It was 8 p.m. on a Saturday in New York City — and somewhere inside Madison Square Garden, a Bad Bunny fan was missing a chancla. Although it seemed rather early in the night for misplacing odd articles of footwear, the lone rubber sandal with ‘Puerto Rico’ printed on its …
Read More »Chrissie Hynde Previews New Covers LP With Rendition of 'Caroline, No'
Chrissie Hynde has announced a new covers album. Valve Bone Woe will be released on September 6th and is available for pre-order. Produced by Marius De Vries and Eldad Guetta and recorded with the Valve Bone Woe Ensemble, the LP features Hynde’s jazz-tipped renditions of songs from a range of …
Read More »David Bowie's Unreleased 1969 'Mercury Demos' to Be Released on Vinyl
David Bowie‘s 1969 demo tape, recorded in an effort to secure a record contract with Mercury Records, will be released as The Mercury Demos on June 28th. The 10-song vinyl release, featuring nine unreleased tracks, feature early versions of Space Oddity tracks like “Janine,” “An Occasional Dream,” “Letter to Hermione” …
Read More »Corey Feldman Wants to Expose Hollywood's Darkest Secrets. Why Isn't Anybody Listening?
O ut in the leafy suburbs of Woodland Hills, California, in an OK house in an OK neighborhood, the actor Corey Feldman is wandering around, saying he soon might name the name of the man he says raped his like-a-brother best friend and frequent co-star, the late Corey Haim, back …
Read More »Watch Taylor Swift Perform Career-Spanning Acoustic Set at Time 100 Gala
Taylor Swift appeared on the cover of this year’s Time 100 issue, celebrating the most influential people in culture, politics, technology and more. On Tuesday night, as an honoree at Time’s 100 Gala, Swift performed an exclusive acoustic set on guitar and piano. The pop star performed five songs from …
Read More »Cro-Mags Lawsuit: Harley Flanagan Wins Band Name
After ages of quarrel, the members of the New York hardcore group the Cro-Mags have reached an agreement over the band name. Bassist-vocalist Harley Flanagan announced Monday that he had won the rights to use the name, while vocalist John Joseph and drummer Mackie Jayson would continue to tour as …
Read More »Eric Clapton Announces Short U.S. Run Ahead of Crossroads Guitar Fest
Eric Clapton will perform his first Crossroads Guitar Festival in six years in Dallas on September 20th and 21st, featuring the Tedeschi Trucks Band, Sheryl Crow, Joe Walsh, Bonnie Raitt, Gary Clark Jr. and more. Before that, the guitarist has announced he will head out on a small run of …
Read More »Poll: Mueller Report Sinks Trump's Approval Rating To New 2019 Low
President Donald Trump’s approval rating has taken a hit since the redacted Mueller report was released to the public on Thursday morning. According to a new poll by Reuters/Ipsos, Trump’s approval rating now stands at 37 percent, a 2019 low. The poll, which saw a three point dropfrom a similar …
Read More »Doctors Indicted for Overprescribing Opioids, Trading Sex for Drugs
On Wednesday, April 17th, 60 doctors, nurses, and pharmacists in seven states were arrested in a sweeping sting targeting medical professionals who illegally prescribed opioids to patients, sometimes in shockingly unethical circumstances. Officials have called it the “single largest prescription opioid law enforcement operation in history.” According to the indictments, …
Read More »Flashback: The Who Stage a Rocky Reunion at Live Aid
In less than a month, the Who will kick off their Moving On! tour at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where they will be joined every night by a local symphony orchestra. This may come as a surprise to some since they said that their 2014 Who …
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