As a young man, Che Apalache leader Joe Troop left his native North Carolina and spent time working and playing music in other parts of the world — Spain, Morocco, and Japan, before settling in Argentina. He’s lived the immigrant experience as an American abroad, and that instilled in him …
Read More »Universal Cancels 'The Hunt' Release After Trump Criticism
Universal Pictures announced Saturday that the studio has canceled its planned release for the upcoming horror film The Hunt, just a day after President Donald Trump seemed to criticize the movie and “liberal Hollywood” in a series of tweets. In the aftermath of the El Paso and Dayton mass shootings, …
Read More »Ariana Grande Returns to Acting in Jim Carrey's 'Kidding'
Ariana Grande will temporarily return to acting to make an appearance on Jim Carrey‘s Showtime seriesKidding. The singer also makes a brief cameo in the trailer for Kidding Season 2, which premieres November 3rd. Kidding stars Carrey as a children’s television host named Mr. Pickles, who struggles to juggle his …
Read More »Katy Perry's 'Dark Horse' Copied Christian Rapper Flame, Jury Finds
UPDATE 2 (10/11): Katy Perry, her collaborators and Capitol Records have appealed the previous July verdict that ruled that she improperly copied a beat from Marcus Gray aka Flame for her hit “Dark Horse.” Documents were filed in a California court on October 9th. UPDATE:A jury has found that Katy …
Read More »'Avengers: Endgame' Surpasses 'Avatar' as Global Box Office King
In addition to revealing its massive Phase 4 plans, Marvel Studios announced Saturday at Comic-Con that Avengers: Endgame finally surpassed Avatar at the global box office to become the highest-grossing film ever. James Cameron’s 2009 sci-fi epic held the worldwide record for a decade with $2.788 billion in global box …
Read More »Rand Paul: Tax Cuts For Corporations Can Add to the Deficit But 9/11 Victim Relief Shouldn't
Rand Paul supports adding to the national debt if it also means slashing the tax rate for corporate America. If it means paying for health care for ailing 9/11 first responders? That, the Republican from Kentucky has decided, is when enough if enough. On Wednesday, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) asked …
Read More »Aziz Ansari Preps New Netflix Stand-Up Special
Aziz Ansari will return to Netflix on July 9th with his latest stand-up special, Right Now. Filmmaker Spike Jonze (Her, Being John Malkovich) directed the project, which follows the comedian’s two previous Netflix specials, 2015’s Live at Madison Square Gardenand 2013’s Buried Alive. Ansari previewed Right Now with a brief …
Read More »Hear Prophets of Rage's Fiery New Song 'Made With Hate'
Prophets of Rage – the supergroup boasting members of Rage Against the Machine, Public Enemy’s Chuck D and Cypress Hill’s B-Real – warn of encroaching fascism in the band’s surprise new song “Made With Hate.” A portion of “Made With Hate” originally appeared within “The Ballot or the Bullet,” a …
Read More »Pixies Unveil Recording Process in 'It's a Pixies Podcast' Trailer
When Pixies set out to record their latest album, Beneath the Eyrie, last December, they decided to do something unprecedented: They taped their entire process in the studio, including songwriting, recording and mixing the music for the record, and allowed British music journalist Tony Fletcher to witness the whole thing. That …
Read More »Tony Glover, Influential Harmonica Player, Dylan Peer, Dead at 79
Tony Glover, the influential blues harmonica player who was a longtime peer of Bob Dylan and helped teach Mick Jagger how to play, died Wednesday, the Star Tribune reports. Glover reportedly died of natural causes after being hospitalized earlier this month. He was 79. Glover made a lasting impression on …
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