Over the past few decades, everyone from AC/DC and Metallica to Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Weezer, Stone Temple Pilots, Elvis Costello and Blondie have played live on The Howard Stern Show. Those performances have largely sat in the vault since they originally aired, but he’s breaking them all out with …
Read More »Hear Mac DeMarco Preview New Album With Lonesome New Song 'Nobody'
Mac DeMarco unveiled “Nobody,” a desolate track set to appear on his next album, Here Comes the Cowboy. It’s out May 10th via his own Mac’s Record Label. “Nobody” is stripped down and ambling: Built around prickly guitars and a steady clop of drums and bass. DeMarco sings, “There’s no …
Read More »The First Time: Chef Dominique Crenn
Dominique Crenn, the first American woman to receive three Michelin stars, has a long history of upending the status quo. In our signature video franchise “The First Time,” the French-born chef looks back on the earliest glimpse of the gutsiness that would carry her to the top of a grueling, …
Read More »Johnny Depp Files $50 Million Defamation Lawsuit Against Amber Heard
Johnny Depp has filed a $50 million defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife Amber Heard, claiming the actress made “hoax” allegations of domestic abuse against Depp. The lawsuit stems from a December 2018 op-ed that Heard penned for the Washington Post where she described her own experience as the victim of …
Read More »Country Trio Runaway June on Group Solidarity, Hit Song 'Buy My Own Drinks'
“They’re all pinch-me moments,” says Hannah Mulholland, who, along with Naomi Cooke and Jennifer Wayne, make up breakout country trio Runaway June, as I list off a number of recent and upcoming milestones: they’ve had two singles crack the Top 40 on country radio, they’ve opened for Tim McGraw and …
Read More »De La Soul Is Finally Coming to Streaming, But They Might Not See the Profits
Update (2/28/19): After publication, Tommy Boy Records founder Tom Silverman released a statement announcing the De La Soul streaming release would be postponed. “Because Tommy Boy has not had the opportunity to sit down together withDe La Souland finalize our negotiations — something we’ve wanted to do for months — …
Read More »Lee 'Scratch' Perry Preps New LP, Issues Trippy Song 'African Starship'
Reggae innovator Lee “Scratch “Perry will release a new album, Rainford, on May 10th via On-U Sound Records. The songwriter-producer previewed the nine-track set with the woozy new track “African Starship,” which finds Perry speak-singing over a slowed-down dub groove laced with wah-wah licks, fluttering flute and moaning, muted trumpet. …
Read More »Fémina Drop Surrealistic New Video for 'Resist,' Featuring Iggy Pop
Throughout the history of popular music, mysticism has been an enduring muse for many a hit songwriter. Stevie Nicks famously sang of a Welsh witch that enthralled millions; David Bowie’s cosmic tales inspired many an astronaut; rock en español legend Gustavo Cerati of Soda Stereo evoked fervid devotion among fans …
Read More »'Better Things' Season 3 Review: Pamela Adlon Steps Up
“Your mother may be the greatest mother in the world,” Sam Fox’s brother Marion (Kevin Pollak) tells her youngest daughter midway through the new season of FX’s Better Things (Thursdays at 10 p.m. ET). “She’s crazy and a complete pain in the ass and annoying, but she loves you and …
Read More »Bernie Sanders Politely Asks Supporters Not to Harass His Opponents
During the 2016 elections, many Hillary Clinton supporters felt harassed by supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Sanders is trying to get in front of that before the 2020 race heats up by sending an email urging his fans to “engage respectfully” with his Democratic opponents. “As we engage …
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