In yet another sign the pandemic is rapidly coming to an end, the I Love the ’90s Tour is returning to the U.S. in August with Vanilla Ice once again serving as the headliner. He’ll be joined by a rotating crew of Nineties stars that includes Rob Base, Kid ‘n …
Read More »FBI Director Likens Security Threat Posed by Ransomware to 9/11 Terrorist Attacks
FBI Director Christopher Wray said the national security threat posed by ransomware attacks on the U.S. is akin to the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001. Wray made the comparison in a new interview with The Wall Street Journal. “There are a lot of parallels, there’s a lot of importance, …
Read More »Texas Gov. Threatens Paychecks After Democrats Walk Out to Block Voter Suppression Bill
In a last-ditch effort to prevent a restrictive voting bill from being passed in the state legislature, Texas Democrats walked out of the statehouse around midnight Sunday night before a final vote could be held. By walking out on the vote on Senate Bill 7 (S.B. 7), Democrats prevented a …
Read More »Black Midi's Avant-Rock Grows Gloriously Weirder on 'Cavalcade'
“In all the world there’s no escape from this infernal din,” Geordie Greep fittingly intones on “John L,” his spoken-word ravings spilled over spiky Henry Cow-meets-Primus riffs and a bruising rhythm section that could battle Battles. London’s Black Midi satiated critics’ chaos cravings on their out-of-nowhere 2019 debut,Schagenheim. But the …
Read More »'Charlie Bit My Finger' NFT Sells for $760,999 at Auction
A bidding war over an NFT of the viral “Charlie Bit My Finger” video — a “lovable piece of internet history” that “helped YouTube grow” in 2007, the family involved proclaimed — ended with a winning price of $760,999. After bids slowly trickled in during the Saturday portion of the …
Read More »Bono Joins Linda Perry on New Song 'Eden (To Find Love)' From 'Citizen Penn' Soundtrack
Bono and Linda Perry have collaborated on a new song, “Eden (To Find Love),” which appears on the upcoming soundtrack for the recent documentary, Citizen Penn. The soundtrack drops Friday. Perry and Bono wrote and produced “Eden (To Find Love),” an understated folk-rock tune led by a delicate guitar strum …
Read More »Blink-182's Travis Barker to Sell 'Adam's Song' Drum Kit, Other Gear on Reverb
Blink-182’s Travis Barker is launching a shop on the music marketplace Reverb where he’ll be selling his custom “Adam’s Song” drum kit and more gear from throughout his career. The sale will officially launch on May 26th at 11 a.m. ET/10 a.m. CT. The store, however, is open now so …
Read More »Drew Barrymore Tells Dylan Farrow That She Regrets Working With Woody Allen
Drew Barrymore admitted that she now regrets working with Woody Allen on his 1996 movie Everyone Says I Love You during an interview with Dylan Farrow on The Drew Barrymore Show Monday, May 17th. Farrow was on-hand to discuss her new young adult novel, Hush, grappling with trauma, and the …
Read More »Demi Lovato to Launch New Podcast '4D'
Demi Lovato is set to launch a new podcast, 4D With Demi Lovato, May 19th, with new episodes arriving every Wednesday. In a trailer for the show, Lovato said 4D will find her sharing “what’s on my heart and in my mind through conversations with very special guests. We’ll dive …
Read More »'Girls5Eva': A Pop Group Gets a Do-Over
In the case of some TV moguls, it’s instantly clear when they created a show versus when they’re just producing someone else’s work. There’s a marked difference in tone and style, for instance, between ER and the early seasons of The West Wing, even though John Wells was executive-producing both …
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