Morrissey wrapped up his seven-night run at Broadway’s Lunt-Fontanne Theatre‘ on Saturday evening with an epic set that featured the live premiere of the Smiths classic “I Won’t Share You.” The song appears on the Smiths 1987 LP Strangeways, Here We Come, but the group broke up before they had …
Read More »'Of Mics and Men': RZA, Director Sacha Jenkins Talk Bringing Wu-Tang's Story to Life
There’s a scene near the beginning of the final episode of Of Mics and Men, Showtime’s four-part docuseries on Wu-Tang Clan premiering Friday night, that finds the crew — older, wiser, calmer — sitting around a large table enjoying a group meal. For the past three episodes, we’ve seen the …
Read More »'Better Things' Recap: Slam Chops
A review of “Get Lit,” this week’s Better Things, coming up just as soon as I have a note that allows me to chew gum on the bus… We’re nearing the end of a season that’s focused more on Sam’s career, her romantic life and her psyche than on her …
Read More »See Rival Sons' Gritty Performance of 'Too Bad' on 'Corden'
Rival Sons appeared on The Late Late Show to perform their raucous single “Too Bad.” The Los Angeles rock band, who recently released a music video for the track, kept it simple as they delivered an impassioned rendition of the bluesy, garage-inspired anthem. In the clip, frontman Jay Buchanan writhes …
Read More »Damon Albarn's Africa Express Preview New Album With 'Johannesburg'
Africa Express, a musical collective led by Damon Albarn, will release a new album, EGOLI, on July 12 via Africa Express Records. The album will feature appearances by Gruff Rhys, Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Nick Zinner, Georgia and several South African artists. Albarn previewed the release with a new song, “Johannesburg,” …
Read More »Former Prosecutors: Trump Deserves to Be Charged With 'Multiple' Felonies
More than 500 former federal prosecutors have signed on to an open letter declaring that President Trump appears to have has committed numerous felonies, and would already have been charged if he were not the commander in chief. The open letter, posted to Medium, had been signed by 566 former …
Read More »Farruko and Karol G Aim for Global Stardom on New Albums
Farruko, Gangalee | ★★★ Karol G, Ocean| ★★★ All eyes are on the globe-trotting exploits of the Bad Bunny’s and the Balvin’s, but it’s actually Farruko, a 28-year-old Puerto Rican rapper-singer, who has the year’s biggest Latin hit so far. That would be his remix of Pedro Capó’s “Calma,” a …
Read More »Has There Really Been a Rash of Herpes Outbreaks at Music Festivals?
Last month, multiple news outlets reported that there had been a rash of herpes outbreaks at Coachella, the annual music festival in the California desert. The source of the reports was an app called HerpAlert, which diagnoses and treats herpes. HerpAlert reported a significant uptick of herpes inquiries in the …
Read More »Hear Logic and Eminem Trade Rapid-Fire Verses in New Song 'Homicide'
UPDATE: Logic will release his new album Confessions of a Dangerous Mind this Friday, May 10th, the rapper revealed on Twitter. Logic and Eminem have teamed for new song “Homicide.” The track marks the first time the rappers have collaborated on a song together. They may have murderous words on …
Read More »'Non-Fiction': Sex, Lies and the Digital Revolution in Olivier Assayas' Erotic Romp
Talk. Talk. Talk. That’s what goes on in Non-Fiction, the new comedy of surprising gravity from writer-director Olivier Assayas (Clouds of Sils Maria, Irma Vep). Oh, but what talk: a tumble of words flowing from a master. There’s sex, of course. — Non-Fiction is a French film — but in …
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