Kurt Cobain offered his thoughts on hip-hop and claimed white people shouldn’t rap in a recently unearthed interview conducted September 20th, 1991, four days before Nirvana released Nevermind. The interview was posted by Roberto LoRusso, who conducted the interview when he was 21 and working as a DJ for his …
Read More »Snow Patrol Announce First U.S. Headlining Tour in Six Years
It took Snow Patrol seven years to release their new album Wildness, but they haven’t had any trouble regaining momentum after the long hiatus. The band spent the summer and fall playing to stadiums opening up for Snow Patrol superfan Ed Sheeran, and just announced an extensive spring U.S. tour, …
Read More »The Lessons of the Eric Garner Case
Four years ago, on December 3, 2014, a grand jury in Staten Island decided not to indict police officer Daniel Pantaleo in the death of Eric Garner, a 43-year-old African-American father of five. The city of New York exploded in protest. Garner’s horrific death in July of that year had …
Read More »Hear Billie Eilish's Sprawling Holiday Ballad 'Come Out and Play'
Billie Eilish is only 16, but she’s become one of the biggest breakouts of 2018. The L.A. singer – who credits both My Chemical Romance and Lana Del Rey as huge influences– has racked more than a billion streams with dark-pop singles like “When the Party’s Over,” and her rebellious …
Read More »Georgia Dem Lucy McBath Salutes Late Son, Gun Violence Victims in Post-Election Tweet
Lucy McBath – the gun control activist recently elected to represent Georgia’s sixth congressional district – tweeted a salute to her late son, Jordan Davis, who was killed in a 2012 shooting. “Never thought I would be here,” the Democrat wrote on Monday, along with a picture of herself behind …
Read More »CIA Concludes That Saudi Crown Prince Ordered Jamal Khashoggi Death
The CIA has concluded that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, according to sources inside the agency, the Post reported.President Donald Trump told reporters today that he will be briefed on the conclusions by the CIA on Air Force One with …
Read More »See Karol G's Potent 'Mi Cama' at Latin Grammys
Not long after winning Best New Artist at the Latin Grammys, Karol G took the stage in shiny black leather and yellow fringe to perform her sassy, unforgettable hit “Mi Cama.” Fittingly, for a song that rebukes a doltish ex, the Colombian singer performed with all-female instrumentalists and female dancers. …
Read More »Judge Rules in Favor of Reporter Jim Acosta in CNN's Battle vs. the White House
The ongoing push-and-pull between the Trump administration and CNN reporter Jim Acosta has come to an end, at least for the moment. A federal judge on Friday morning ruled that the White House must return Acosta’s press credential. “I will order defendants immediately restore Mr. Acosta’s hard pass,” said Judge …
Read More »The Neverending Story: Has TV's Reboot Obsession Gone Too Far?
What is dead may never die. This is a religious oath recited often by the people of the Iron Islands on Game of Thrones. It is also increasingly the guiding ethos of Hollywood development, where any familiar title, no matter how sacrosanct it might have once seemed, is ripe for …
Read More »'At Eternity's Gate' Review: The Definitive Portrait of Vincent Van Gogh
That dude could paint! There are biopics of artists that don’t ask more of an audience than that simple reaction. Not so with Julian Schnabel’s extraordinary At Eternity’s Gate, which features a monumental, career-best performance from Willem Dafoe as Vincent Van Gogh. It’s not that Schnabel doesn’t glory in the …
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