A German entomologist and a research associate at Yale University, with some help from R.E.M.‘s Michael Stipe, have named a new ant species Strumigenys ayersthey, after Charles “Jeremy” Ayers, the artist and political activist who was part of Andy Warhol‘s legion of “Superstars” as the gender-bending Silva Thin. The story …
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Lil Kim has announced that her long-awaited first-ever memoir, The Queen Bee, is set to arrive this fall. “I’m excited to finally get to tell my story after all this time,” the rapper said in a statement to People. “Many people have thought they knew the story of Lil’ Kim, …
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Lars Ulrich, Annie Clark (St. Vincent), Flea, The Edge, and more appear in an exclusive clip fromWhat Drives Us, a new documentary directed by Dave Grohl that pays tribute to the power of live performance. In the video, the musicians discuss why they love playing live as a montage of …
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Facebook Live has announced the lineup for itsEarth Day! The Musical event, airing this Thursday, April 22nd at 12:00 p.m. ET with an all-star cast that includes Bill Nye, Justin Bieber, Steve Aoki, Charli and Dixie D’Amelio, Zac Efron, Maluma, Idina Menzel, and more. In the special, Nye and Bieber …
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Alanis Morissette marks a year without touring with a new song, “I Miss the Band,” that pays tribute to her backing band. The sweet piano ballad finds Morissette evoking every facet of life on the road, from wondering what city she just arrived in, to the ritual huddle before the …
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Netflix has released a new trailer for Zack Snyder’s next film, Army of the Dead, which will arrive in select theaters May 14th before hitting the streaming service May 21st. The trailer starts as if Army of the Dead is a classic heist movie: A muscular diner cook named Scott …
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Gwen Stefani and Saweetie have teamed up for a new version of Stefani’s “Slow Clap.” Stefani released the original song of her follow-up to “Let Me Reintroduce Myself” last month. The visual finds the pair hanging out at a high school. Cutting between scenes in a locker room and a …
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Prince’s unreleased 2010 album Welcome 2 America is the next offering from the singer’s Vault, with the LP finally due out this summer. Prior to Welcome 2 America’s July 30th arrival (pre-order it here), the Prince Estate has shared the title track, a spoken word soliloquy that criticized social media, …
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To mark the 40th anniversary of Wipers‘ second album, Youth of America, the group has put together a commemorative vinyl reissue with Jackpot Records that features several previously unreleased tracks. The LP represented a progression for the band, which stepped away from the succinctly catchy punk songs of their previous …
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After tickets to Patti Smith‘s upcoming Bob Dylan birthday celebration quickly sold out, Kaatsbaan Cultural Park has added an additional Smith show to their outdoor Spring Festival. Held over two weekends in May in Tivoli, New York, the festival also added Yo La Tengo and Steve Gunn to the lineup. …
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