Peggy Lipton, the model and actress who starred on The Mod Squad and Twin Peaks, has died at the age of 72 after a battle with cancer. Rashida and Kidida Jones, Lipton’s daughters from her marriage to music producer Quincy Jones, confirmed their mother’s death in a statement to the …
Read More »Justin Bieber Is Right: Parties Are Terrible. Abolish Parties
There are levels of social gatherings. You have your shindigs, your get-togethers, festivals, ragers, raves and riots. They’re all annoying in different ways, but occur infrequently enough that their existence is tolerable. One can attend any of these gatherings and act in accordance with the chaos that comes with having …
Read More »Ultra Music Festival to Leave Miami After 21 Years
Ultra Music Festival, which has been held in Miami, Florida since 1999, has “voluntarily terminated” its contract with the city of Miami, according to a statement unveiled via the festival’s official Twitter account. The festival was first launched in 1999 as a one-day event and held on Miami Beach. In …
Read More »A$AP Ferg, A$AP Rocky Salute High Life on New Song 'Pups'
A$AP Ferg recruits A$AP Rocky for his boisterous new single “Pups.” Throughout the track, the A$AP Mob members flex about “livin’ the dream” over a subtle wah-wah guitar loop and soulful humming. It’s about to get uglier than Balenciagas/Felt bad I never finished college,” Ferg rhymes on the track. “Now …
Read More »Trump Campaign Blasts Scammers 'Filling Their Own Pockets' Off His Name
Donald Trump’s presidential campaign warned his supporters on Tuesday of scammers trying to pass their organizations off as authentically affiliated with the president. While the campaign didn’t call out any particular groups by name, the announcement came shortly publication of a report from the Campaign Legal Center and Axios that …
Read More »Watch Tool Debut Two New Songs Live
Tool performed two new songs, “Descending” and “Invincible,” live at Welcome to Rockville in Jacksonville. The tracks mark the band’s first new music in over a decade, although Tool debuted an instrumental rendition of “Descending” during a previous concert. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peu3IzsYrSQ The songs, both fairly lengthy, likely come off Tool’s upcoming …
Read More »NXIVM Insiders Tell Us What to Expect From Keith Raniere's Trial
Beginning Tuesday, Keith Raniere, founder and leader of the self-empowerment group and alleged sex cult NXIVM, will stand trial for criminal charges including racketeering and sex trafficking, and faces life imprisonment if convicted on all counts. The details of the allegations against him are as well-publicized as they are horrific: …
Read More »'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Recap: The Gang's All Here
A review of “Return of the King,” this week’s Brooklyn Nine-Nine, coming up just as soon as I speak at a Canadian long-snapping convention… When sitcoms welcome back former cast regulars for a guest appearance, it generally goes one of two ways. In one version, everybody acts like the returning …
Read More »Mom Who Paid $6.5 Million to Get Her Kid Into Stanford Says She Was “Misled”
When initial reports of the college admissions scandal surfaced, most of the attention was focused on the big names involved (like a certain famous sitcom aunt and her influencer daughter, for instance), as well as the brand-name schools caught up in the controversy. Few zeroed in on the Zhaos, the …
Read More »Watch Gov't Mule Tease New Concert Film, Album 'Bring On the Music'
Gov’t Mule will release a new live album and concert film, Bring On the Music – Live at the Capitol Theatre June 28th via Provogue/Mascot Label Group. The project comprises songs from two shows Gov’t Mule performed at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York April 27th and 28th, …
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