This article was originally published by Grist and is republished here as part of an ongoing collaboration. In his first State of the State address, a little over a year ago, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine took time out to recognize his “amazing” health and human services team, asking them to …
Read More »Bruce Springsteen on Lockdown Life, the Legacy of Little Richard
Bruce Springsteen played DJ again Wednesday morning on SiriusXM’s E Street Radio as part of his ongoing Bruce Springsteen — From His Home to Yours series. His selections included Glen Campbell’s “Times Like These,” The Magnetic Fields’ “Andrew in Drag,” Bob Dylan’s take on “Some Enchanted Evening,” and his own …
Read More »Kathleen Sebelius on the Trump Administration's 'Terrifying' Pandemic Response
As a former secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, serving under President Obama, and a former governor of Kansas, during the George W. Bush era, Kathleen Sebelius has a unique perspective on the challenges posed by a pandemic, the urgency of coordinating a federal response, and the …
Read More »Lin-Manuel Miranda's 'Hamilton' to Debut on Disney+ in July
The filmed performance of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s award-winning and record-breaking Broadway musical Hamilton is getting a much earlier release date than initially planned.Hamilton will be premiering on Disney+ on July 3rd, just in time for Independence Day and nearly 15 months earlier than its original theatrical date of October 15th, 2021. …
Read More »John Oliver Backs the U.S. Postal Service With Nutterbutter Stamps
John Oliver highlighted the current COVID-19 crisis within the United States Postal Service during his Sunday night segment ofLast Week Tonight, pointing out that over 1,000 postal workers have tested positive for COVID-19 and that 40 have died from it. As Samantha Bee noted in a similar segment on Full …
Read More »How One Arkansas Venue Hopes to Stage America's First Pandemic Concert
Ever since touring promoters Live Nation and AEG made the unprecedented decision to cancel and postpone tens of thousands of shows starting in mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic, the United States has not held one major concert with a live audience. As stay-at-home orders close in on their eighth …
Read More »Watch Weezer Cover 'The Simpsons' Theme Song Ahead of Upcoming Cameo
Weezer bust out all the hair metal heroics for their cover of The Simpsons theme song, which arrives ahead of the band’s cameo on the show this Sunday, May 10th. A new minute-long clip finds Weezer animated in that classic Simpsons style, ripping through Danny Elfman’s famous theme song with …
Read More »See Tony Allen Break Down Afrobeat's Major Drum Patterns in Unseen Doc Clip
Tony Allen breaks down the five major drum patterns of Afrobeat in an unreleased clip from the recent documentary short Birth of Afrobeat. Production team Rest In Beats and director Opiyo Okeyoprovided the unseen footage to Rolling Stone following the death of the pioneering drummer Thursday at the age of …
Read More »How Queen Changed 'We Are the Champions' to Assist COVID-19 Relief
Queen + Adam Lambert had to postpone their record-setting Rhapsody tour to 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but they haven’t let that stop them from uniting virtually to aid the relief effort. The band has created a new version of “We Are The Champions” entitled “You are The Champions,” …
Read More »Genesis Say Potential Reunion Tour With Peter Gabriel Would Be an 'Uphill' Climb
When Genesis announced plans for their Last Domino? reunion tour earlier this year, many old-school fans were disappointed to learn that original frontman and Peter Gabriel and prog-era guitarist Steve Hackett weren’t going to be involved. Instead, it was essentially a reformation of the 1978 to 1992 lineup of Phil …
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