A judge has ruled that surveillance video of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft allegedly engaging in sexual acts at the Orchids of Asia spa in Jupiter, Florida, will not be released, a key ruling that may very well lead to the dismissal of his case. After much back and …
Read More »'Incompetence and Contractual Breaches.' Dentsu Fires Back at Woodstock Organizers
In new court filings, Dentsu Aegis — once the financial backer behind Woodstock 50 — has fired back at the festival’s organizers. As of press time, the festival is set to take place in Watkins Glen, New York from August 16th – 18th with the Killers, Dead & Company and …
Read More »Maren Morris: 5 Things We Learned From New Documentary
Hot off a busy few weeks that have seen her set new streaming records for a female country artist and rack up nominations at the CMT Music Awards, Maren Morris looks back on her rise to stardom with the help of Busbee and Miranda Lambert in a new episode of …
Read More »Hear Elvis Costello's New 'Purse' EP Featuring Paul McCartney, Burt Bacharach Collaborations
Elvis Costello collects songs he co-wrote with Paul McCartney and Burt Bacharach and tracks featuring lyrics by Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash on the rocker’s new EP Purse, which arrived digitally Friday following its Record Store Day exclusive release in April. The four-song EP includes Costello and the Impostors’ take …
Read More »Geto Boys Plot Farewell Tour After Bushwick Bill Cancer Diagnosis
Houston hip-hop stalwarts the Geto Boys will reunite for a handful of farewell shows at the end of May. The announcement comes one week after founding member Bushwick Bill revealed he is battling stage 4 pancreatic cancer. So far, the Geto Boys have scheduled just four shows, though they plan …
Read More »Study: U.S. Fossil Fuel Subsidies Exceed Pentagon Spending
The United States has spent more subsidizing fossil fuels in recent years than it has on defense spending, according to a new report from the International Monetary Fund. The IMF found that direct and indirect subsidies for coal, oil and gas in the U.S. reached $649 billion in 2015. Pentagon …
Read More »Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Channel INXS, Bowie in 'Black Star Dancing'
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds released the video for their new single “Black Star Dancing” on Tuesday. Reminiscent of Spike Jonze’s Happy Days-inspired “Buddy Holly” video, “Black Star Dancing” depicts the band performing to a captive audience at the Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club in 1974, all through the magic of …
Read More »Empath's 'Active Listening: Night on Earth' Is a Noise-Pop Gem
After a surprising amount of press attention for a band yet to release a full album, Philadelphia’s Empath finally drop their debut: a fierce, spacey, cacophonous, 27-minute-long LP. Like the EP and singles that preceded it, Active Listening: Night On Earth is defined by manic mood swings. Plenty of great …
Read More »Trump Announces Mark Morgan, Former Obama Border Chief, to Head ICE
President Donald Trump announced his choice to lead U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in a tweet on Sunday, taking ICE officials by surprise. Trump named Mark Morgan to head the agency. Morgan had previously served as head of U.S. Border Patrol under President Barack Obama. “I am pleased to …
Read More »They're Getting Rid of Sonic the Hedgehog's Teeth After All
The motto of Stan Twitter isn’t so much “ask and ye shall receive” as it is “yell and scream and you’ll force some animators to turn around a new character design in under six months.” That’s apparently what’s happening with the newSonic the Hedgehog movie, which released a trailer this …
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