Harry Styles got all of Madison Square Garden to wish James Corden a happy birthday during his third of 15 shows in New York City. Corden shared a video of the moment on Instagram yesterday, Aug. 23. In the clip, Styles stops the show and says, “There is a friend …
Read More »Blondie Were New York Punk's Pop Masters. They're Still Ahead of Their Time
In the late Seventies, Blondie were the most widely mocked band of CBGB’s first punk wave — too pop, not rigorous enough. But after they hit Number One in early 1979 with “Heart of Glass,” their pasticheurs-and-proud stance not only made their string of hits a rare shot of excitement …
Read More »Madonna's Daughter Lourdes Leon Drops Debut Single as Lolahol, Titled 'Lock and Key'
Madonna’s daughter Lourdes Leon is entering the family business with her debut single, “Lock and Key,” under the moniker, Lolahol. “Lock and Key” is a bustling bit of dance music that combines speedy jungle-style breakbeats with woozy synths and hits of trip-hop horns that echo beneath Lolahol’s serene vocals. The …
Read More »Meet Cheap Trick's Secret Weapon
When Robin Taylor Zander was a little kid, he loved spending his summers on the road with his father’s band, Cheap Trick. At night, he’d snuggle up next to his dad, lead singer Robin Wayne Zander, on the tour bus, and when they performed he’d watch every show from the …
Read More »The Truth About Harry Styles' Hairline – and 9 Other Secrets We Learned Hanging Out With the Pop Superstar
Over the past several months, I crisscrossed the world, following Harry Styles as he rolled out his impressive, game-changing third album, Harry’s House, and played explosive, sold-out shows for hundreds of thousands of fans from Coachella to New York to London. We finally sat down in Hamburg for a long …
Read More »'Honk for Jesus': How the Ebo Sisters' Outrageous Mega-Church Comedy Saved Their Souls
This fall, the comedy Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul. — starring Regina Hall and Sterling K. Brown as Southern Baptist scammers sweating to re-open their megachurch after a public scandal — will not just herald the ascendance of a fresh new comic filmmaker. It will introduce viewers to two …
Read More »Arctic Monkeys Announce New Album, 'The Car,' for October Release
Arctic Monkeys will release their seventh studio album, The Car, on Oct. 21 via Domino. The Car was written by frontman Alex Turner and produced by James Ford. The Britich rock band recorded the album at Butley Priory in Suffolk, La Frette in Paris, and RAK Studios in London. It …
Read More »Mick Jagger Pays Tribute to Late Bandmate Charlie Watts: 'Thinking of Charlie Today'
Mick Jagger remembered his late bandmate Charlie Watts, who died one year ago today, in a moving tribute on social media. The post features a video montage of Watts with a voiceover by Jagger. The clip is soundtracked by the Rolling Stones 1974 track“Till The Next Goodbye.” “I miss Charlie …
Read More »This Is How You Get a Second Chernobyl — Or a Third World War
WARSAW – It is a nightmare scenario: clouds of radioactive contamination spreading high into the atmosphere and sweeping hundreds of miles across Europe after munitions strike a nuclear reactor in Ukraine. As the world scrambles to respond to the environmental crisis, accusations of deliberate sabotage fly back and forth, setting …
Read More »Soccer Mommy Searches for Freedom With 'Feel It All the Time' on 'Kimmel'
Soccer Mommy stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live last night to perform the moody song, “Feel It All the Time.” The musician, whose real name is Sophie Allison, showcased the single with her live band, giving it a lush, intimate feel. “Feel It All the Time” comes off Soccer Mommy’s recent …
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