How do you make one of TV’s all-time cheesiest science-fiction shows look cool? That’s what Netflix and writer-producers Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless had to be asking themselves when they decided to revive Lost in Space – producer Irwin Allen’s beloved-but-clunky 1960s space opera about a clan of bold braniacs …
Read More »Carrie Underwood to Perform New Song at 2018 ACM Awards
When she wasn’t blasting the NHL for a bad call that cost the Nashville Predators and her husband Mike Fisher a victory, Carrie Underwood spent the past week teasing fans about the prospect of new music, posting images from the studio and rehearsing with her band. On Monday, the Academy …
Read More »Hear Willie Nelson's Reflective New Song 'Something You Get Through'
Keeping up with Willie Nelson has been as hard as ever of late, but he slows things down on “Something You Get Through,” the wounded new ballad from his soon-to-be-released LP, Last Man Standing. Like the other two songs to be released ahead of the album, including the title track …
Read More »Jay-Z: Trump Enables 'Ugly Side of America We Wanted to Believe Was Gone'
Jay-Z suggests that President Trump’s bigotry can galvanize voter turnout and create a new generation of activists while speaking with David Letterman in an upcoming episode of the former late night-host’s Netflix show My Next Guest Needs No Introduction. Letterman kicks off the political portion of the interview with a …
Read More »Courtney Barnett Wants to Know How You Really Feel
After Courtney Barnett put out her first full-length, 2015’s Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit, a friend of hers forwarded her a comment about her music that made her laugh: “I could eat a bowl of alphabet soup and spit out better words than you.” “I …
Read More »10 Best TV Shows to See in Apr.: 'Westworld,' Elvis and Jesus
They say TV makes your brain ooze out of your ears, but this April, viewers can learn a little something about an eclectic array of topics. New nonfiction offerings this month will shed a little light on Elvis Presley‘s inner life, whisk you on an odyssey through sci-fi with James …
Read More »Hear Hall and Oates' First New Song Since 2002, 'Philly Forget Me Not'
Hall and Oates teamed with Train for their upbeat new song, “Philly Forget Me Not,” ahead of the two bands’ co-headlining summer tour. The horn-fueled single, an ode to Hall and Oates‘ former home city, marks the pop duo’s first original track since 2002’s “Do It For Love.” Train singer …
Read More »Fentanyl, Mandatory Minimums and the Death Penalty: Trump's War on Drugs
Don’t let all the chaos and scandals of the Trump administration distract you from one of their most stunning successes: They’ve utterly changed the conversation in Washington when it comes to drug crimes. While a few prominent voices on Capitol Hill continue to call for doing away with mandatory minimum …
Read More »Hear A$AP Rocky Team With BlocBoy JB on Slick New Song 'Bad Company'
A$AP Rocky continues to unleash new music in 2018 as the Harlem rapper teams with BlocBoy JB on the new song “Bad Company.” Rocky uploaded the track, his fifth new song this year, on SoundCloud Monday night. The three-minute track glides along on a slick beat as A$AP Rocky and …
Read More »Jamil Smith: The President Is Soft
Not even their wives want to see Joe Biden and Donald Trump measure dicks. Every time that men like them go off about how they’d beat each other up in a physical fight, it is a reminder of why we need more women in office. Their particular brand of pugilistic …
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