Like a hurricane or a trip to the frontlines of a war, seeing an oil spill up close is something you never forget. In 2010, a few days after the Deepwater Horizon blowout in the Gulf of Mexico that sent 4.9 million barrels of oil into the Gulf, I boarded …
Read More »Flashback: The Cars Wrap Up 2011 Reunion Tour at Lollapalooza
When the Cars reunited in 2010 to cut their new album Move Like This they could have easily stayed on the road for a solid two years supporting it. They have more hits than just about any other band of their era and since they’d been completely inactive since splitting …
Read More »Hear Lana Del Rey Join Borns on Romantic 'God Save Our Young Blood'
Lana Del Rey partnered with Børns on the new synth-pop hymn, “God Save Our Young Blood.” The track will appear on Børns’ upcoming album, Blue Madonna, out January 12th via Interscope. The track finds Børns and Del Rey crooning about late nights and young love over gauzy synths and steady …
Read More »Lorde: Israel Ambassador Requests Meeting With Singer Over Canceled Show
Israel’s ambassador to New Zealand has requested an in-person meeting with Lorde after the singer canceled her June 2018 concert in Tel Aviv due to the ongoing cultural boycott. “It is regrettable that you have canceled your concert in Tel Aviv and have disappointed all your fans in Israel,” Dr. …
Read More »Olivia Munn Argues Sexual Assault Epidemic Linked to Pay Gap
Olivia Munn called for a “zero-tolerance policy” for sexual assault, harassment and misconduct in Hollywood, in an op-ed forEntertainment Weekly.Munn was one of six women who accused director Brett Ratner of sexual harassment or misconduct in a Los Angeles Times report on November 1st. “This is not a ‘women’s’ issue, …
Read More »Watch Lil Peep's Poignant, Posthumous 'Save That S–t' Video
Lil Peep drives a crowd wild but keeps a girl on the hook in the new video for the late emo-rapper’s “Save That Shit.” Peep died of a drug overdose in November at the age of 21. The Mezzy and Heavy Rayn-directed clip is packed with shots of Lil Peep …
Read More »See First Teaser for Peter Jackson Movie 'Mortal Engines'
Peter Jacksonunveiled the first trailer for Mortal Engines, The Lord of the Rings filmmaker’s big screen adaptation of the YA steampunk series. The post-apocalyptic blockbuster’s teaser trailer lays down the film’s premise: a roving village is captured and then consumed by a giant hell-on-wheels that represents the city of London …
Read More »See James Corden, Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron Stage 'Guys and Dolls,' 'Fame'
James Corden enlisted Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron and Zendaya for his latest installment of “Crosswalk the Musical” on Thursday’s Late Late Show. The three guests – who star in The Greatest Showman, the upcoming film musical about circus pioneer P.T. Barnum – joined the host for a special New York …
Read More »Hear Iggy Pop, Jarvis Cocker's Menacing Nick Cave Cover
Iggy Pop and Jarvis Cocker released a rumbling cover of Nick Cave‘s “Red Right Hand” on Wednesday. The song is the theme for the fourth season of the BBC series Peaky Blinders, which debuted November 15th. Cave’s original, released in 1994, is spare and threatening. The minimal instrumentation keeps the …
Read More »G-Eazy Plots 'Beautiful and Damned' Tour
G-Eazy will embark on a North American tour next year in support of his forthcoming album, The Beautiful and Damned. The trek begins February 15th at the Smart Financial Centre in Houston and wraps March 20th at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The trek includes stops in …
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