Jesse Colin Young, founding member of the Sixties folk-rock group the Youngbloods, performs three songs from his home for the latest episode of Rolling Stone‘s “In My Room.” Surrounded by his guitars from over the years, the singer-songwriter starts off the segment by reminding everyone that “it’s a time where …
Read More »Watch Neil Young Perform 'Silver and Gold' Cuts During 'Fireside Sessions'
Neil Young has just shared his fourth Fireside Sessions digital concert on the Neil Young Archives. Like the previous three editions, it’s an intimate, acoustic set filmed by his wife, actress Daryl Hannah, at their home. It’s packed with rarities and fan favorites. The show begins with an outdoor performance …
Read More »Flashback: 'Lethal Weapon 2' Helps the Beach Boys 'Cruise' to Their Last Hit
Midway through Lethal Weapon 2, there’s a scene where Detective Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson) brings Rika van den Haas (Patsy Kensit) to his beachside trailer for a date, even though she’s the secretary of an evil apartheid-era South African government official that’s determined to kill him along with much of …
Read More »Outside Lands' CEO Sees the Post-Crisis Music Industry as an Opportunity
With the live music business shuttered for an indefinite period due to the COVID-19 pandemic, industry figures are increasingly wondering if small live promoters can weather the storm. Gregg Perloff, CEO of Another Planet Entertainment — which puts on festivals like Outside Lands, presents shows at the Chase Center, and …
Read More »The Who Delay North American 'Moving On!' Tour Until Fall
The Who are the latest act to postpone their upcoming spring tour due to the coronavirus outbreak, with Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey delaying their North American trek until the fall of 2020. “The April and May stopsonThe Who’sMoving On!Tourare proactively being rescheduled to the fall/autumn out of an abundance …
Read More »Trump Suggests States Need to Bribe Him With Praise to Get Federal Assistance for COVID-19
President Trump adjusted his strategy against the coronavirus on Monday, tweeting his desire for Americans to endanger themselves and others by going back to work far ahead of what has been recommended by public-health officials. But on Tuesday, the president made clear that there’s one thing he isn’t changing about …
Read More »'Westworld' Season 3 Review: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same
When HBO released the full trailer for the third season of Westworld, the reaction was near-pandemonium. Oh, the trailer got people excited, because of course it did — this is what trailers are designed to do. They are sales tools, and even god-awful movies and TV shows can sell themselves …
Read More »Woody Allen's Memoir Canceled After Hachette Employees Stage Walkout
One day after its employees staged a walkout in protest, Hachette Book Group announced that they will not be publishing Woody Allen‘s memoir, Apropos of Nothing. The autobiography was set for an April 7th release. “The decision to cancel Mr. Allen’s book was a difficult one,” the company said in …
Read More »New HBO Doc Centers on the Atlanta Child Murders, Reopening of Case
In spring of 2019, a decades’ old investigation into the murder of more than 25 black children in Atlanta WAS reopened by local authorities. And, on April 5th, HBO will delve into that case with Atlanta’s Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children. Over the course of the late Seventies and …
Read More »The National's Matt Berninger Visits the Beach in 'Holes' Video
The National‘s Matt Berninger rides a bicycle to the beach in the video for “Holes.” Berninger covered the Mercury Rev track for the 7-inches for Planned Parenthood series, titled Vol.2-Pt.2. Directed by Chris Sgroi, the clip shows Berninger recording the song as scenes of him on the bike flash by. …
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