The first time Chicago MC Saba got paid to rap, it was 2012, he was about 18, and he netted about 50 bucks for his show. As he explains on the latest installment of The First Time, his subsequent early paychecks were for about the same amount, and over his …
Read More »TikTok 'Scarface' Impersonator Still Has 950K Followers as He Awaits Trial for His Wife's Murder
Ali Abulaban may be in jail facing murder charges, but his social media presence remains unshaken. On Monday, a judge ordered the TikTok personality to stand trial for the murder of his wife and another person. Abulaban faces two counts of first-degree murder for the October 2021 shooting deaths of …
Read More »You Can Only 'Live It Up' at This Eagles' 'Hotel California' Show If You Get Vaxxed
The Eagles have added an additional Seattle date to their rescheduled Hotel California tour, but unlike the other shows, attendees will have to provide proof of vaccination upon entering. The November 5th show at Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena requires that guests be fully vaccinated 14 days prior to the show, …
Read More »Dead & Company Announce 2021 Tour
Dead & Company have announced they’re hitting the road on a 2021 tour, kicking off August 16th in Raleigh, North Carolina, and running through Halloween, with a three-night stand at the Hollywood Bowl on October 29th, 30th, and 31st. The supergroup consisting of John Mayer,Grateful Dead members Bob Weir, Mickey …
Read More »How Jada Pinkett Smith and Family Built the Realest Talk Show on TV
When Willow Smith was 11, she made a request of her mom, the actress and musician Jada Pinkett Smith: “I know you as my mother, but I want to know who you were before you were my mother.” Pinkett Smith was shocked that her daughter was already curious in that …
Read More »Loving the Alien
A liens are calling me, but first I have to buy Lunchables. Soon, I’ll be heading into the Nevada desert. I will not be alone. It is pre-pandemic September, and tens of thousands of seekers are reported to be descending on Hiko and Rachel, two no-stoplight towns 150 miles north …
Read More »Korn and Faith No More Plot Co-Headlining Tour
Korn and Faith No More are teaming up for a 26-date joint tour. After kicking off at the Pepsi Center in Denver on August 7th, the bands will hit several cities in California and Texas before heading to the East Coast. They’ll make a stop at Barclays Center in Brooklyn …
Read More »Sammy Hagar and the Circle Announce 2020 Tour With Whitesnake
Sammy Hagar and his band the Circle (guitarist Vic Johnson, bassist Michael Anthony, and drummer Jason Bonham) have announced a joint tour with Whitesnake for the summer of 2020. Night Ranger will open for both bands on the tour. “I love some friendly competition onstage and that’s exactly what this …
Read More »Maroon 5 Set 2020 North American Summer Tour
Maroon 5 will hit the road in 2020 for an extensive North American summer tour. The band’s 41-date itinerary kicks off May 30th in Chula Vista, California, and finds Adam Levine and company performing at a mix of amphitheaters and pavilions, basketball arenas and iconic baseball stadiums like Boston’s Fenway …
Read More »Alanis Morissette Plots 'Jagged Little Pill' Anniversary Tour, Teases First Album in 8 Years
Alanis Morissette is heading out on tour this summer to commemorate her classic album Jagged Little Pill, which turns 25 in 2020 — and she’s releasing new music: “Reasons I Drink,” the lead single from her upcoming ninth studio album Such Pretty Forks in the Road. The LP, her first …
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