Taylor Hawkins & the Coattail Riders appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live to perform two recent tracks, “Middle Child” and “I Really Blew It.” The band was joined by Dave Grohl on drums for “Middle Child” and got a vocal boost from Perry Farrell on “I Really Blew It,” both of …
Read More »Ozzy Osbourne, Elton John Are Working on New Music Together
Sharon Osbourne stated this week that her husband Ozzy Osbourne is working on a song with Elton John. On her show, The Talk, Sharon laid out Ozzy’s plans for the year: “A lot of good things. Wellness. And to get back with his band, to get doing what he loves, …
Read More »Watch The National's Matt Berninger Rap on Kids Show 'Helpsters'
The National‘s Matt Berninger made a special appearance on Apple TV+ series Helpsters to rap about long words alongside a group of puppets. The track, titled “The Long Words Song,” is all about Berninger’s love for lengthy words. “I like long words and I like to recite ’em,” Berninger raps. …
Read More »Lizzo Says Thong Dress Critics Who 'Don't Like My Ass [Can] Kiss It'
Lizzo had some choice words for detractors of the outfit she wore to a Lakers game last weekend: “If you really, really don’t like my ass, you can kiss it. ‘Cause kissing it makes it go away, I promise.” The singer sparked a minor firestorm on the Internet Sunday night …
Read More »'Little Joe': A 'Body Snatchers' for the Age of Antidepressants
Imagine Invasion of the Body Snatchers for the age of antidepressants — that’s Little Joe, the seventh feature (and first in English) from Austrian provocateur Jessica Hausner (Lourdes, Amour Fou). Hausner doesn’t so much do another Body Snatchers remake (there’s already been three) as spin its thesis for her own …
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Late one weeknight in October, as the Long Island band Moon Tooth was setting up on the stage of Brooklyn metal haven Saint Vitus, the background music on the PA abruptly shifted from sludgy hardcore to the crisp, neo–James Brown funk of Mark Ronson and Mystikal’s “Feel Right.” A stocky, …
Read More »Flashback: Pearl Jam Perform a Ferocious 'Alive' on the BBC in 1992
Pearl Jam rolled out dates for an extensive 2020 European summer tour earlier this week, which kicks off June 23rd in Frankfurt, Germany, and wraps up July 22nd in Amsterdam. The gigs are a mixture of arena appearances and festivals that includes Lollapalooza Stockholm, Rock Werchter Festival, and a massive …
Read More »Flashback: Motley Crue Sign 'Cessation of Touring' Contract in 2014
On January 28th, 2014, Mötley Crüe invited the press to the Hotel Roosevelt in Los Angeles to announce their “Final Tour.” Sitting in front of tombstones with their names on them, the four members explained why they were serious about wrapping up the band forever. “We started talking about it …
Read More »Julián Castro: If Democrats Don't Elevate Voters of Color, 'Why the Hell Are We Democrats in the First Place?'
WASHINGTON — It’s not uncommon for struggling presidential candidates to blast their party’s nominating process, especially the decision to let Iowa and New Hampshire host the all-important opening two contests of the primary campaign. The latest candidate to take aim at Iowa and New Hampshire — states with overwhelmingly white …
Read More »'Atlantics' Review: Ghosts, Grace and a Senegalese Girl's Story, Perfectly Told
There may not be a more potent cinegeek buzz than discovering a new filmmaker with a fully formed voice and vision right out of the gate. France’s Mati Diop has ties to African-cinema royalty — her uncle is Djibril Diop Mambéty, the man who gave the world the 1973 landmark …
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