Blackpink‘s management company YG Entertainment has requested police launch an official investigation into leaked personal photos of band member Jennie. “We have officially requested the police to investigate who first circulated Blackpink Jennie’s personal photos,” YG Entertainment said in a statement via BBC. “YG has been consistently monitoring the matter …
Read More »Kid Cudi Sounds Pretty Happy on 'Entergalactic'
Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi’s generation-defining debut mixtape, 2008’s A Kid Named Cudi, showcased a unique artist at the forefront of a generation of rappers who made it feel OK to wear one’s heart on their sleeve. It was a daring look in the late aughts, when coke rap and snap-and-pop …
Read More »SZA Says Her New Album Is 'All Over The Place,' But She's Not Rushing to Release It: 'I Don't Have Any Deadlines'
SZA isn’t rushing to release her next album. In a recent interview with Complex, the singer opened up about the highly-anticipated follow-up to her 2017 Grammy Award-nominated debut CTRL, with the calm serenity of someone who isn’t fazed by the hoards of fans who have been begging for new music …
Read More »Michael Fanone Is Not Your Fucking Hero
L ET IT BE known that Michael Fanone does not in any way, shape, or form want to visit the U.S. Capitol. “It’s so fucking lame,” he tells me on the phone one August night as we’re discussing what we should do over the next few days together. What he …
Read More »Aretha Franklin Was Tracked By the FBI for 40 Years. Here's What's In Her File
From 1967 to 2007, the Federal Bureau of Investigation methodically collected information about Aretha Franklin using false phone calls, surveillance, infiltration, and highly-placed sources, according to the documents obtained in September by Rolling Stone. Franklin’s FBI file — first requested in via the Freedom of Information Act on Aug. 17, …
Read More »Jane's Addiction: Eric Avery Is Back In, Dave Navarro Is Out (For Now)
When Jane’s Addiction kick off their North American arena tour with Smashing Pumpkins on Oct. 2, they’ll be joined by original bassist Eric Avery for the first time in more than a decade. But this won’t be a complete reunion of the classic Jane’s lineup: Guitarist Dave Navarro, who is …
Read More »'Ramy' and 'Mo': How to Be Young, Reckless and Muslim in America
Today, Hulu debuted the third season of Ramy, the wonderful dramedy co-created by and starring comedian Ramy Youssef as a Muslim-American man struggling to reconcile his faith with his fondness for forbidden activities like sex, porn, and drugs. It’s been two and a half years since we last saw Ramy, …
Read More »Hear the Beatles Work Out 'Tomorrow Never Knows' on First 'Revolver' Take
When the Beatles started work on their masterpiece Revolver, in April 1966, they knew they were after the sound of the future. And they got there on the very first day of the sessions, with the wildly experimental buzz of “Tomorrow Never Knows (Take 1).” The psychedelic outtake was released …
Read More »Yeah Yeah Yeahs Fight Hard Times With Raw Beauty on 'Cool It Down'
Two decades ago, the trio of Karen O, Nick Zinner, and Brian Chase were leaders of New York’s downtown post-punk revival scene, taking on the malaise that hung over the early aughts with slashing riffs and yelp-along lyrics. On Cool It Down, their fifth album and first since 2013’s gritty …
Read More »Tucker Carlson Secretly Tried to Get Jared Kushner to Broker Pardon for Roger Stone, Book Reveals
For years, Fox News star Tucker Carlson has served as a vital voice in Donald Trump’s ear, including privately urging him not to bomb Iran, giving him ideas for crackdowns on immigrants and the homeless, and even gossiping with the former president about another man’s “fucking gross” sexual ongoings. During …
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