One day in 2009, Alec Palao found himself inside a Target in Los Angeles, buying a sweatsuit off a sale rack. He brought it back to a motel near LAX airport and gave it to Sly Stone, who was living there at the time. “He took one look at it …
Read More »Billy Corgan, Melissa Auf der Maur Reunite to Perform Smashing Pumpkins' 'The Everlasting Gaze'
Billy Corgan and his new band the Machines of God are in the midst of their A Return to Zero Tour, where they’re performing Smashing Pumpkins songs from Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, Machina/The Machines of God, and Aghori Mhori Mei. On Friday, they hit Montreal, and Corgan’s former …
Read More »Jonas Brothers Add Dates to 20th Anniversary Tour After Downgrading Some Venues
The Jonas Brothers aren’t dwelling on how they downgraded five shows from stadiums to arenas — instead, they’re expanding their Jonas20 tour, adding new dates with support from acts like the All-American Rejects, Marshmello, and Boys Like Girls. “This tour is both a celebration of 20 years of making music …
Read More »Billy Corgan, Melissa Auf der Maur Reunite to Perform Smashing Pumpkins' 'The Everlasting Gaze'
Billy Corgan and his new band the Machines of God are in the midst of their A Return to Zero Tour, where they’re performing Smashing Pumpkins songs from Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, Machina/The Machines of God, and Aghori Mhori Mei. On Friday, they hit Montreal, and Corgan’s former …
Read More »Noah Weiland Re-Recorded Velvet Revolver's 'Slither' for Father's Day With Trippy AI Video
Noah Weiland has recorded his own version of the 2004 Velvet Revolver classic “Slither” that he posted over the weekend to honor his later father, Scott Weiland, on Father’s Day. He also created an AI-generated video for it that contains trippy images of Slash, Duff, his father, himself, and even …
Read More »Zak Starkey on Being Fired, Rehired, and Fired Again by the Who: 'These Guys are F-ckin' Insane'
The past few months have been quite a head-snapping time for Zak Starkey. The roller coaster began April 16 when the Who fired the drummer after three decades of solid work (“The band made a collective decision to part ways with Zak”), continued three days later when Pete Townshend announced …
Read More »John C. Reilly Just Wants to Be Loved. Is That So Wrong?
Is John C. Reilly the lovelorn antidote to a troubled, chaotic world? At New York’s Cafe Carlyle Friday night, the Oscar- and Grammy-nominated actor reprised perhaps his most sentimental role: Mister Romantic, a nostalgic crooner who wears his heart on his sleeve — sometimes literally — to belt standards and …
Read More »Sean Combs Trial: Possible Juror Dismissal and Mogul's 'Threatening' Voice Notes
Follow all of our Sean Combs trial coverage The fifth week of Sean Combs’ sex trafficking and racketeering trial revolved around testimony from the hip-hop mogul’s recent ex-girlfriend, who acknowledged that while she still loved Combs, she was still processing the “trauma” that came from their three-and-a-half-year relationship. Testifying under …
Read More »Hear Waylon Jennings' Tender Cover of Fleetwood Mac's 'Songbird'
Shooter Jennings unearthed his father Waylon Jennings’ tender rendition of Fleetwood Mac’s “Songbird” Sunday to celebrate Father’s Day. “I’ve been waiting so long to share this with you,” Shooter wrote on Instagram Sunday. “It hasn’t been an easy road to get here, but it’s been one that has given me …
Read More »Shakira Says Being an Immigrant Under Trump 'Means Living in Constant Fear'
Shakira said that being an immigrant in America under the Trump administration means “living in constant fear” in a recent interview. Speaking to the BBC, the Colombian-born singer — already a pop star in her native country — reminisced about moving to America in her late-teens. “I was only 19 …
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