On Easter Sunday, a series of suicide bombings hit the Sri Lankan cities of Negomonbo, Batticoloa, and Colombo, killing nearly 300 people and injuring more than 500 from at least eight countries. The attacks targeted Christian churches in the country, as well as hotels frequented by foreign guests. According to …
Read More »'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Recap: Get Smart
A review of “The Bimbo,” this week’s Brooklyn Nine-Nine, coming up just as soon as I’m taller than the Greatest Generation… “Y’all are hella specific,” Jake tells Captain Holt and Kevin at the end of “The Bimbo,” as the spouses flirt and enjoy a PDA as only they can. Theirs …
Read More »Earth, Wind and Fire's Philip Bailey Previews New Solo Album With Curtis Mayfield Cover
Earth Wind & Fire’s Philip Bailey honors one of his greatest falsetto influences, Curtis Mayfield, with a cover of “Billy Jack” set to appear on his upcoming solo album, Love Will Find a Way, out June 21st via Verve Records. Bailey puts a dark soul spin on “Billy Jack,” transforming …
Read More »French Montana Channels Day of the Dead Holiday for Skull-Filled 'Slide' Video
French Montana mixes the macabre and the stylish with his video for new single “Slide,” featuring Blueface and Tjay. The clip, which Montana directed with Spiff TV, finds the rappers hanging out in a warehouse filled with colorful fog, hydraulic-lifted cars and dancers decked out in vintage suits and psychedelic …
Read More »Madonna Teams With Maluma for Sultry New 'Madame X' Song 'Medellin'
Madonna unveiled a sultry and slinky new song “Medellín,” featuring Colombian singer Maluma. The track is set to appear on the pop icon’s forthcoming album, Madame X, due out June 14th. “Medellín” also finds Madonna reuniting with her longtime collaborator, the French producer Mirwais. The track is centered around a …
Read More »Watch Russell Crowe Portray Roger Ailes in Teaser for 'The Loudest Voice'
Roger Ailes lays out his “fair and balanced” vision for Fox News in unsparing terms in the teaser for Showtime’s upcoming limited series, The Loudest Voice, premiering June 30th. The seven-part series stars Russell Crowe as the notorious Fox News founder, who built the network into a financial juggernaut and …
Read More »Hear Beck's New Single 'Saw Lightning,' Co-Written By Pharrell Williams
Beck recruited Pharrell Williams for the singer’s new track “Saw Lightning,” the first single off his upcoming new album Hyperspace. Beck and Williams co-wrote and co-produced the track, which melds the jangly acoustic guitar of Beck’s folksier work with the dancefloor-ready programmed beats prominent in his 2017 LP Colors; Williams …
Read More »Our Commander-in-Troll Does Not Care If He Puts Americans In Danger
“The President is actively and willfully endangering the life of a member of Congress,” MSNBC’s Chris Hayes tweeted in reaction to President Donald Trump’s taking to Twitter on Friday and posting a video mix of Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) referencing 9/11 alongside graphic video of the burning World Trade Center …
Read More »Review: Anderson .Paak's 'Ventura' is Ambitious, Wide-Ranging Hip-Hop Soul
If last year’s Oxnard was Anderson .Paak’s version of Outkast’s Speakerboxxx – a shape-shifting hip-hop LP steeped in eccentric R&B — its sister LP, Ventura, is his The Love Below, an eccentric R&B record tilting towards hip-hop. Ventura even begins with an André 3000 cameo, a memorable one at that, …
Read More »Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph Get Lost in the Sauce in Hilarious 'Wine Country' Trailer
Amy Poehler, Rachel Dratch, Maya Rudolph and more soak up all the booze and drama a trip to Napa has to offer in the hilarious new trailer for Wine Country. The film is set to open in select theaters May 8th before arriving on Netflix May 10th. Wine Country marks …
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