Gaslighter, the first studio album from the Dixie Chicks in 14 years, appears to be imminent. The trio’s Instagram account has been posting images from a music video shoot for the LP’s presumed title track, and on Sunday night, Dixie Chicks singer Natalie Maines seemingly went rogue and shared a …
Read More »Michael Avenatti Found Guilty on Nike Extortion Charges
Michael Avenatti, the disgraced celebrity lawyer who represented Stormy Daniels and some of R. Kelly’s alleged sexual assault victims, was found guilty on all three charges Friday stemming from his Nike extortion trial. After a 13-hour deliberation, the jury in the New York federal court case found Avenatti guilty on …
Read More »Steven Van Zandt Rereleases 1985 'Sun City' Protest LP by Artists United Against Apartheid
Steven Van Zandt is celebrating the 30th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s release from a South African prison by rereleasing his 1985 multi-artist protest LP, Sun City. The album contains not just his protest anthem “Sun City,” but also Peter Gabriel’s “No More Apartheid,” and “Silver and Gold,” written by Bono …
Read More »Beatles, Rolling Stones Appear in New Chuck Berry Tribute Program
Rare and classic footage of the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Jimi Hendrix, and others covering Chuck Berry tunes will be compiled in a new tribute to the rock & roll legend, Brown Eyed Handsome Man, set to air February 29th on PBS. The film collects several decades’ worth …
Read More »A Bowie Celebration to Spotlight 'Ziggy Stardust' and 'Diamond Dogs' on 2020 Tour
The David Bowie tribute show A Bowie Celebration is returning the road this year for a special run of shows that will feature complete performances of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars and Diamond Dogs. The group is led by keyboardist Mike Garson, who …
Read More »Kiss Enlist Queensryche, Ratt for 10th Kiss Kruise
Kiss have announced the 10th voyage of the Kiss Kruise, set to take place October 30th through November 4th. The cruise will sail from Miami to Harvest Caye, Belize, to Roatan, Honduras. Kiss will perform two shows during the cruise, one acoustic and one electric, while other performers include Queensryche, …
Read More »Flashback: Talking Heads Perform a Funky 'Once in a Lifetime' in 1980
The Bonnaroo lineup dropped this morning and it’s pretty short on classic-rock acts unless Tool and Oysterhead now fall under that banner. But buried on the fifth line of the Friday section is the news that Turkuaz featuring Jerry Harrison and Adrian Belew will perform the 1980 Talking Heads masterpiece …
Read More »'The Outsider' Review: A Stephen King Thriller Goes Lights Out
Midway through HBO’s new mystery/horror hybrid The Outsider, a character buys a half-dozen lamps at a hardware store, takes them out to the woods, and dumps them in a field. The series doesn’t make room for humor, but this is a very funny moment, albeit an unintentional one. It’s as …
Read More »So, How Was Your Decade, Anitta?
So, How Was Your Decade is a series in which the decade’s most innovative musicians answer our questionnaire about the music, culture and memorable moments that shaped their decade. We’ll be rolling these pieces out throughout December. It’s exceptionally rare that a Brazilian artist ever breaks the international music market. …
Read More »So, How Was Your Decade, Old Dominion's Matthew Ramsey?
So, How Was Your Decade is a series in which the decade’s most innovative musicians answer our questionnaire about the music, culture and memorable moments that shaped their decade. We’ll be rolling these pieces out throughout December. Not to give all his answers away, but there’s no better way to …
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