Doyle Auctioneers & Appraisers and Christine Baranski have announced new editions to the upcoming Stage & Screen Broadway auction. Andrew Lloyd Webber has submitted a package that includes two tickets to The Phantom of the Operaas Lloyd Webber’s personal guests, as well as the rare “Lot 665” prop from the …
Read More »Sharon Osbourne Tells Bill Maher of 'The Talk' Exit: 'I'm Angry, I'm Hurt'
Sharon Osbourne discussed her controversial exit from The Talk as well as cancel culture during an interview Friday on Real Time With Bill Maher, Osbourne’s first TV appearance since departing the daytime talk show. In March, CBS announced that Osbourne “decided to leave The Talk” following a heated on-air conversation …
Read More »Danny Elfman Previews First Solo Album in 37 Years With New Song 'True'
Acclaimed composer Danny Elfman has released a new song, “True,” which will appear on his first solo album in 37 years, Big Mess, out June 11th via Anti-/Epitaph. “True” is a menacing track that finds Elfman toying with grinding synths, booming industrial drums and blown-out guitar, while sharp strings give …
Read More »The Wallflowers Announce First Album in 9 Years, 'Exit Wounds'
The Wallflowers have announced their new album Exit Wounds, Jakob Dylan and company’s first LP in nine years. The band also debuted the first single “Roots and Wings” Thursday during a visit to Jimmy Kimmel Live. Exit Wounds, due out July 9th, marks the Wallflowers’ first album since 2012’s Glad …
Read More »Schumer Says Congress 'Will Move Forward' to Legalize Weed Even as Biden Is Hesitant
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says that even though President Joe Biden is resistant, he intends for Congress to make moves to federally legalize marijuana.In an interview with Politico’s Natalie Fertig, Schumer said work on just such a bill has already begun, and it is “headed in [the] direction” of …
Read More »San Diego Comic-Con Announces Thanksgiving Weekend In-Person Event
The annual Comic-Con International announced Saturday that it would hold an in-person “Special Edition” convention in San Diego in November. Comic-Con International was canceled for the first time in 50 years in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, with the event penciling in a July 22-25, 2021 convention in its …
Read More »Margo Price, Nathaniel Rateliff Swagger Through 'Twinkle Twinkle' on 'CMT Crossroads'
Ahead of Friday’s premiere of their CMT Crossroads, Margo Price and Nathaniel Rateliff have released a video of their performance of Price’s “Twinkle Twinkle.” It’s a gritty, funky collaboration, with a Jimi Hendrix-like guitar riff and a healthy dose of swagger from both of the featured artists. Price takes the …
Read More »Sting Breezes Through Solo Tracks on NPR's 'Tiny Desk' Series
Days after the release of his new album Duets, Sting performed a brief set for NPR‘s Tiny Desk series. Sitting in a New York City lounge, Sting kicked off the performance with Beninese pop star Shirazee. The duo sang “African in New York,” a reimagining of Sting’s 1987 solo song …
Read More »Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler Begins Work on Autobiography
Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler has begun work on a memoir. “I started out because when my parents died, I always wished I’d asked them a lot more things than I knew about,” he told Cleveland.com. “I don’t really know much about my mum and dad, ’cause they were always …
Read More »Oscars 2021: Hear the Nominees for Best Original Song
Mere hours after the conclusion of the Grammys, the organizers of the Academy Awards have announced five more songs worthy of a golden statuette. The nominees for Best Original Song are a fun mix of highbrow and lowbrow tunes, spanning H.E.R.‘s soulful anthem from Judas and the Black Messiah to …
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