Taylor Swift unveiled a video diary documenting the creation of her new holiday song, “Christmas Tree Farm.” Swift released “Christmas Tree Farm” on December 6th, just five days after coming up with the idea for the song. The first video in the new behind-the-scenes clip is dated December 1st and …
Read More »Watch Bruce Springsteen's Final Performance With Clarence Clemons: 'Blue Christmas'
On December 7th, 2010, about 60 lucky Bruce Springsteen fans crammed into the Carousel House on the Asbury Park boardwalk to watch a special live concert of songs from the new Darkness on the Edge of Town box set The Promise. It was the last time Springsteen would play with …
Read More »'The L Word: Generation Q': One Small Step for Queer-kind
When The L Word first hit the airwaves in 2004, there was nothing else like it on TV. It was a show that didn’t just prominently feature queer women — it put them front and center, earning itself a devoted fanbase who were seeing themselves writ large on the small …
Read More »Trump's Ukraine Shakedown Scheme Was a Textbook Case of Abuse of Power, Report Says
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump abused the power of the presidency for his personal benefit when he and his cronies shook down the government of Ukraine by withholding a White House meeting and $391 million in foreign aid unless Ukraine said they’d investigate Trump’s rivals. After this quid pro quo scheme …
Read More »GOP Candidate Who Called For Rep. Omar to Be Hanged Is Banned From Twitter
Republican candidate, Danielle Stella, who is vying to unseat Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.)has been permanently suspended from Twitter after threatening Omar’s life on the platform over a debunked conspiracy theory. On Tuesday, Stella spread a false story about the freshman congresswoman’s involvement in passing along classified information regarding Iran. …
Read More »'The Mandalorian' Recap: Hang Onto Your Hat
A review of this week’s The Mandalorian, “Sanctuary,” coming up just as soon as I chase off some raiders for lunch money… In many ways, the most interesting thing in “Sanctuary” is something we don’t quite see: Mando’s face, when he takes off his helmet in privacy to enjoy some …
Read More »Watch Ryan Reynolds, Tracy Morgan Invade Will Ferrell's 'SNL' Monologue
Will Ferrell‘s Saturday Night Live monologue didn’t go as planned as the former SNL cast member returned to Studio 8H for his fifth hosting gig. As Ferrell began his monologue, he became flustered and nervous when he spotted Ryan Reynolds in the audience. When he found out Reynolds’ wife Blake …
Read More »John Prine Sings Cowboy Jack Clement's 'Ballad of a Teenage Queen' at Country Music Hall of Fame
Producer, songwriter, music publisher, filmmaker, visionary: Cowboy Jack Clement was all of these, but, perhaps first and foremost, the late Country Music Hall of Fame member was, throughout his lifetime, a devoted friend to countless fellow musicians. On Tuesday, during an afternoon ceremony at the Country Music Hall of Fame …
Read More »Sure, Streaming's Transformed the Music Business. But What's Next?
The fortunes of the global record industry can be neatly summed up in three stats: Its peak came in 1999, back when Ricky Martin wasLivin’ La Vida Loca, as the world’s record companies generated nearly$29 billion; by the close of 2013, according to IFPI data, that number had been slashed …
Read More »Watch Bruce Springsteen Perform 'Thunder Road' at Surprise Stone Pony Concert
Bruce Springsteen played a surprise two-hour set at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park, New Jersey on Saturday evening to raise funds for Boston College. Backed by former Bon Jovi/Asbury Jukes guitarist Bobby Bandiera and his band, with Max Weinberg of the E Street Band handling drums for some of …
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