Slipknot announced that they will release their new album on August 9th alongside plans to tour North America this summer. The 29-city Knotfest Roadshow will start July 26th at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California and wrap September 8th at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion at the Woodlands, Texas. …
Read More »See Thomas Rhett Debut New Song 'Don't Threaten Me With a Good Time' on 'SNL'
Thomas Rhett made his Saturday Night Live debut as the country singer appeared as the show’s musical guest on the latest John Mulaney-hosted episode. To kick off his set, Rhett performed his new single “Look What God Gave Her,” which will be featured on his upcoming fourth studio album, Center Point …
Read More »Hear Reba McEntire's Sorrowful New Song 'In His Mind'
With the two tracks previously unveiled from Reba McEntire’s forthcoming album Stronger Than the Truth, the singer has signaled her renewed emphasis on pure country music – simple, affecting storytelling backed by traditional instrumentation. But with the just-released “In His Mind,” romantic devotion takes a sad, sorrowful turn as the …
Read More »Luke Perry Hospitalized After Suffering Stroke
Actor Luke Perry was hospitalized after suffering a stroke Wednesday, according to The Hollywood Reporter. A representative for the actor said that he “is currently under observation at the hospital.” Exact details about his condition remain unknown. TMZ first reported the news, saying paramedics responded a call from Perry’s home …
Read More »Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Wants the Country to Think Big
If Democrats had wanted to troll the GOP, they could hardly have cooked up a better legislator than Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. She, of course, is the Northeast-educated, Bernie-supporting, wall-protesting, community-organizing daughter of a working-class Puerto Rican family. Born in the Bronx, she was — until right around the time that she …
Read More »De La Soul's Catalog Set to Hit Streaming Services — Except Tidal
The catalog of rap legends De La Soul is set to hit streaming services after decades absent from any digital marketplace. The release will conclude a long-running dispute between De La and their label, Tommy Boy Records, and the attending legal complications that kept their fans from accessing their music …
Read More »Hayes Carll on Harnessing Humor, Dance-Hall Vibe of New Album 'What It Is'
For someone so well known for his storytelling, Hayes Carll is a man of few words. Either that or a chronic self-editor: Speaking slowly and carefully, with long, thoughtful pauses, he often stops to correct himself and start all over mid-sentence, once the optimal phrasing has emerged in his mind. …
Read More »Oscars 2019: Spike Lee Tells Academy to 'Do the Right Thing' in 2020
After winning his first competitive Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay trophy for BlacKkKlansman, Spike Lee shared his own story within the context of the larger African-American struggle. His speech nodded to the first slaves that arrived in Jamestown, Virginia 400 years ago. Lee then spoke about how his grandmother, the …
Read More »Peter Frampton Talks Degenerative Muscle Disease Diagnosis, Farewell Tour
About eight years ago, Peter Frampton started to notice that his ankles felt a little tight in the morning. He initially dismissed it as one of the many pains that comes with getting older, but as time passed, his legs began feeling weak as well. He tried to ignore the …
Read More »Hear Mike Shinoda's Two New Songs 'Prove You Wrong,' 'What the Words Meant'
Linkin Park‘s Mike Shinoda unveiled two new songs, “Prove You Wrong” and “What the Words Meant.” Both tracks appear on the new deluxe edition of Shinoda’s solo debut, Post Traumatic. “Prove You Wrong” finds Shinoda alternately spitting and singing as the song deftly moves between a stomping verse and a …
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