My Chemical Romance vocalist Gerard Way has released a new solo track titled “Here Comes the End.” The song will feature in the new season of Way’s original superhero series, The Umbrella Academy. The second season arrives on Netflix July 31st. With a vocal assist from Judith Hill, “Here Comes …
Read More »Lindsay Ell Launches Charity for Sexual Trauma Survivors
Country singer-guitarist Lindsay Ell has announced a new charitable foundation to benefit survivors of sexual assault and at-risk youth. The Make You Movement arrives with the release of a new song by Ell: “Make You,” off the Canada native’s upcoming album Heart Theory, is a vulnerable piano ballad inspired by …
Read More »Bruce Springsteen Drops Philadelphia 1999 Live Album
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street’s Band September 25th, 1999, show at Philadelphia’s First Union Center has been a legendary bootleg in hardcore fan circles for the past two decades. It’s finally available with pristine sound (and through legal means) as the newest chapter of his monthly concert download series. …
Read More »'John Lewis: Good Trouble' Review: Portrait of an American Hero
John Lewis declares that, during the 1960s, he was arrested “a few times.” Then the elder statesman and éminence grise of the civil rights movement pauses before correcting himself in front of the large Dallas crowd he’s addressing: “40 times…and since I’ve been in Congress, another five times. I’m probably …
Read More »Austin City Limits Festival Canceled Because of COVID-19
The 2020 Austin City Limits Festival has been canceled due to ongoing concerns about the spread of COVID-19. The festival, which typically takes place in early fall in Austin’s Zilker Park, released a statement on its website saying, “We would have loved to put on another memorable show this year, …
Read More »Flashback: David Bowie Plays 'Blue Jean' at Inaugural VMAs in 1984
New York City has partially reopened during the past few weeks, but concerts and other mass gatherings are still banned and there’s no timetable for when that might change. That’s why many people were a little surprised earlier this week when Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that the MTV Video Music …
Read More »LeBron James, Tom Brady, Alex Morgan Dissect Defining Moments in 'Greatness Code' Trailer
LeBron James, Tom Brady, Alex Morgan and more examine the signature moments of their careers in the new trailer for Greatness Code, a short form docuseries premiering July 10th on Apple TV+. The clip opens with James recounting a pivotal 2012 playoff game against the Boston Celtics, a team that …
Read More »Tenille Townes: Nashville Songwriter Dials Up the Empathy on 'The Lemonade Stand'
Tenille Townes likes to say she processes reality through her songwriting. A few years back, the Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada native, who grew up adoring both U2 and Shania Twain, was in the car with her mother and saw a homeless young woman asking for money. She had a lot …
Read More »Megan Thee Stallion Samples N.W.A in New Song 'Girls in the Hood'
Megan Thee Stallion has dropped new song, “Girls in the Hood.” The track interpolates Eazy-E and N.W.A‘s classic 1987 single, “Boyz-n-the-Hood.” “I’m a hot girl, I do hot shit … ” she raps on the hook. “I don’t text quick, ’cause I ain’t thirsty/These bitches mad, mad, they wanna hurt …
Read More »Members of MTV's 'The State' Break Down Their Zoom Reunion, Look Ahead to the Future
Ever since MTV’s The State went off the air in 1995, the 11-member sketch comedy troupe has faced the same problem every time it tries to reform: Finding the time when every member can commit to a project is virtually impossible. That finally changed earlier this year when the COVID-19 …
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