For many Rolling Stones fans, Charlie Watts is the band’s most mysterious and intriguing member. He’s a guy who prefers jazz to rock, yet has spent nearly 60 years playing in the world’s greatest rock & roll band. (When the Stones played Glastonbury in 2013, he said, “I don’t want …
Read More »Best True Crime Podcast: 'Dr. Death'
From where we sit,Dr. Deathresoundingly wins the award for most disturbing podcast of 2018. Produced by Wondery, the network behindDirty John,this gripping series manages to make an extreme case of medical malpractice addictively compelling. Hosted and reported byscience journalist Laura Beil,Dr. Deathtells the story ofDr. Christopher Duntsch, a now-47-year-old neurosurgeon …
Read More »Hear Quaker City Night Hawks' Thumping 'Hunter's Moon'
Quaker City Night Hawks have always worn their love for classic rock firmly on their denim jacket sleeves, but they’ve never sounded as rough, ready and rocking as they do on scorching new song “Hunters Moon.” Set to be featured on their upcoming LP QCNH, the Fort Worth ensemble pairs …
Read More »How Rod Rosenstein's Departure Could Change the Mueller Investigation
Rod Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general who has overseen Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation since Jeff Sessions’ recusal, is leaving the Justice Department. The confirmation hearings for William Barr, President Trump’s pick for attorney general, begin January 15th, and once Barr is confirmed, likely sometime in February, Rosenstein will step …
Read More »Steve Gunn Previews 'The Unseen in Between' LP With New 'Vagabond' Video
Steve Gunn presents vivid wayfarer characters in his new song “Vagabond.” The song appears on his forthcoming album, The Unseen in Between, which will be released on January 18th via Matador Records. It follows Gunn’s previously released LP singles, “New Moon” and “Stonehurst Cowboy.” Named after Gunn’s favorite Agnes Varda …
Read More »Lil Pump Releases The Controversial 'Butterfly Doors'
Lil Pump‘s “Butterfly Doors” video is The Fast and the Furious: Toyko Drift of Lil Pump videos, meaning there are a lot of neon lights, women standing around and questionable headgear. None of those things are out of the ordinary for a Lil Pump visual, but one recurring portion of …
Read More »Exclusive Excerpt: 'The Sopranos Sessions' Goes Inside Groundbreaking HBO Show
There may be no show in the history of television that changed the art form more than The Sopranos. It ushered in an era of brooding antiheroes and complex, serialized storytelling that still thrives today, with an ever-growing roster of imitators (a few worthy, many not). When the show debuted …
Read More »Hear Monica Lewinsky, Linda Tripp Talk Bill Clinton Affair in New Documentary Trailer
ABC News will be airing a new two-hour documentary that details the scandal surrounding former President Bill Clinton and his former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. The documentary, Truth and Lies: Monica, marks the 20th anniversary of Clinton’s impeachment and will air on Thursday. In the new trailer, Lewinsky is …
Read More »Why 2019 Will Be the Year of Weed
In 2018, pot reached a tipping point. A clear majority of Americans now wants to see the drug made fully legal. California and Canada began selling marijuana to anyone over 21. Corporate behemoths like Altria (parent company of Marlboro cigarettes) and Constellation Brands (parent of Corona beer and Svedka vodka) …
Read More »Best True-Crime Podcasts of 2018
It would be an understatement to say that 2018 was a good year for true-crime podcasting —in fact, there’s a bit of a glut in the crime market these days. The soaring popularity of shows like My Favorite Murder, Casefile and Up and Vanished has fired up the imaginations of …
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