An unauthorized dramatization of the lives of David Lee Roth and Eddie Van Halen will be staged off-Broadway in New York City next year. Eddie and Dave will open at the Atlantic Theater Company – which launched the Tony Award–winning The Band’s Visit – on January 10th and run through …
Read More »Method Man Previews 'Meth Lab II' LP With Rattling Single 'Wild Cats'
Method Man recruited Redman, Hanz On and Streetlife for a forceful new track titled “Wild Cats.” The song will appear on the rapper’s upcoming album, The Meth Lab II: The Lithium. Method Man opens his latest release with an impressively dense verse, a lengthy series of rhymes all based around the …
Read More »Watch Elders Learn About Cardi B, Nicki Minaj Feud on 'Kimmel'
Jimmy Kimmel had older patrons at a local farmers market weigh in on Cardi B and Nicki Minaj‘s recently reignited feud. At the beginning of the segment, the late-night host briefly recapped the most recent installment of the rappers’ long-running, beef. He played one of the 11 videos Cardi B …
Read More »'The Right Church': Why Clutch Endure
During the first few songs of Friday’s Clutch show at New York’s Irving Plaza, I glanced up at the balcony and spotted an unexpected sight. A kid of no more than 12, accompanied by an older chaperone, was singing along to every word of “Gimme the Keys,” the first track …
Read More »Tekashi 6ix9ine Sentenced to 4 Years Probation
Daniel Hernandez, who has scored a series of streaming hits in the last 12 months rapping as Tekashi 6ix9ine,was sentenced to four years probation in Manhattan court on Friday. During that time, he must also complete 1,000 hours of community service and avoid both additional arrests and any gang activity. …
Read More »How New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood Is Standing Up to Trump
Donald Trump’s apparent willingness to flout campaign finance rules and laws against self-dealing was the subject of a Pulitzer Prize-winning series by Washington Post reporter David Fahrenthold in 2016. More than two years have passed and —as was the case when he casually bragged about assaulting women, or evaded paying …
Read More »Flashback: U2 Play 'Pride (In the Name of Love)' for the First Known Time
As the definitive fan site @U2 points out, U2 performed their 1984 hit “Pride (In the Name of Love)” for the 1,000th known time last week in Manchester, England. We say “known” since there are a handful of U2 concerts from the 1980s that weren’t documented by fan recordings or …
Read More »Last Voyage of Anthony Bourdain: Why the Final Season of 'Parts Unknown' Hits Home
There’s something resonant about the final season of Anthony Bourdain’s Parts Unknown— it’s more sustaining than depressing. It’s been a real emotional journey watching these last episodes, week after week. It’s understandable that Bourdain fans might have worried the new season of the CNN travel show would be too painful …
Read More »Kid Cudi Doesn't Think Pharrell Will Work With Him Again
Before Kid Cudi was musically reborn as half of Kids See Ghosts with Kanye West, he was struggling to regain his momentum as a solo artist. In a new GQ interview, the Cleveland rapper joked that Pharrell might not want to work with him again after the singles he produced …
Read More »'Surviving R. Kelly': Accusers Share Stories in Harrowing Trailer for Docuseries
Multiple women detail harrowing accusations of sexual, mental and physical abuse against one of R&B’s most celebrated singers in the new trailer forSurviving R. Kelly. The six-hour Lifetime docuseries will air in three installments: Thursday, January 3rd at 9 p.m. ET/PT; Friday, January 4th at 9 p.m. ET/PT; and Saturday, …
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