Buddy Guyenlists fellow guitar gods Keith Richards and Jeff Beck on the blues legend’s “Cognac,” the latest preview from Guy’s upcoming album The Blues Is Alive and Well. The five-minute six-string showcase doubles as a bluesy drinking session between the trio of Rolling Stone‘s 100 Greatest Guitarists as Guy howls …
Read More »Brian De Palma Details Harvey Weinstein-Inspired Horror Film
Director Brian De Palma is prepping a new horror movie, Predator, inspired by the Harvey Weinstein scandal, Deadline reports. De Palma recently teased the project during a press tour in France for his new book, Are Snakes Necessary? He described the project as “a horror film, with a sexual aggressor,” …
Read More »How Trump Has Already Abused His Presidential Pardon Power
WASHINGTON—President Trump interrupted Thursday’s “executive time”– his ritual morning Twitter kvetch – to make some actual news: Dinesh D’Souza is a long-standing member of the conservative movement’s trigger-the-libs faction. He began as something of a right-wing wunderkind with his critiques of academia and liberal campus culture, but over time has …
Read More »Elvis Presley's '68 Comeback Special to Hit Movie Theaters This Summer
Elvis Presley‘s legendary television special Elvis, better known as the “’68 Comeback Special,” will be screened in movie theaters this summer to mark the 50th anniversary of its airing. The screenings will take place on Presley’s death, August 16th, and again on August 20th. The owner of Elvis Presley Enterprises, …
Read More »Jeff Goldblum Preps Debut Jazz Album
Jeff Goldblum is preparing to record his debut jazz LP with Decca Records. The actor first impressed label executives with his piano work last October while accompanying soul-jazz vocalist Gregory Porter on a version of Nat King Cole’s “Mona Lisa” during a promotional appearance for Thor: Ragnarok on the BBC’s …
Read More »See Jason Isbell Sing 'Pancho and Lefty' at Outlaws and Armadillos Concert
The house band for Friday night’s kickoff concert celebrating the new Outlaws & Armadillos: Country’s Roaring ’70s exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum was one for the books. Led and assembled by Shooter Jennings and Dave Cobb, the all-star players included Amanda Shires, Robby Turner and …
Read More »Watch Dillon Carmichael Praise Everyday Pleasures in 'It's Simple' Music Video
Dillon Carmichael has generated buzz with the classic-leaning country music he’s been previewing off his upcoming debut album, Hell on an Angel. Now with the music video for the LP’s lead single “It’s Simple,” he offers a glimpse into the upbringings that he and many of us often romanticize. Filmed …
Read More »Hear 'Twin Peaks' Singer Julee Cruise's Early Demo 'Floating'
The original demo for Julee Cruise’s song “Floating” sounds radically different from the version that would appear on her 1989 debut, Floating Into the Night. The track, which will appear on the upcoming Julee Cruise release Three Demos, features the vocalist crooning over beds of fuzzy synth without any of …
Read More »President Trump Desperately Wants You to Believe 'Spygate' Is Real
Just a few days aftera weekend Twitter meltdown that featured a call for the Department of Justice to investigate whether the FBI “infiltrated” his campaign for political purposes, President Trump on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning fired off another torrent of tweets about the same subject. He even decided on …
Read More »What Can We Really Expect From Texas Leaders After the Santa Fe Shooting?
The most prominent response to Friday’s shooting that left 10 dead at Santa Fe High Schoolcame from the state’s lieutenant governor, Dan Patrick. Speaking to reporters the afternoon of the shooting, Patrick called not for gun regulation, but door regulation. “We’re going to have to look at the design of …
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