Dave Chappelle gave his best Thom Yorke impression at the Taylor Hawkins tribute show in Los Angeles last night. The comedian appeared on stage at the Kia Forum late in the show to cover Radiohead‘s classic “Creep” with the Foo Fighters. During the mediocre rendition, Chappelle urged the crowd to …
Read More »Kailand Morris Is Building an Empire With Nothing To Prove and Everything To Gain
K ailand Morris doesn’t look like the stereotype of someone who’s touched every facet of the fashion industry. When we meet at Le Crocodile, a brasserie in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, the 21-year-old designer is just in from Paris Fashion Week; dressed in a brandless white button-up, pressed grey AMI slacks, and …
Read More »See Alanis Morissette Sing 'You Oughta Know' With Foo Fighters at Tribute for Her Former Drummer Taylor Hawkins
Alanis Morissette helped the Foo Fighters pay honor to Taylor Hawkins — her drummer before he joined Dave Grohl and company — Tuesday night at the Los Angeles tribute concert for Hawkins. Backed by the Foo Fighters along with Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith on drums, Morissette delivered “You …
Read More »Paramore Announces First Album in Six Years, 'This Is Why': 'Such a Cool Experiment'
It’s official: Paramore is dropping a new album. On Wednesday, the group fronted by Hayley Williams announced that it will be releasing its first album since 2017, This Is Why, on Feb. 10. The band also released the LP’s first single, aptly titled, “This Is Why.” “This is why I …
Read More »Santigold Cancels North American Tour Citing Changing Industry and Artist Welfare
Santigold has canceled her upcoming North American tour. In a lengthy note to fans posted to her website, the singer explained that the reality of being on the road following the pandemic is not sustainable for musicians, noting that “the landscapes we are re-entering are not the same.” “As a …
Read More »Nick Kroll Takes Credit for 'Don't Worry Darling' Drama on 'Fallon': 'I'm the Puppeteer'
Don’t Worry Darling has been plagued by a deluge of off-screen drama, but Jimmy Fallon has finally gotten to the bottom of it. In an interview on The Late Show, the film’s co-star Nick Kroll claimed credit for the film’s chaotic debut. “So, if you haven’t seen it yet, it’s …
Read More »Chinese Trolls Are Attempting Russia-Style Meddling in U.S. Elections, Facebook Says
Chinese trolls are taking a page from Russia’s 2016 playbook and trying to meddle in America’s midterm elections. But unlike their colleagues from St. Petersburg, these trolls aren’t trying very much and they’re failing — badly. In a report released on Tuesday, Meta, Facebook’s parent company, says it found networks …
Read More »How the 'Crazy, Creative Minds' Behind 'Los Espookys' Made Season 2 Even Weirder
To enter the carefully crafted upside-down world of Los Espookys, you need to suspend your disbelief. That the one-of-a-kind, predominantly Spanish-language HBO series isn’t quite concerned with rules or even logic is what makes it so wonderfully unpredictable. One of Los Espookys’ main characters, for example, has an ethereal water …
Read More »Nile Rodgers Just Got an Asteroid Named After Him for His 70th Birthday
Nile Rodgers can now destroy worlds. As of this past April, an asteroid — a minor planet hurtling through space in an orbit between Mars and Jupiter — is now officially known (at least to us Earthlings) as “Nilerodgers (191911),” according to the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Rodgers, who has …
Read More »Putin's Empire Starts to Crumble
VAYOTS DZOR PROVINCE, ARMENIA – The frequency of the ambulances starts to increase the further east you drive. It’s a sign of how bad the situation is. A mix of four-wheel-drive military trucks with red crosses and civilian ambulances are whisking away Armenian casualties in a steady trickle through the …
Read More »