After a unanimous vote at theat the IOC Session in Lima, Peru, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) awarded Paris the 2024 Olympic Games and Los Angeles host of the 2028 Olympic Games. It’s the first time two Olympic hosts were determined at once since 1921. Los Angeles officials announced in …
Read More »
Gene Simmons announced The Vault, a comprehensive, ridiculously-packaged box set of his solo material that arrives in a literal 38-pound safe. The sticker price for the set is $2,000 and includes 150 unreleased songs. The Vault also has 10 discs of solo material, a leather-bound photo book, a Gene Simmons …
Read More »
Eileen Myles sits at a small café in the East Village, near the apartment they have called home for 40 years. Myles, who now prefers to use gender-neutral pronouns, explains that they know people who have been in the apartment building even longer. “There were people who came in in …
Read More »
Van Morrison delivers a simmering version of “Goin’ to Chicago” for the latest sampling of the singer’s upcoming new LP Roll With the Punches. The smoky rendition of the Count Basie and Jimmy Rushing-penned swing era classic finds Morrison working alongside a band that includes organist and singer Georgie Fame, …
Read More »
Former UCF star Ronda Rousey seems destined to continue her fighting career with WWE. In a recently released promo tape, she’s seen challenging a trio of opponents including Charlotte Flair, the daughter of Ric Flair. Rousey appears in the half-minute-long video alongsideJessamyn Duke and Marina Shafir. Rousey is seen challenging …
Read More »
On Wednesday, news broke that Flavor Flav is suing co-founding Public Enemy member Chuck D, along with others from the Public Enemy camp, over alleged unpaid profits. Chuck D took to Twitter on Thursday to address the issue, lamenting the “drama” and blaming Flavor Flav‘s new management for the lawsuit. …
Read More »
Gorillaz have dropped their visually transfixing new video for “Strobelite,” the Humanz track featuring emerging singer Peven Everett. “Strobelite” finds Gorillaz‘ Noodles and 2D – looking like Second Life avatars – tearing up the dance floor at a club straight out of Tron while Everett performs the Humanz cut surrounded …
Read More »
David Crosby will hit the road this fall on a tour in support of the CSN singer’s upcoming LP,Sky Trails. The trek, which focuses on the eastern half of the United States, kicks off October 30th in Chicago and slowly makes its way south before concluding December 9th in Clearwater, …
Read More »
Linkin Parkbroke a charts record with 23 songs on Billboard‘s Hot Rock Songs chart following the July 20th death of singer Chester Bennington. The group also dominated the Top Rock Albums and Hard Rock Albums charts. The previous Hot Rock Songs record holder was David Bowie, who notched 21 songs …
Read More »
Merle Haggard‘s death in 2016 was a huge loss to country music, but the author of the Bakersfield Sound appears to have passed the torch to his son, Ben Haggard. On July 30th, Ben Haggard released video of his solo acoustic version of Merle’s “Way Back in the Mountains.” Appearing …
Read More »