Katy Perry was named as an ambassador of the British Asian Trust at the charity’s annual Royal Dinner by Prince Charles, the Royal Founding Patron. The central focus of the event was anti-trafficking, with the Trust, which was founded in 2007, announcing its aim to develop the largest anti-trafficking fund …
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Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford, and Tony Banks attended a Knicks-Lakers game together at Madison Square Garden last week, giving the rumors of Genesis contemplating a reunion tour a tiny shred of credibility. It’s quite possible the old friends were merely in town to celebrate Collins’ 69th birthday, or to see …
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Saturday Night Live returned following a holiday break with Adam Driver on hosting duties and Halsey as the show’s musical guest for the first episode of the 2020s. Clad in a bedazzled leather bodysuit with a rhinestone-encrusted cowboy hat, Halsey opened her performance riding a mechanical bull while delivering a …
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In the mid-Nineties, Chester Bennington fronted a grungy Arizona band called Grey Daze that split up around the time that he joined Linkin Park. Now, two years after the singer’s death, the band will be putting out its first widely released record, which contains vocals Bennington recorded as a teenager. …
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Coachella is getting its own documentary, via YouTube Originals. The first teaser trailer for Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert arrived on Tuesday, featuring clips of roaring crowds over the course of the Indio, California, festival’s history. The film will premiere March 31st. Not much info on the documentary itself …
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Sleepy LaBeef, the veteran rockabilly performer whose musical career spanned more than 60 years, died on Thursday at the age of 84. A Facebook post from the singer’s family confirmed the news. “He died at home, in his own bed, surrounded by his family who loved him, and whom he …
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The Wild Feathers’ new road anthem, Brian Fallon‘s hushed love song, and Brad Paisley‘s inspiring “Alive Right Now” are among the fresh country and Americana songs to hear this week. The Wild Feathers, “Jacksonville to Jackson Hole” For years, the Wild Feathers have planted their feet on both sides of …
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Harry Styles usually performs in arenas, but this week he’s taking his music to the streets. In a segment for The Late Late Show, Styles performed several of his tracks in a Los Angeles crosswalk for commuters and passersby. Citing Jimmy Kimmel Live and Good Morning America, host James Corden …
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The first Who album in 13 years opens with a perfectly cynical Pete Townshend lyric: “I don’t care/I know you’re gonna hate this song.” But it’s kind of hard to hate something that feels so familiar. Roger Daltrey sings the lyric and the ones that follow, claiming the song isn’t …
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A review of this week’s Watchmen, “An Almost Religious Awe,” coming up just as soon as I’m strapped to a chair in an abandoned JC Penney… Dr. Manhattan, I presume? It’s easy to understand why some fans of the Watchmen comic were skeptical of this show’s existence and its structure …
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