Every day of Black History Month 2019 has been a new level of hell. Politicians are getting caught for wearing blackface in their not-so-distant past. Liam Neeson is telling detailed stories of hunting black men for revenge. 21 Savage is detained in one of the worst immigration detention centers in …
Read More »Flashback: Guns N' Roses Play 'Don't Cry' at the Tokyo Dome in 1992
Earlier this week, Axl Rose celebrated his 57th birthday. “Happy Birthday to my other life-long partner in crime,” Slash wrote on Instagram, not acknowledging the fact that for two decades of his life he didn’t have any contact with Axl whatsoever and the singer called him a “cancer” in the …
Read More »Tim Burton's 'Dumbo': Watch Michael Keaton Play Cunning Businessman in New Trailer
In the colorful new trailer for Tim Burton‘s reimagined Dumbo, Michael Keaton’s charismatic businessman V.A. Vandemere exploits the talents of the titular flying elephant. The clip opens with circus crew member Holt Farrier (Colin Farrell) awaking to find the newborn beast. “What is that? A face only a mother could …
Read More »Rosanne Cash Talks Channeling Feminist Rage on 'She Remembers Everything'
Rosanne Cash was stuck as she tried to write the follow-up to 2013’s The River & the Thread. That album — which found her writing from the perspective of figures in her legendary family tree — was a huge success, winning three Grammys. Cash intended to write in the same …
Read More »Taken Aback: Liam Neeson's Racist Revenge Fantasy Sparks Outrage
Liam Neeson is facing criticism after the actor admitted he fantasized about committing a racially motivated murder after a friend of his was raped. Speaking to The Independent during a junket for his latest vengeance-laced action film Cold Pursuit, Neeson told the story for the first time: Upon returning home …
Read More »See James Blake, Travis Scott Float in the Underworld in 'Mile High' Video
James Blake has dropped the video for his Assume Form single “Mile High,” featuring Travis Scott and producer Metro Boomin. The British singer shared the video on Sunday, just hours before Scott is set to perform as part of the Maroon 5-headliner Super Bowl LIII halftime show. The visual, directed by collaborator …
Read More »We Asked Bill Nye to Answer Trump's Questions About Climate Change
While extreme winter weather froze the Midwest this week, with many parts of the country setting record lows, President Trump again used the deadly cold to question the existence of climate change. “What the hell is going on with Global Waming? Please come back fast, we need you!” the president …
Read More »2 Chainz Flaunts His Boyfriend Skills on Ariana Grande's '7 Rings' Remix
Ariana Grande has shared a remix of her hit single “7 Rings,” which features 2 Chainz adding a new verse.“My ideas are priceless/I know I’m the nicest,” the rapper adds to the pop track, which opens with a riff on “My Favorite Things.” He adds, “I knew you would like …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: The Specials, Featuring Saffiyah Khan, “10 Commandments”
Like many of the post-punk U.K. ska bands, The Specials were serious fans of the lateCecil Bustamente Campbell, aka Prince Buster, one of Jamaican music’s godfathers. They covered his “Too Hot” on their debut, “Enjoy Yourself” on their follow-up; their cohorts Madness made his “One Step Beyond” their signature. Now, …
Read More »Failure, Swervedriver Team for Spring North American Tour
Reunited Nineties rockers Failure and Swervedriver, both coming off new albums, will hit the road together this spring. The seven-week joint trek kicks off March 13th at Dallas’ House of Blues and circles North America before coming to a close April 24th at Los Angeles’ Fonda. Tickets for the trek …
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