I wrote the song “Shane” for my latest albumSunset Kids while we were taking a break from recording, and producers Lucinda Williams and Tom Overby were back out on the road. We filmed a video with director Joseph Quever running all over Dublin to capture some of Shane’s old haunts, …
Read More »What Is the Stafford Act? Despite Text-Message Hoax, It's Not a Plan for National Quarantine
When President Trump declared a national emergency over COVID-19 last Friday, he did so under the National Emergencies Act, which was also cited in his national-emergency ruse to fund the border wall in February 2019, and the Stafford Act, a 1988 disaster-relief law that allows the government to funnel the …
Read More »See Chris and Rich Robinson Perform Black Crowes Classics at Love Rocks NYC Gig
Chris and Rich Robinson — as the acoustic duo Brothers of a Feather — delivered a three-song set of Black Crowes classics during the brothers’ performance at this year’s Love Rocks NYC benefit. Ahead of the band’s Shake Your Money Maker 30th anniversary reunion tour, the Robinson brothers performed the …
Read More »Tainy Drops Star-Studded EP 'The Kids That Grew Up on Reggaeton'
Marco “Tainy” Masís first made a name for himself producing reggaeton classics alongside his mentors, the legendary duo Luny Tunes. Eventually, he’d play a critical role in the making of Grammy-nominated hits by Latin pop titans like J Balvin and Bad Bunny. But this Friday, the acclaimed Puerto Rican producer …
Read More »Luck Reunion 2020 Canceled Over Growing Coronavirus Crisis
Update: The inaugural Campfire Gathering set for March 16th and 17th in Dripping Springs, Texas, has been postponed. Organizers said in a statement that they are committed to rescheduling: “The team is currently hard at work to secure new dates for later this year with more information forthcoming. All tickets …
Read More »My Chemical Romance Postpone Japan Tour Dates Due to Coronavirus Concerns
My Chemical Romance has postponed their upcoming Japanese concerts in light of concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic. In a Twitter statement, the recently reunited band confirmed they will no longer be performing in Japan at the end of March. “The promoter of our Japan shows suggested that we postpone the …
Read More »Hear Sharon Van Etten's Somber New Song 'Staring at a Mountain'
Sharon Van Etten gazes into the void on her somber new song “Staring at a Mountain.” The track, which premiered at Entertainment Weekly, highlights the credits of Eliza Hittman’s new film Never Rarely Sometimes Always. “I am so tired, I fell right through/I looked into a darkness no one knew,” …
Read More »Mart Crowley, Groundbreaking 'The Boys in the Band' Playwright, Dead at 84
Mart Crowley — best known for penning The Boys in the Band, a play about a group of gay and bisexual friends in New York City — has died at age 84. The playwright died Saturday night in Manhattan of complications from heart surgery, according to friend David Cuthbert, via …
Read More »Jia Tolentino and the Art of Millennial Angst
Whenever she’s working on an essay, Jia Tolentino pretends nobody will read it. “I don’t know if it’s a self-protective impulse, or like a chip missing, but I tend to only think about making myself happy,” she says. “The reward is satisfying whatever itch made me write in the first …
Read More »Maggie Rogers Gives Hamilton Leithauser a Haircut in 'Isabella' Teaser
Hamilton Leithauser gets a haircut from Maggie Rogers in the teaser for “Isabella.” The singer-songwriter also announced a new album, The Loves of Your Life, out April 10th via Glassnote Records. The clip follows the video for “Here They Come,” in which Leithauser took a brutal beating from Ethan Hawke …
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