Coachella 2023 kicked off with a packed lineup, full of major stars who wanted to seize the moment and make their set a massive event. On every stage, artists seemed to be pulling out all the stops with elaborate production design and buzzy surprise appearances that included everyone from Nile …
Read More »Bruce Springsteen Gives Ode to New Jersey at Tour Finale in Newark
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band closed out their first tour together in six years Friday in their native New Jersey, with the Boss changing up the setlist to give ode to the Garden State. While “No Surrender” kicked off nearly every show on the E Street Band’s U.S. …
Read More »Bad Bunny Powers Through History-Making, Guest-Filled Set at Coachella
Bad Bunnymade history on Friday as the first Latino to headlineCoachella— and he met the milestone with a nearly two-hour performance that was full of special interludes, surprise guests, and even some sound mishaps. His set took place on one of the largest stages Coachella has ever built, which allowed …
Read More »Why Is Russell Crowe Playing a Whiskey-Guzzling Italian Exorcist?
Spinning heads, seared flesh, holy incantations in Latin: could it be… Satan? We have reached the 50th anniversary of The Exorcist, William Friedkin’s blockbusting, genre-transforming horror landmark that has been parodied, sequelized (on multiple occasions), and firmly embedded in the collective cultural consciousness. And now along comes The Pope’s Exorcist, …
Read More »The Bawdy and Beautiful Rise of Bridget Everett
B ridget Everett still has restaurant stress dreams. Never mind that she is a writer, star, executive producer, and the driving force behind Somebody Somewhere, the critically acclaimed, cult-favorite HBO show about a directionless woman who moves back to her hometown in middle age (Season Two premieres April 23). When …
Read More »All Eyes on Bronny James at the Nike Hoop Summit
Tucked away among the trees deep in the Portland suburbs, a group of emerging professionals, on the cusp of completing their formal education and transitioning into a highly competitive work environment, are attending an event where they’ll work to sell themselves to executives; titans of their industry. Elite law schools …
Read More »Taylor Swift Brings Out Aaron Dessner for 'The Great War' and 'Mad Woman' at Tampa Bay Shows
Taylor Swift brought out her frequent collaborator and the National member Aaron Dessner for the live debut of “The Great War” Friday night at The Era Tour’s second show at Tampa Bay’s Raymond James Stadium. Dessner was spotted in attendance by fans at the previous night’s show on Thursday, and …
Read More »Biden's Dangerous Two-Step on Climate
Electric cars are awesome.Now, thanks to new vehicle-emissions standards proposed this week by the Biden administration that aim to accelerate the adoption of electric cars, it’s pretty obvious the internal-combustion engine is the dodo bird of energy technology, soon to exist only in the memories of aging car buffs and …
Read More »Metro Boomin's Action-Packed Coachella Set Included John Legend, Don Toliver, 21 Savage, Future, Diddy, and the Weeknd
Metro Boomin brought the star-studded energy of his Heroes & Villains album to Coachella. The legendary producer filled his set with massive names, including John Legend, Don Toliver, 21 Savage, Future, Diddy, and the Weeknd with Mike Dean on keys when he took the stage on Friday. Metro, who’s known …
Read More »Muna Welcome Boygenius to Crash Coachella Stage for 'Silk Chiffon'
Muna closed out their performance at Coachella on Friday with “Silk Chiffon” and brought out Phoebe Bridgers for her verse on the song. Soon after, they were joined by the rest of the “motherfucking boys” of boygenius — Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus — on stage. While “Silk Chiffon” released …
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