An Ohio winery now locked in a legal battle with Prince‘s estate has floated a novel defense for its “Purple Rain” trademark, saying the late musician’s famed aversion to alcohol means consumers would never link his legacy to its adult beverages. “To the extent Prince was famous, he was equally …
Read More »Kim Kardashian Says She Takes 'High Road' While Co-Parenting With Kanye West
Kim Kardashian simply has to put her kids first when it comes to co-parenting with Kanye West. During her Thursday appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Kardashian spoke about what it’s like to raise children with her ex-husband, as he continues to publicly bash her boyfriend Pete Davidson online. “I’m …
Read More »The Cactus Blossoms and Jenny Lewis Team Up for Colorful 'Everybody' Video
The Cactus Blossoms mine a classic soft-rock vibe on “Everybody,” an easygoing duet with Jenny Lewis that appears on their 2022 album One Day. Appropriately, the song’s new video finds the three performers in colorful, retro-futuristic surroundings. Singing siblings Jack Torrey and Page Burkum are set against a faded pink …
Read More »Charli XCX Outsmarts the Pop Machine on 'Crash'
It’s been flat-out exhilarating to watch Charli XCX elude conventional stardom for so many years. Though she’s thrown some tracks into the commercial vortex, she’s been too much of a free-thinking weirdo to let her boundless creativity get crushed out by mainstream expectations. Instead, she found a way to feed …
Read More »Phil Lesh and Friends, Khruangbin, the War on Drugs Lead New Sacred Rose Festival
Phil Lesh and Friends, Khruangbin, the War on Drugs, Black Pumas, Kamasi Washington, Animal Collective, and Margo Price are among the lineup for Sacred Rose, a new festival taking place August 26-28 at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, Illinois, located about 15 miles southwest of downtown Chicago. The lineup featuring more …
Read More »Lil Durk Enlists Future for 'Petty Too,' 'Ahh Ha' Medley on 'Fallon'
Lil Durk delivered a double dose of music from his new LP on The Tonight Show Tuesday evening — and Future was on deck to join the rapper in a performance of their latest collaborative effort. The duo kicked off the segment with a heavily-censored rendition of “Petty Too” — …
Read More »Father John Misty Mourns a Cat and a Fading Love on New Song 'Goodbye Mr. Blue'
UPDATE 3/16: Father John Misty offers up a portrait of life in the hills outside Sofia, Bulgaria in his new video for “Goodbye Mr. Blue.” The short film was directed by Noel Paul, who previously helmed the singer’s “Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings” visual. – Father John Misty bids farewell to …
Read More »'A Whole New Ride': The Bold, Brash Return of Sunflower Bean
In the spring of 2020, Julia Cumming felt lost. The pandemic had just shut down live music, disrupting countless livelihoods, and for Sunflower Bean — the New York rock trio with such a ceaseless commitment to performing in bars, clubs, and theaters that they were once named the city’s hardest-working …
Read More »Sharon Van Etten Covers Nine Inch Nails for Special Comic Book Single
Sharon Van Etten and Julien Baker will cover Nine Inch Nails and Smashing Pumpkins, respectively, for a special seven-inch single that will soundtrack an upcoming issue of the Image Comics series, What’s the Furthest Place From Here? The vinyl single will boast Van Etten covering Nine Inch Nails’ “Hurt,” while …
Read More »From Kimye to Skete: The Dissolution of the Kanye West, Kim Kardashian Empire
Kimye was once a powerhouse Hollywood couple. Kanye West, music mogul and genius, joined Kim Kardashian, the entrepreneurial queen of reality TV, to form one of America’s richest, most powerful families in entertainment. Their relationship, however, has also been laced with fights with other artists, social media rants, and ultimately …
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