Animal Collective will release a live album to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Merriweather Post Pavilion, the band’s psychedelic, critically acclaimed LP. Titled Ballet Slippers, the live album will drop on November 22nd via Domino Records. Mixed by Ajay Saggar and edited by band member Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), songs …
Read More »10 Best Country and Americana Songs to Hear Now: Luke Combs, Kelsea Ballerini
Ned LeDoux celebrates the old ways of livin’, Joel Crouse returns with an Ed Sheeran co-write, and Kelsea Ballerini just wants to stay home in this week’s list of the best country songs to stream now. Levi Hummon & Runaway June, “Cowboy Take Me Away” A Dixie Chicks staple is …
Read More »Nikki Haley Says Top Advisors Told Her Trump 'Didn't Know What He Was Doing'
Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley for President Donald Trump claims that two top former administration aides, former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, told her that “when they resisted the president, they weren’t being insubordinate, they were trying to save the …
Read More »Mike McCready Talks Johnny Cash Doc Score, Pearl Jam Plans
After composing the score for the King of Rock & Roll documentary Elvis Presley: The Searcher in 2018, Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready has directed his attention to the Man in Black, reuniting with director Thom Zimny to create the soundtrack for The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash. A …
Read More »David Byrne Teases New Immersive, Sensory-Based Production 'Theater of the Mind'
David Byrne is in the midst of a successful Broadway run for his American Utopia production, but he’s already using his off-time planning another theatrical installation. The former Talking Head is planning on opening an immersive project called Theater of the Mind, presented by the Denver Center for the Performing …
Read More »A Note of Caution After This Election Day — And Before the Next
Matt Bevin is the villain who gets caught at the beginning of the action movie. He’s the flunky, then henchman, the guy whose demise serves a plot device. He is the assistant bogeyman at best, the loudmouth whom ultimately proves disposable. We don’t know yet what will happen at the …
Read More »Trump Sets Date for Official Removal From Paris Climate Accord: One Day After the 2020 Election
The Trump administration has formally notified the United Nations of its plans to pull the United States out of the Paris Climate Accord, the international agreement to reduce emissions into which every other nation in the world — from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe — has agreed to enter. When the U.S. …
Read More »RS Charts: Kanye West Takes Artists 500 Crown
Kanye West flew to the top of the Rolling Stone Artists 500 chart, garnering 238 million streams for the week of October 25th through the 31st. The rapper jumped from Number 22 to Number One following the release of his new album, Jesus Is King, which topped the Top 200 …
Read More »See White House Honor Hero Dog in 'SNL' Sketch
In addition to starring in the Saturday Night Live cold open as Elizabeth Warren, Kate McKinnon revived her Kellyanne Conway impression for a sketch where the White House honored the “hero dog” that took down ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi during a raid. Cecily Strong portrays a military linguistics expert …
Read More »Clint Black Teams With Dierks Bentley, Cody Jinks for All-Star Collaboration 'This Old House'
With the release of a new single and video for “This Old House,” singer Clint Black pays homage to the Grand Ole Opry, which he joined in 1991. The new clip offers a rare glimpse backstage at the Opry House and features archival footage of Opry legends including Minnie Pearl …
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