Would you spend $339 on an interactive male masturbator/vibrator set that would allow you to simulate sex with your partner from hundreds of miles away? Unless you were an upwardly mobile pleasure enthusiast in a long-distance relationship, or an aspiring Elon Musk type, a few months ago your answer to …
Read More »Watch 'Contagion' Stars Matt Damon and Kate Winslet Offer COVID-19 Advice
In this time of crisis we apparently have look to celebrities to teach us how to properly wash our hands and ensure social distancing, and now the cast of Contagion has joined the fight against COVID-19. The cast of the 2011 film, including Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Marion Cotillard, Laurence …
Read More »Nine Inch Nails' 'Ghosts V and VI' Combine Hope With Shadows for a Soundtrack to a World in Crisis
Twelve years have passed since Nine Inch Nails released Ghosts I – IV, their brooding suite of instrumental bric-a-brac, and in that time, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have made wordless sound collages a cottage industry. They scored David Fincher’s The Social Network two years later, winning them an Oscar …
Read More »PartyNextDoor Recruits Rihanna for New Single 'Believe It'
PartyNextDoor has reunited with Rihanna for the new single, “Believe It.” The song appears on the Canadian R&B star’s first album in four years, Partymobile, which was unveiled on Thursday at midnight via OVO Sound. On the groove-filled slow jam “Believe It,” the pair examine devotion with their vocals intertwining …
Read More »Greta's World
T here is persona and there is reality in Greta Thunberg.It is Valentine’s Day in her hometown of Stockholm, but there’s only wind, no hearts and flowers. A few hundred kids mill about, with a smattering of adults. If there were not signs reading “Our Earth, We Only Have One,” …
Read More »James Taylor Donates $1 Million to Boston Hospital for Coronavirus Relief
Boston native James Taylor and his wife, Kim Taylor, have donated $1 million to Massachusetts General Hospital to aid in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. “There is no question that it’s a point of pride for New Englanders to claim the MGH as their hospital —ourhospital — and this …
Read More »Sarah Jarosz Previews New Album 'World on the Ground' With Wistful Song 'Johnny'
Sarah Jarosz, who earlier this year won a Grammy for her work with Sara Watkins and Aoife O’Donovan in the trio I’m With Her, returns with her first solo album in four years, World on the Ground, on June 5th. Produced by John Leventhal (Rosanne Cash, Elvis Costello) and recorded …
Read More »Bandcamp Rakes in More Than $4 Million for Artists in Wake of COVID-19
Bandcamp has announced that fans spent $4.3 million on music and merch on its platform this past Friday. Earlier that week, the platform stated that it would be waving its revenue share for one day to help raise awareness and funds for independent musicians who have been affected by the …
Read More »Bon Jovi's David Bryan Tests Positive for Coronavirus
Bon Jovi’s David Bryan has tested positive for the coronavirus, the Rock Hall-inducted keyboardist revealed Saturday on social media. “I just got my results back today and tested positive for corona virus,” Bryan wrote on Instagram. “I’ve been sick for a week and feeling better each day. Please don’t be …
Read More »Kelsea Ballerini Is Her Own Kind of Country on 'Kelsea'
If there’s one thing country singers love to sing about, it’s country music itself, from its spiritual power to its grounding American majesty to its everlasting authenticity. In the last few years alone, there’s been “Old Country Song” by Dustin Lynch, “American Country Love Song,” by Jake Owen, and “Country …
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