Guitarist Michael Ciravolo assembled an all-star cast for his moody, hard-hitting 2018 album Finding Beauty in Chaos. Ministry’s Al Jourgensen, Cheap Trick’s Robin Zander, Van Halen’s Michael Anthony, the Cure’s Simon Gallup and many others contributed to the LP, released under the project name Beauty in Chaos. Now, Ciravolo — …
Read More »Cecile Richards: 'We Have a System That Wasn't Built For Us'
On a recent Wednesday, Utah and Arkansas were both sending legislation to their (male) governors that would restrict abortion at 18 weeks, and I was waiting in the hallway of a Manhattan office building, woozy from lack of sleep, and trying not to feel like a liability to the feminist …
Read More »Trump's Latest Attacks Place Him in the Company of Authoritarian Strongmen
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s response to the initial findings of Special Counsel Robert Mueller‘s final report has been misleading, claiming a full exoneration while Mueller offers no such thing. But more than that, Trump has used Attorney General William Barr’s brief summary of Mueller’s report to launch an all-out attack …
Read More »Alessia Cara: How I Wrote This
Alessia Cara went into detail with Rolling Stone about how she wrote “A Little More.” The track is one of two songs from her sophomore album The Pains of Growing that was both written and produced by Cara only. With guitar in hand, Cara explains that she wrote the song …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Tame Impala, 'Patience'
The pianos and strings that open Tame Impala‘s wonderful new song evoke classic house music at its most radiant and redemptive. But as is almost always the case with Australian psych-pop song sculptor Kevin Parker, “Patience” is immediately revealed to be more complicated than that first heraldic rush of music …
Read More »Bluegrass Great Sam Bush Calls to 'Stop the Violence' in Electric New Song
Sam Bush delivers a clear call to action in his rousing new song “Stop the Violence.” The amplified anthem, released as a standalone single, features the newgrass pioneer setting aside his expected fleet-fingered acoustic sound in favor of hard-charging Southern rock. It’s an effective way for Bush to get across …
Read More »Mock Executions? Real Screams and Blood? Just Another School Shooter Drill
Active-shooter training has become a macabre ritual for educators in America’s public school system. “There’s a trauma that comes simply from being part of one of those drills,” Sen Chris Murphy (D-CT) told Rolling Stone recently. But some trainers in Indiana have been amping up the realism, making the alarming …
Read More »See Mumford and Sons' Tackle Death and Dying in 'Beloved' Video
A young boy watches over his dying mother and fantasizes about better times with her in the video for Mumford and Sons’ new Delta single “Beloved.” The son and mother, who’s still wearing a hospital gown, run around, go shoplifting and ride horses on a beach. “Before you leave, you …
Read More »Woodstock 50 Details Full Lineup With Jay-Z, Dead & Company, Killers
Jay-Z, the Killers, Chance the Rapper, Black Keys, Robert Plant, Halsey and Miley Cyrus are among the artists booked for Woodstock 50 as organizers revealed the Watkins Glen, New York festival’s full lineup. Dead and Company, John Fogerty, Santana, John Sebastian, Country Joe Mcdonald, Canned Heat and Hot Tuna – …
Read More »Andre Williams, R&B Singer and 'Godfather of Rap,' Dead at 82
R&B singer-producer Andre Williams has died at age 82. His label, Pravda Records, confirmed the news on Facebook, writing, “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of legendary artist Andre Williams … He touched our lives and the lives of countless others.” Williams’ manager, Kenn Goodman, confirmed …
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