As promised, Drake dropped two new songs Saturday, “Omertà” and “Money in the Grave,” to celebrate the Toronto Raptors’ NBA championship win. The two-track The Best in the World Pack mark the rapper’s first songs of 2019. Outside of the two-pack’s cover art, neither track mention the basketball team or …
Read More »Hear Bruce Springsteen Perform 'Into the Fire' From New 2012 Live Album
A capacity crowd packed East Rutherford, New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium on September 22nd, 2012 to watch Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band play their final area show of the Wrecking Ball Tour. It was his third straight show at the stadium and previous nights had seen a surprise reunion …
Read More »Tom DeLonge on 'Scary' UFO Footage, Angels and Airwaves and Blink-182's Future
Twenty years ago this month, Blink-182 released Enema of the State, an album that sold more than 15 million copies worldwide and “reimaginedGreen Day’s Dookie as one big, undeniably catchy fart joke” according to Rolling Stone’s list of the 40 Greatest Punk Albums of All Time. Guitarist Tom DeLonge has …
Read More »John Oliver on Dangerous Medical Devices, Flawed FDA Clearance System
John Oliver warned against the dangers of medical devices on Last Week Tonight, lobbying for a more transparent approval process for products like surgical mesh and hip replacements. “The medical device industry is huge,” he said on Sunday’s main segment. “They constitute a $156 billion market in the U.S., and …
Read More »Best Movies/TV to Stream in June: 'Black Mirror,' Dylan and Jonas Brothers Docs
For this month’s streaming offerings: Martin Scorsese revisits a key tour in Bob Dylan’s career; the Jonas brothers offer fans a peek into their most intimate moments; Adam Sandler’s partnership with Netflix continues; and water-cooler series as Black Mirror and The Handmaid’s Tale return to the programming calendar. Here’s what …
Read More »Leaked Documents Reveal 'Mindboggling' Spending at the National Rifle Association
Excessive spending at the National Rifle Association is “draining NRA cash at a mindboggling speed” and poses “an existential threat to the financial stability” of the gun group, according to slate of leaked documents that have spurred calls for the resignation of CEO Wayne LaPierre. Posted anonymously online, the documents …
Read More »Billie Eilish, Kacey Musgraves, Stevie Nicks Donate Memorabilia for Massive 'Girls Rock' Auction
Steve Nicks, Billie Eilish, Kacey Musgraves and other high-profile artists are donating instruments, signed memorabilia and other items as part of the Girls Rock Reverb Gives Auction. The week-long sale, which launches Tuesday, May 21st via the Reverb site, will benefit 10 nonprofits focused on empowering female, transgender and gender …
Read More »'JOBS! JOBS! JOBS!' Trump Is Responsible for Small Fraction of What He Claims
President Trump loves to talk about jobs. “JOBS, JOBS, JOBS!” he tweeted in February. “JOBS! JOBS! JOBS!” he added in April. He emphasized the point earlier this month, tweeting, “JOBS, JOBS, JOBS!” Donald Trump was back at it again on Wednesday, touting news that GM is selling its Lordstown, Ohio, …
Read More »Billboard Music Awards 2019: Taylor Swift, Brendon Urie Perform 'ME!' Live for First Time
Taylor Swift performed an effervescent version of her new single “ME!” with Panic! at the Disco’s Brendon Urie at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, marking the track’s live debut. The pastel-hued, fantastical set mirrored the color scheme of the song’s video, which she released last week. A bevy …
Read More »'Blinded By the Light': British-Pakistani Teen Finds Hope in Springsteen in New Trailer
A British kid of Pakistani descent finds salvation and inspiration in the music of Bruce Springsteen in the trailer for the upcoming film, Blinded By the Light, set to arrive August 14th. Gurinder Chadha (Bend it Like Beckham) directed the film and Sarfraz Manzoor wrote the script, which was based …
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