall in The Righteous Gemstones, covered Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers Band’s “All the Gold in California” during Sunday night’s episode. Simpson’s studio version has also been released. The a cappella tune with backing harmonizing choir appears under the moniker Brother Marshall and …
Read More »Taylor Swift Lets Out a Long Laugh While Performing 'Reputation' Song About Kanye West
When it comes to Taylor Swift‘s 2017 album Reputation, the song “This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things” — with lyrics such as “you stabbed me in the back while shaking my hand” and “friends don’t try to trick you” —stands out as an almost-direct callout to Kanye West, …
Read More »Steve Lacy Struggles to Let Go of a Love He No Longer Wants in 'Helmet' Video
Steve Lacy‘s heart needs some protection. On Monday, the musician released the video for his single “Helmet,” which finds the singer struggling to get over (and rid of) a clingy partner he no longer wants to be with, as he begs them to “let me go as I’m tryna let …
Read More »Conservative Fans Tried to Push Jason Aldean to Number One. They Just Missed
Conservatives hoping to drive Jason Aldean‘s controversial “Try That in a Small Town” to Number One on the charts following CMT’s move to pull the music video fell just short on Monday, as Jung Kook and Latto‘s “Seven” reigned victorious. But the controversy clearly stoked the flames among MAGA circles, …
Read More »Paul Gosar's Newsletter Features Website That Calls for Readers to 'Stand up for Hitler': Report
A Sunday newsletter from the office of Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Az.) featured a link to an antisemitic website known for promoting conspiracies ranging from QAnon to Holocaust denial, according to a report from the progressive nonprofit Media Matters For America. The newsletter included a link to USSA News, which boasts …
Read More »The Jason Aldean 'Try That in a Small Town' Saga Might Have Another Dog Whistle
Just when you thought there couldn’t possibly be anymore dog whistles embedded in the Jason Aldean “Try That in a Small Town” saga, an intrepid, sharp-eyed TikTok user has potentially picked out one more. Amazingly, this incident doesn’t involve the song itself, or even its controversial video — part of …
Read More »How Anita Pallenberg Transformed the Rolling Stones From 'Schoolboys' to Stars
The Rolling Stones have existed for six decades, yet the women who influenced the members and their music have been largely overlooked and under-appreciated. But with her new book Parachute Women: Marianne Faithfull, Marsha Hunt, Bianca Jagger, Anita Pallenberg, and the Women Behind the Rolling Stones, Elizabeth Winder is attempting …
Read More »Ed Sheeran Surprises Nashville Pub With Backstreet Boys, One Direction Karaoke
Ed Sheeran went from headlining Nashville‘s Nissan Stadium to performing at a local bar over the weekend. The musician surprised some local bar patrons at Santa’s Pub, where he sang along to “I Want It That Way” by Backstreet Boys. “Celebrating breaking the attendance record at Nissan Stadium in Nashville …
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