Barack Obama and Michelle Obama‘s production company, Higher Ground Productions, along with Netflix have unveiled their initial slate of upcoming projects. The former President and First Lady signed a multi-year deal with the streaming service last spring. Seven projects are in the initial slate that span scripted and unscripted docuseries …
Read More »Harry and the Potters Conjure First Album in 13 Years 'Lumos'
Wizard-rockers Harry and the Potters will release their first full-length album in 13 years, Lumos, June 21st before embarking on a nationwide library tour in support of the record. Inspired by J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series, Harry and the Potters were at the forefront of the wizard rock movement which …
Read More »Florida Georgia Line to Headline Nashville's Ryman Auditorium
Florida Georgia Line have often admitted they owe a lot of their success to SiriusXM. The satellite radio company’s modern-country channel the Highway debuted FGL’s mega-hit “Cruise” before the band even had its deal with Republic Nashville. Now, the duo are returning the favor, teaming up with SiriusXM to perform …
Read More »Billy Idol, Bryan Adams Team for U.S. Summer Tour
Billy Idol and Bryan Adams will unite for a co-headlining summer tour. The eight-date U.S. trek, the first joint run between the two veteran rockers, launches August 1st in Gilford, New Hampshire and wraps August 12th in Bristow, Virginia. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, May …
Read More »Shannen Doherty Joins 'Beverly Hills, 90210' Miniseries Reboot
Shannen Doherty will reprise the role of Brenda Walsh, sort of, in the forthcoming Beverly Hills, 90210 reboot due this summer. Doherty confirmed the news on Instagram with the caption, “Yes it’s official. The real question is…will we still be rocking those outfits #bh90210.” https://www.instagram.com/p/BwvBMwQBUOY/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=fbxarfguf1z6 The actress, who appeared in …
Read More »Neil Young to Release 'Tuscaloosa' 1973 Live Album
The next chapter of Neil Young‘s ongoing archival series will spotlight a concert he played with the Stray Gators at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa on February 5th, 1973. Titled simply TUSCALOOSA, it will come out June 7th on a single CD and a three-sided vinyl album with etched …
Read More »'Bizarre World of Frank Zappa' Hologram Tour Not So Bizarre After All
The words “hologram tour” conjure images of a cold, dystopian future. Video of the Japanese concert sensation Hatsune Miku looks a bit like a scene from Blade Runner 2049. The Tupac hologram is still surreal. And the technology could give Kiss the ability to launch final tours in every city …
Read More »'Grass Is Greener': Fab 5 Freddy Tackles Pot's Racist History in New Netflix Doc
Fab 5 Freddy has always been impressively mutable, succeeding not only as an actor and director, but also as a rapper and graffiti artist. With the new Netflix documentary Grass Is Greener, he takes an emphatic step into advocacy. The film tracks the history of cannabis policy in the U.S. …
Read More »Jussie Smollett's Alleged Accomplices Sue Actor's Lawyers for Defamation
The brothers who allegedly helped Jussie Smollett stage a hate crime against himself are suing the former Empire actor’s lawyers for defamation, Reuters reports. Olabinjo and Abimbola Osundairo claimed that Smollett’s attorneys, Mark Geragos and Tina Glandian, continued to falsely accuse them of attacking the actor even after the Chicago …
Read More »'Game of Thrones' Recap: Tonight's the Knight
Brienne of Tarth hesitates. Normally she’s a woman of action. But when offered the chance to officially become what she’s truly been all along — a knight — the warrior just freezes. It’s like she’s waiting for the trap to be sprung, for one last cruel joke at her expense …
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