Led Zeppelin’s 2007 concert at London’s 02 Arena wasn’t their first reunion since drummer John Bonham died in 1980. The surviving members played a sloppy set at Live Aid in 1985 and a slightly better one at the Atlantic Records 40th anniversary bash three years later. The lucky guests at …
Read More »What's Next for Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series?
Now that details onBob Dylan’s new gospel-era collection Trouble No More: The Bootleg Series Vol. 13 / 1979–1981 have surfaced, his team can turn their attention to future archival projects. Nothing is definite, but next year could finally see the release of a long-awaited documentary about the famed Rolling Thunder …
Read More »Morrissey Plots 'Low in High School' U.S. Fall Tour
Morrissey announced a 16-date U.S. tour in support of his upcoming Low in High School LP, due out November 17th. The tour begins October 31st in Portland, Oregon. After performing in Seattle, San Francisco and Paso Robles, Morrissey stops for two previously announced shows in Los Angeles at the Hollywood …
Read More »Taibbi: Steve Bannon Splits From Trump, Hilarity Ensues
As delicious as it was to watch the mainstream Republican Party crushed under the weight of its own internal contradictions during the 2016 campaign season, a new horror show could be even better. In a special Alabama Senate race going on now, we can watch Donald Trump chewed to bits …
Read More »Watch Violent First 'Punisher' Trailer
A violent new trailer shows the origins of the Marvel comic-book hero The Punisher, as he will be depicted in Netflix‘s serial-TV adaptation. As character Frank Castle – played by Jon Bernthal, whopreviously depicted Castle in Season Two of Daredevil – gazes lovingly at his wife, he sees a masked …
Read More »The Trumpcare Zombie Lives
Trumpcare is not dead. A new bill to repeal and replace Obamacare may be the Republicans‘ worst take yet. The legislation is careening toward a vote in the Senate – without so much as a scorecard from the Congressional Budget Office detailing how many millions, or tens of millions, would …
Read More »'The Handmaid's Tale,' 'Veep, 'SNL' Clean Up at Emmys 2017
The Handmaid’s Tale,Saturday Night Live and Veepcleaned up at the 2017 Emmy Awards, befitting a three-hour ceremony that simmered with political outrage and proffered television as a haven for diversity, equality and opportunity – and perhaps an escape as well. Host Stephen Colbert opened the show with a monologue packed …
Read More »See Carly Pearce Explain Surprise Hit Ballad 'Every Little Thing'
With the release of her debut single “Every Little Thing,” Carly Pearce has been turning heads in Nashville. The song – a ballad – has impressed critics and fans alike, and roared into country radio’s Top 10. It’s no easy feat, considering the track’s classic sound built on Pearce’s bluegrass …
Read More »Watch Fall Out Boy's Outlaw Thriller 'The Last of the Real Ones' Video
Fall Out Boy paired their upbeat new single “The Last of the Real Ones” with a disturbing video following two outlaws dressed in llama costumes. The criminal duo drive out to a deserted locale, start a fire and bludgeon bound-and-gagged bassist Pete Wentz to death with a shovel. “The Last …
Read More »Four Tet Announces New Album 'New Energy'
Veteran electronic musicianFour Tet announced his new LP New Energy Wednesday by unveiling a sprawling new track titled “Scientists.” The track slowly weaves a hypnotic synth melody before it abruptly halts near the halfway mark. After re-centering itself, “Scientists” blossoms, integrating a discombobulated female vocal sample and saxophone. Before announcing …
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