Sara Evans voiced strong feelings about the state of country radio in a new tweet, saying she was “devastated” at what had become of the genre she had called home for more than two decades. Evans’ first Number One, 1998’s “No Place That Far,” situated her right at a moment …
Read More »Trump Refutes iPhone Usage in Angry Tweet Sent From iPhone
President Trump began his Thursday morning by blaming the attempted assassination of his political adversaries on the media. He’d said as much the night before at a rally in Wisconsin, but his early-morning tweet seems to be inspired by a New York Times report about the president’s careless cell phone …
Read More »Flashback: Rush's Geddy Lee Explains Why He Went Solo in 2000
Speaking to Rolling Stone earlier in October, Geddy Lee confirmed what fans already knew, that Rush have “zero plans to tour again.” The bassist and singer also speculated about his musical future, hinting that he might at some point work on some new solo material. “I’ll probably find myself bored …
Read More »Richard Linklater Returns With Yet Another Anti-Ted Cruz Ad
Richard Linklater and the Fire Ted Cruz PAC have now teamed up on four commercials designed to convince Texans heading to the polls on November 6th that the incumbent senator is not the man to represent their state. Each of the ads have featured nothing more than an extremely Texan …
Read More »Drake Breaks the Beatles' Record for Most Top 10 Songs in a Year, Cementing His Inescapability
We’re three weeks into October andDrakehas been busy. The Toronto rapper was featured on Lil Baby and Gunna’s “Never Recover,” appeared in French Montana’s “No Stylist” video, made a splash in the visual for Bad Bunny’s “MIA,”lent a guest verse to Quavo’s “Flip The Switch,” appeared on Lebron James’s HBO …
Read More »'The Deuce' Recap: Take This Job and Shove It
A review of this week’s The Deuce, coming up just as soon as I take my mom to see Oh! Calcutta!… “Maybe the next one.” -Candy This episode, “The Feminism Part,” concludes with someone shooting at Vince while he’s out for a drive. Given this season’s Mob wars, it seems …
Read More »15 New Albums to Stream Now: Elle King, Esperanza Spalding and More Editors' Picks
EDITORS’ PICK: Elle King, Shake the Spirit “Whereas fellow retro-loving diva Lana Del Rey played the coy, gothy California dreamer, King came on like a butt-kicking rocker-heroine wailing through her pain,”writes Christopher R. Weingarten. “Turns out, she was living that drama too. King spent the years since her initial success …
Read More »Hear Kranium's Skeletal Dancehall Missile 'Sidung'
Dancehall singer Kranium just released “Sidung,” a jabbing, propulsive new single. The track is the first offering from an upcoming album, tentatively set for release in February 2019. “Sidung” is as spare as it gets, just a few notes of melody and a rat-a-tat beat. It’s a fitting backdrop for …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: St. Vincent, 'Hang On Me (Piano Version)'
Last year, St. Vincent (a.k.a Annie Clark) releasedMasseduction, the noise-pop masterpiece that had her firing on all cylinders. WithMassEducation, Clark reimagines every song on Masseduction as a piano ballad, stripping them down to an emotionally raw core and even flipping the LP’s running order. “Hang On Me” originally led offMasseduction: …
Read More »Bono, Pharrell, Michael Stipe Contribute to Artist's Album Honoring Dead Cat
Bono, Pharrell, Michael Stipe and Laurie Anderson are among a host of musicians who have contributed to a new album from French artist Sophie Calle about her dead cat, NPR reports. The 37-track project is named for the late feline, Souris, which translates to “mouse” in English.Souris Calle is available …
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