The Glastonbury music festival has been canceled once again due to the Covid-19 pandemic, festival organizers announced on Thursday. 2021 will mark the second summer in a row where the international festival was not held, after the 2020 event was canceled last March. “With great regret, we must announce that …
Read More »Lady Gaga Congratulates Biden and Tells Trump to 'Please Concede'
Lady Gaga, who performed at a Joe Biden rally in Pittsburgh the night before the 2020 election, celebrated the President-Elect’s win Saturday after Biden was officially called the winner in Pennsylvania, giving him the necessary electoral college votes. “Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and the American people, you just gave the …
Read More »Oregon Decriminalizes All Drugs, While D.C. Decriminalizes Psychedelics
While the 2020 presidential results remained unclear the morning after Election Day, one thing for certain is that voters overwhelmingly approved a series of measures aimed at the war on drugs, including the legalization of marijuana in New Jersey, Arizona, and Montana, the decriminalization of psychedelic mushrooms in Washington, D.C. …
Read More »'The Matrix Reloaded' Neo Outfit, 'Pretty Woman' Boots Up for Auction
Prop Store’s annual live auction will feature iconic items from a host of TV shows and films, including The Matrix Reloaded, Pretty Woman, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, Batman, Alien and Labyrinth, among others. The live event takes place December 1st and 2nd. Registration is available and online proxy …
Read More »New Order Raid Vaults for Comprehensive 'Power, Corruption and Lies' Reissue
New Order will release a comprehensive box set of their second album, Power, Corruption and Lies — which broke them into the U.K. Top 10 — this fall. In addition to a remastered version of the album, the group has dug deep into its vaults to provide a holistic look …
Read More »Flashback: Jack Bruce Plays 'Sunshine of Your Love' With Ringo Starr, Peter Frampton
Ringo Starr is turning 80 on July 7th and he plans on celebrating with a virtual charity concert featuring Paul McCartney, Sheryl Crow, Gary Clark Jr., Sheila E, and Ben Harper. “I love birthdays,” Starr recently told Rolling Stone. “This year is going to be a little different. There’s no …
Read More »Country Upstart Breland Releases 'Rage & Sorrow' EP for Juneteenth
“My Truck” singer Breland has releasedRage & Sorrow, a three-track EP that tackles structural racism, police violence, and fractured masculinity in honor of Juneteenth. Speaking about the project’s title, Rage & Sorrow, Breland said that “we focus a lot on the rage because it makes us feel powerful, but without …
Read More »Nearly Half of Coronavirus Conspiracy Theories on Twitter Are Coming From Bots
Some of the misinformation propagated on social media is promoted by people who genuinely believe it to be true. But much of it isn’t promoted by people at all, but by automated accounts, or bots. This is confirmed by a new study from Carnegie Mellon University’s Center for Informed Democracy …
Read More »The Offspring Cover 'Tiger King' Star Joe Exotic's 'Here Kitty Kitty'
The Offspring delivered a sprightly rendition of Tiger King star Joe Exotic’s “Here Kitty Kitty,” performing in face masks in a nod to the COVID-19 era. “She was a rich woman, she had rich tastes/She felt the blood runnin’ through her veins,” frontman Dexter Holland sings, accompanied by guitarist Noodles …
Read More »Bailing Out the Bailout
“I’ve never signed anything with a ‘T’ before,” Donald Trump quippedat the signing of the $2 trillion CARES Act. He reportedly wants his signature on coronavirus relief checks, as if they were Trump Plaza casino chips. This might be a fitting metaphor for America’s post-virus economic future. The new bailout …
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