UPDATE:Kesha postponed her spring tour dates in Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan and Japan after tearing her ACL during a February 9th concert in Dubai. The pop star is undergoing surgery to mend her knee and is expected to be healthy enough to embark on her co-headlining tour with Macklemore this …
Read More »Beach Boys Unearth Rare Studio, Live Tracks for New 'Sunshine' Sets
The Beach Boysunearthed more archival material, including dozens of previously unreleased songs, with their two new retrospective sets, 1967 – Sunshine Tomorrow 2: The Studio Sessions and Live Sunshine – 1967. The digital audio collections, available to purchase or stream now, follow the June-issued double-LP, 1967 – Sunshine Tomorrow. All …
Read More »Russia Banned From 2018 Winter Olympics Over Doping Scandal
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has banned Russia from the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea over an illegal, state-backed doping operation, The New York Times reports. As a result of the suspension, Russia’s flag will not appear at the opening ceremony, nor will it’s national anthem play. The …
Read More »'The Walking Dead' Recap: Eugene-ics 101
A little bit of Eugene Porter goes a long way, which is why it’s surprising when his step-into-the-spotlight episodes turn into series highlights (see the seventh season’s “Hostiles and Calamities”). In a way, this week’s episode – “Time for After” – is the sequel to last year’s Eugene showcase. As …
Read More »Hear Motorhead Frontman Lemmy's Final Solo Recording
About half a year before his death in 2015, Motörhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister finished what would be his last solo recording, a collaboration with guitarist Chris Declercq. The song, “We Are the Ones,” bears all of Kilmister’s trademarks: gritty vocals with lyrics like “I can escape the feeling/I know just …
Read More »'Carpool Karaoke': See Kelly Clarkson Belt Hits, Rekindle Romance
Kelly Clarkson showed off her gold-plated pipes and found a romantic date with her husband inside James Corden‘s car on the latest installment of The Late Late Show‘s “Carpool Karaoke.” The segment began with Clarkson helping Corden get through the doldrums of traffic with renditions of her biggest hits like, …
Read More »James Franco on Nudity, Social Media and Why He'll Stop Overdoing It
This week, James Franco gives arguably the greatest – and inarguably one of the most bizarre – performances of his career in The Disaster Artist, a bonkers account on the making of the worst movie ever made. The 39-year-old actor, who also directed the film, plays Tommy Wiseau the mysterious …
Read More »Walter Becker's Estate Responds to Donald Fagen's Steely Dan Lawsuit
The estate of Walter Becker has responded to a lawsuit filed by his Steely Dan bandmate Donald Fagen over the ownership of the band following Becker’s September 3rd death. In Fagen’s lawsuit, the singer accuses Becker’s estate of reneging on a Buy/Sell Agreement that he and Becker agreed to in …
Read More »Pixar Chief John Lasseter Taking Leave of Absence After Harassment Allegations
John Lasseter, one of the founders of Pixar and the chief creative officer of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios, will take a leave of absence from the company after a report detailed a history of alleged sexual harassment and misconduct, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Per a staff memo, …
Read More »Hear Green Day, Miranda Lambert's Yearning Duet 'Ordinary World'
2017 has seen Miranda Lambert share the mic with a number of fellow country stars, from Wade Bowen and Randy Rogers to Little Big Town. Now she can add pop-punk icons Green Day to her list of collaborators, thanks to “Ordinary World,” a song that appears on the band’s new …
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