Trent Reznor covered David Bowie’s “Fantastic Voyage” and “Fashion” as part of the “Just for One Day” tribute livestream, which — after a one-day delay due to technical difficulties and Covid-19 restrictions — aired Saturday night, one day after what would have been the late icon’s 74th birthday. The stripped-down …
Read More »Year in Review: So, How Was Your 2020, Billy Strings?
So, How Was Your 2020?is a series in which our favorite entertainers answer our questionnaire about the music, culture and memorable moments that shaped their year. Bluegrass phenomenon Billy Strings would likely deserve a 2020 live MVP honor, if such a thing existed. The Nashville performer with lightning-fast licks played …
Read More »Nashville Bomber Played 'Downtown' Before Blowing Up His RV. Petula Clark Isn't Happy
The white male domestic terrorist who blew up his RV on Nashville‘s historic Second Avenue on Christmas morning —injuring three, crumbling buildings, and damaging more than 40 businesses — played Petula Clark’s 1964 hit “Downtown” over the camper’s speaker system before the blast. On Tuesday, the 88-year-old English singer issued …
Read More »Hear Eddie Vedder's Acoustic Cover of Bruce Springsteen's 'Growin' Up'
Eddie Vedder has released an acoustic cover of the Bruce Springsteen song “Growin’ Up” as part of a new EP that expanded the Pearl Jam singer’s recent solo single “Matter of Time.” Vedder has performed his rendition of the Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. classic in concert since 2003, when …
Read More »'Coming 2 America' Trailer Brings Back Classic Characters After More Than 30 Years
Amazon Studios gave us our first glimpse at Coming 2 America, the sequel to the beloved 1988 comedy Coming to America. The film hits the streaming service on March 5th. The teaser includes a whirlwind of characters from the previous film — many of which are played by stars Eddie …
Read More »BMG Finds Financial Disparities in Black Artists' Old Record Contracts
On Thursday, label and publishing company BMG shared the results of its long-awaited review of historical record contracts, which it had initially announced this summer as a response to Blackout Tuesday. The report revealed that music catalogs from four of the 33 labels BMG had acquired since its founding in …
Read More »The Transition Delay Is Going to Cost Lives
The 9/11 Commission, in its report on how the United States failed to stop the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, cited the Bush administration’s shortened transition period, the result of a 36-day dispute over the results of the 2000 election. “Given that a presidential election in the United States brings wholesale …
Read More »Jeff Tweedy Recalls That Time P. Diddy Thought He Was a Grammys Usher, Performs 'Gwendolyn'
Wilco‘s Jeff Tweedy beamed in to Late Night With Seth Meyers Monday from his Loft studio in Chicago to perform “Gwendolyn,” off of his newest solo album, Love Is King. He was joined by his son, Spencer Tweedy, on drums. Tweedy recently recruited an array of celebrities for the video …
Read More »The U.S. Immigrant Rights Movement Plans for a New Vision Under Biden
“The history and the story of immigration here is one of, primarily, exploitation,” says Isa Noyola. Noyola, a transgender activist based in Phoenix, is the deputy director of Mijente, one of the country’s most prominent immigrant-rights organizations, representing Latinx communities around the country. When Biden was declared the winner of …
Read More »Living Wages, Legal Weed, Taxes on the Rich: Statewide Initiatives that Ran Ahead of Either Biden or Trump
The dust is settling on the 2020 election, and all eyes are understandably focused on the presidential result — which at last check had President-Elect Joe Biden beating Donald Trump by more than 5 million votes and on track to record a 306-232 victory in the electoral college. But some …
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