Logic ditches the doldrums of office life for skydiving and skateboarding in the new 10-minute short film for “Everyday” and “Warm It Up.” Both tracks appear on the rapper’s new mixtape, Bobby Tarantino II. In the clip, Logic plays an overworked office lackey whose life drifts by in a never-ending …
Read More »'The Walking Dead': What Went Wrong and How They Can Fix the Show
Last night, the eighth season of AMC’s The Walking Dead wrapped up its year-long “All Out War” storyline with a finale where our longstanding hero Rick Grimes led his people to victory over Negan & Co. It was a rare moment of triumph, in the middle of an epic saga …
Read More »See Howard Stern on Bon Jovi's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction
When Jon Bon Jovi considered all the musicians who could induct his band into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the name that stood out the most to him wasn’t a rock star at all, but the self-proclaimed King of All Media, Howard Stern‘s. Prior to the ceremony in …
Read More »Nicki Minaj: Cardi B, Migos 'Allowed Me to Look Like I Lied'
In a newinterview on Apple Music’s Beats 1 radio,Nicki Minajaddressed a number of rap-beef rumorsbefore and after premieringtwo new songs, “Chun-Li” and “Barbie Tingz.” First, thePinkprint rapper deniedfeuding with Cardi Bafter the release of their Migos collaboration, “MotorSport,”but was still “hurt” by the fallout. “When I first came in the …
Read More »See Jason Derulo's Euphoric Video for World Cup Anthem, 'Colors'
Jason Derulodances as soccer fans wave their nations’ flags in the new video for “Colors,” which serves as Coca-Cola’s theme song for the 2018 World Cup. “Colors” is relentlessly upbeat and melodic, full of inclusionary statements like, “there’s beauty in the unity we’ve found.” In the clip, Derulo travels to …
Read More »L7 Announce First Album in 20 Years, World Tour Dates
After a sold-world 2015 reunion tour, L7 are back with new dates across the United States, Canada and Europe from spring through late fall – a fitting drum roll for February 2019, when the punk-metal band plans to release its first new album in 20 years. L7 made the announcement …
Read More »'Where Is Kyra?': Michelle Pfeiffer Gives the Performance of Her Career
Do you remember the first time Michelle Pfeiffer showed up on your radar? Was it courtesy of one of her gangster molls, available in both coke-snorting (Scarface) and gum-snapping (Married to the Mob) varieties? Or was it via her costume dramas, playing passive heartbreakers (The Age of Innocence) and the …
Read More »'Cocaine and Rhinestones' Host Tyler Mahan Coe on Hit Country Podcast
Before Bob Wills was crowned the King of Western Swing for his dance-friendly mix of jazz, blues and country, the title belonged to bandleader and television variety show host Spade Cooley. In 1961, Cooley was convicted of brutally murdering his second wife – a grisly scene witnessed by his 14-year-old …
Read More »'Weird' Al Writes Cheese Pun-Filled 'New York Times' Crossword
“Weird” Al Yankovic has gifted the journalism world a pimento-styled memento. The parody master and constructor Eric Berlin designed the New York Times crossword for the April 4th issue, using a delightful spread of cheese puns. The puzzle includes movie-cheese entries like “A FEW GOUDA MEN” and “FETA ATTRACTION.” Yankovic …
Read More »Review: The Weeknd's 'My Dear Melancholy,' Mixes Deep Gloom, Tough Love
As one of pop music’s preeminent ministers of brood, Abel Tesfaye can lay claim to exerting a huge influence on the menacing tone that undergirds a large swath of contemporary R&B. And he knows it. With two multiplatinum albums in the bag, the Weeknd has largely conquered a pop landscape …
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