Metallica rocked the Metro in Chicago on Monday with a set that included “Seek & Destroy” and “Master of Puppets.” Their intimate performance follows their surprise club concert at San Francisco’s the Independent last Thursday, where they delivered a 16-song set. Related: Stream Metallica’s Comeback Show on Nugs.net “THAT was …
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Julianne Hough admitted she is “not qualified to act as a judge” on CBS’ upcoming show, The Activist — in which various activists compete against each other — but still plans to serve as a judge on CBS’ upcoming show, The Activist. The Activist has faced sharp criticism since it …
Read More »Christopher Lloyd Goes Dimension-Hopping as Rick Sanchez in New 'Rick and Morty' Teaser
Christopher Lloyd appears as the live-action version of the cartoon mad scientist he partly inspired, Rick Sanchez, in a new trailer for the Season Five finale of Rick and Morty, airing this Sunday, September 5th. Adult Swim shared the 14-second clip on social media Friday, with live-action versions of Rick …
Read More »Gospel Great Pastor T.L. Barrett's Final, Long-Out-of-Print Single is Finally Available to Stream
Numero Group has released gospel legend Pastor T.L. Barrett’s final, long-out-of-print single, “In the Old Time Way” b/w “My Country Tis of Thee.” The single was originally issued in 1985 by Chicago’s P.S. Records International just before the label shuttered. While Barrett continued to preach, the “In the Old Time …
Read More »Ziggy Marley Honors Lee 'Scratch' Perry: 'A Magician, A Philosopher, A Musical Scientist'
Ziggy Marley remembered late reggae and dub great Lee “Scratch” Perry’s “genius, uniqueness, courage and freedom,” in a tribute following the musician’s death Sunday, August 29th, at 85. In a tribute shared with Rolling Stone, Marley said Perry’s death brought memories of venturing to his home studio in Kingston, Jamaica …
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Mad Professor, a longtime collaborator of Lee “Scratch” Perry who recorded prolifically with the producer over the past three decades, penned a tribute to the dub visionary following news of Perry’s death Sunday at the age of 85. “The end of an era! We first worked in the early eighties, …
Read More »Indigenous Activists Discuss the Difficulties Getting Crimes Against Native People Investigated
Indigenous activists discuss the difficulties of getting authorities to seriously investigate crimes against Native Americans in a new clip from Dateline’s upcoming special, The Secrets of Spirit Lake, airing August 27th at 10 p.m. ET on NBC. The clip comes from Andrea Canning’s report on missing and murdered Indigenous women, …
Read More »Kendrick Lamar Teases 'Final TDE Album' in New Message to Fans
Kendrick Lamar offered an update on his next album, which he said will be his final with his longtime label, TDE. In a note posted to a new website, Oklama.com, Friday, August 20th, Lamar wrote, “As I produce my final TDE album, I feel joy to have been a part …
Read More »Johnny Depp Claims Hollywood Is Boycotting Him After Abuse Allegations, Libel Suit Loss
Johnny Depp suggested that Hollywood and the U.S. entertainment industry is boycotting him in a new interview with the U.K. publication, The Sunday Times. The interview marked Depp’s first conversation with the press since he lost a libel suit last November to another U.K. outlet, The Sun, which referred to …
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Ayra Starr is having her face beat into oblivion for a photoshoot — a makeup artist hovers over her while we speak on Zoom. Unbothered, the 19-year-old musician proceeds to meditate on the beauty and calamity of being young. “You’re allowed to make mistakes,” she says, with expressive hands topped …
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