It’s not often that President Trump subjects himself to a television interview outside the confines ofFox & Friends. There are many reasons for this, such as the risk of implicating himself in a federal crime, as he did last year when he readily admitted to NBC’s Lester Holt that he …
Read More »El Dorado, Arkansas's New Boom
“Welcome to the city of El Dorado, Arkansas, U.S.A.” reads the banner on a collapsible stage where a local band is plugging in their instruments. It’s a clear September weekend in a quaint patch of southwest Arkansas. The town’s name became allegorical in the 1920s when a prodigious oil well …
Read More »Three Revelations From the DOJ's New Russian Hacking Indictment
WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors released a stunning new indictment Thursday that accuses seven Russian intelligence agents of trying to hack a slew of well-known organizations and companies around the world. Those targets include the World Anti-Doping Agency, FIFA, Westinghouse Electric Corporation (a Pennsylvania-based nuclear power company) and the Organisation for …
Read More »'X-Men: Dark Phoenix': See Sophie Turner as Jean Grey In Thrilling Trailer
Sophie Turner plays a powerful force of rage and pain in the first trailer for X-Men: Dark Phoenix. The Game of Thrones actress plays the film’s titular character, Jean Grey/Phoenix, a mutant with telepathy and telekinesis who turns to darkness after being struck by a mysterious force during a space …
Read More »Patti Smith Delivers 'Night of the Naked Mind' During Intimate Off-Broadway Performance
Patti Smith held her daughter Jesse Paris Smith’s hand as she walked onto the small stage of the Minetta Lane Theatre in Greenwich Village on Monday night. Rather than the rock & roller, she appeared as the sweet mother, long silver hair plaited into two braids, a woman meant to …
Read More »See Dave Navarro Present Moby With Rock to Recovery Icon Award
Dave Navarro presented his friend and musical peer Moby with the Rock to Recovery Icon Award at a ceremony held this week at Los Angeles’ Fonda Theatre. “I have known Moby since 1995 when we were on tour together,” Navarro said. “We spent a few nights in seedy Europeans bars, …
Read More »Music Modernization Act Passes, Despite Music Industry Infighting
UPDATE:The House of Representatives unanimously approved the Senate’s version of the Music Modernization Act Tuesday, Billboard reports. The legislation now needs President Donald Trump’s signature before it can become law. Neil Portnow, the president and CEO of the Recording Academy, said in a statement, “The trajectory of the Music Modernization …
Read More »Emmys 2018: The Sexiest Show on Life Support, or Fonzie Wept
“It is an honor to be here sharing this night with the many, many talented and creative people who haven’t been caught yet,” co-host Michael Che announced at the beginning of the 70th Annual Emmy Awards. It set the tone for a toothless, flaccid, cramped and tedious night. What can …
Read More »Oral History of the 'Judgment Night' Soundtrack: 1993's Rap-Rock Utopia
The soundtrack to 1993 chase flick Judgment Night — on which 10 rap artists collaborated with 11 rock groups — was a gold-certified triumph of the post-Nirvana major label wild west. Dropped shortly after Lollapalooza wound down its third summer, here was a similarly divide-breaking gathering of genre-crossing cool: Cypress …
Read More »Flashback: Elton John Plays His Forgotten Number One Hit 'Island Girl'
Elton John kicked off his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour this week with a spectacular show packed with hits from his long career. Nearly every blockbuster song from his catalog was in the set, including “The Bitch Is Back,” “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me,” “Bennie and the …
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