Sen. Bernie Sanders has unveiled one of the most ambitious marijuana legalization plans to date. Yesterday, at precisely 4:20 p.m., the candidate released a detailed, sweeping proposal to legalize marijuana on the federal level. “Too many lives were ruined due to the disastrous criminalization of marijuana. Today I am releasing …
Read More »Nils Lofgren Breaks Down New Neil Young and Crazy Horse LP 'Colorado'
Neil Young and Crazy Horse’s concert at Winnipeg’s Centennial Concert Hall on February 4th was only their seventh show since guitarist Nils Lofgren rejoined the band after a five-decade absence, but something about it felt different to everybody on the stage. “It was a really special night,” says Lofgren. “Afterwards …
Read More »How 'Looking for Alaska' Revives the Indie Soundtrack of 'The O.C.'
Few scripted series have had a bigger impact on how music is used on television — and on how the music business uses TV to help break new artists — than The O.C.Throughout the teen drama’s four-year run from 2003 to 2007, its indie rock-crazy creator, Josh Schwartz, and his …
Read More »Watch Exclusive Clip From New Neil Young and Crazy Horse Movie 'Mountaintop'
Earlier this year, Neil Young and Crazy Horse gathered at Studio in the Clouds near Telluride, Colorado, to record their first album since 2012’s Psychedelic Pill. The new lineup of the group had played a handful of theater shows since guitarist Frank “Poncho” Sampedro stepped aside and was replaced by …
Read More »Brandi Carlile Drops Out of Women's Summit in D.C.
On Monday, singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile announced her decision to drop out of Fortune magazine’s Most Powerful Women Summit in Washington, D.C., at which she was scheduled to have a conversation with event chair Pattie Sellers and perform a few songs. Her reason for doing so was the summit’s inclusion of …
Read More »'El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie': Aaron Paul on Jesse Pinkman's Wild Ride
Aaron Paul never expected to play Jesse Pinkman again after Breaking Bad ended in 2013. He took other jobs (he’ll be part of the Westworld Season Three cast) and found other excuses to hang out with Bryan Cranston. Then Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan called and said he wanted to …
Read More »The Cure's Robert Smith Looks Back: 'I've Never Thought About Legacy'
Although Robert Smith says he hopes the Cure never truly fit in with the cultural landscape, he is very aware of just how unusual the group’s success has been over the past four decades. “One of the lovely things about the band is that we’re able to headline Glastonbury, play …
Read More »Congressman Elijah Cummings, Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, Dead at 68
Elijah Cummings, chairman of the House Oversight Committee and longtime congressman from Baltimore, died early Thursday morning of health complications, his office confirmed. He was 68. Cummings, who had represented Maryland’s 7th District in Congress since 1996, was one of the most powerful members of the House of Representatives, chairing …
Read More »Sabrina Claudio, Fake Zayn Head to Future in 'Rumors' Video
Sabrina Claudio heads to the future in the neo-noir video for her new single “Rumors.” The Zayn-assisted track appears on her album Truth Is, which came out earlier this month. At the beginning of the video, Claudio wanders the streets at night with a group of friends. At one point, …
Read More »J Balvin, Bad Bunny Weep Over Their Exes in the Club on 'La Cancion'
J Balvin and Bad Bunny have released their ballad “La Canción,” the latest single from their joint album Oasis, with an accompanying music video set in an intimate club. The urbano duo star as cabaret crooners, singing about the heartbreak and agony of being in the club when you and …
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