The Roots‘ Black Thought channeled his inner Justin Timberlakeon Tuesday’s Tonight Show, performing a Bruce Willis-themed freestyle in the actor’s presence. The rapper-singer laughed at himself as he belted in a higher-than-usual range, with the band mimicking the elastic funk-pop of “Can’t Stop the Feeling.” “If you wrote a song …
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John Fogerty and ZZ Top will unite this spring for a joint “Blues and Bayous” tour in the United States. The 24-date trek kicks off May 25th in Atlantic City, New Jersey and concludes June 29th in Welch, Minnesota. Tickets go on sale Friday, March 2nd at 10 a.m. local …
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Stephen Colbert criticized President Trump’s plan to arm schoolteachers in the aftermath of the Parkland shooting on Thursday’s Late Show. “The national conversation continues to be how to keep our children safe from gun violence,” Colbert said. “Everyone acknowledges this is a crisis – from the president to the Republican …
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Guitarists Dave Navarro and Billy Morrison are recruitingBilly Idol, Courtney Love, Slipknot’s Corey Taylor, Eagles of Death Metal’s Jesse Hughesfor a mental health charity concert. The event will take place April 16th at Los Angeles’Belasco Theatre. The Above Ground event will benefit the Recording Academy’s Musicares Foundation. It will feature …
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Even if you’re the most faithful ofWalking Dead viewers, you’re forgiven if you find yourself heading into the midseason premiere (which debuts on February 25th) with only the haziest memory of what the hell happened on the show last fall. Producer, writer and (now ex-)showrunner Scott M. Gimple made the …
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An Eighties rivalry is renewed in the first trailer for Cobra Kai, the Karate Kid sequel series with Ralph Macchio and William Zabka reprising their roles from the 1984 cult classic. The teaser trailer begins with Zabka’s Johnny Lawrence reopening the infamous dojo and soon juxtaposes that karate school’s cutthroat …
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Femi Kuti, son of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti, released a hopeful, horn-fueled song, “Na Their Way Be That,” from his upcoming 10th LP, One People One World. “No one can do anything to please these people/ They will always be dissatisfied people,” the bandleader sings over chants and soulful sax …
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Luke Bryan, Keith Urban and Maren Morris are among the performers slated for the fifth annual iHeartCountry Festival, set for Saturday May 5th at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas. Radio personality Bobby Bones returns to host the main stage festivities, with a lineup that also includes Dustin Lynch, …
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Four notable Korean artists joined together to cover John Lennon‘s “Imagine” as part of the 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Pyeongchang. Ha Hyun-woo of the indie rock band Guckkasten, Ahn Ji-young of K-pop duo Bolbbalgan4, Deulgukhwa singer Jeon In-Kwon and solo artist Lee Eun-mi each sang a verse of …
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John Oliver and Stephen Colbert offered Donald Trump a bit of advice on The Late Show Monday, encouraging the president to follow his instincts and sit down for an interview with Special Counsel Robert Mueller. As Colbert noted, Trump has said that he’d be happy to talk with Mueller – …
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