South Korea’s National Assembly passed a revision of its Military Service Act to let some male K-pop stars postpone their mandatory military service until they turn 30, The New York Times reports. Under the previous rule, all able-bodied South Korean men were required to serve in the military for about …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Bad Boy Chiller Crew, 'Needed You'
Bad Boy Chiller Crew hail from a northern English city, Bradford, that few people outside the region often think about, and they specialize in a kind of music, bassline, that hasn’t been popular since the mid-2000s — and yet embracing both these things has made BBCC one of the most …
Read More »Why the Band's 'The Last Waltz' Is the Best Concert Movie of All Time
“This film should be played loud!” It’s a cliché now, a concert-movie disclaimer that’s become the equivalent of that hippie-dippy tagline from those Freedom Rock compilation ads (“Well, turn it up, maaaaan.”) But in the late Seventies, when it first flashed onscreen in all white font against a stark black …
Read More »Trump Turns to Randy Quaid for Guidance in Overthrowing Democracy
Randy Quaid has traveled a long, strange road since his beloved supporting turns in films like Christmas Vacation, Independence Day, and Kingpin. Somewhere along the line between then and now, it’s hard to tell exactly where, something, well … changed. In 2010, he and his wife fled to Canada to …
Read More »We Gotta Start Somewhere: Techstars Music Will Fund a More Equitable Music Business
In the last few months, there’s been more public discussion than ever about fairness, transparency, and opportunity in the music business. If you’re willing to read on for a couple of minutes — and trust that this middle-aged white guy awkwardly quoting 2020 protest songs is worth listening to — …
Read More »Juanes, Prince Royce Salute 'Living Legends' Roberto Carlos, Juan Luis Guerra at Latin Grammys
Colombian rock star Juanes, Spanish singer-songwriter Natalia Jiménez and Dominican crooners Prince Royce and Leslie Grace performed three charming renditions to the show’s “living legends” Julio Iglesias, Roberto Carlos, and Juan Luis Guerra at the 2020 Latin Grammys. Wearing a fluffy retro-like dress, Jiménez opened up with a homage of …
Read More »Fox's Geraldo Reaches Peak Cult Status, Says Name Vaccine 'The Trump'
According to Fox’s Geraldo Rivera, the 252,000 in America who have died from Covid-19 while the president mishandled the pandemic should be ignored, and instead, Trump should be celebrated by naming the coming virus vaccines: “The Trump.” Rivera’s devoted cult member-like notion came during a segment on the Trump uber-propaganda …
Read More »Bobby Brown's Son Bobby Brown Jr. Dead at 28
Bobby Brown Jr., the son of R&B singer Bobby Brown and half-brother of the late Bobbi Kristina Brown, died Wednesday in Los Angeles at the age of 28. The Los Angeles Police Department responded to a call for a medical emergency Wednesday afternoon; upon arrival, Brown Jr. was pronounced dead …
Read More »Diplo Denies 'Revenge Porn' Allegation Following Restraining Order Application
An application for a restraining order has been filed against Diplo by a woman who alleges the producer distributed “revenge porn” images of her to allegedly “humiliate her and to scare other women out of coming forward,” The Daily Beast reports. Diplo’s lawyer has denied the accusations against his client, …
Read More »'Everything for Our Whole Family Hinged on This Election': International Students and Graduates Respond to a Biden Win
The afternoon before the 2020 election was called for Joe Biden, Parisa Setayesh got word of another blow to her and her husband’s plans to live and study together in the U.S. Setayesh, who is from Iran, was informed that her husband’s student visa was being invalidated. Their plan was …
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