Halsey is gearing up to get back on the road for the first time since their Manic world tour was cut short in early 2020. Now, the singer is returning for a tour of North America hitting solely outdoor venues in support of If I Can’t Have Love, I Want …
Read More »Mick Jagger Is the Normie King of Instagram
In an era where social media is used to facilitate and exaggerate wealth, celebrity, and status, Mick Jagger has used it to position himself as one thing he’s never really seemed to be — a regular guy who loves taking a stroll and visiting tourist attractions. Jagger’s been on Instagram …
Read More »Flashback: Emmylou Harris Gives Townes Van Zandt a Boost With 'Pancho & Lefty'
By the time Emmylou Harris released Luxury Liner, the third and most successful LP of her career-defining “honky-tonk angel” period, on Dec. 28, 1976, the vocalist had cemented a reputation for combining vintage country with impeccably chosen covers from outside the genre. Harris had been famously mentored by the late …
Read More »The New Abnormal: Strokes Postpone New Year's Eve Show Amid Raging Covid Cases
There’s an alternate universe in which the worst of the pandemic is behind us, Covid cases have long plateaued and 2022 was all set to kickstart 1,000 “Return! of! Live! Music!” articles. In this world, fans were going to say good riddance to this year and celebrate New Year’s Eve …
Read More »Vaccinated Isn't Enough: Omicron Carries the Risk of Long Covid
When President Joe Biden took the podium on the afternoon of Dec. 21 to address the country amid the massive surge in Covid-19 cases from the highly transmissible Omicron variant, he promised to give it to us straight. But despite providing additional details and updates to his Covid-19 action plan, …
Read More »Chris Noth Dropped by CBS Series 'The Equalizer' Following Sexual Assault Allegations
Chris Noth has been dropped from the CBS crime drama series The Equalizer following allegations of sexual assault, as The Hollywood Reporter reports. “Chris Noth will no longer film additional episodes ofThe Equalizer, effective immediately,” CBS andUniversal Television said in a statement Monday. The actor will appear in one more …
Read More »'SNL': Tina Fey Returns to Co-Anchor Weekend Update for Audience of Three
Tina Fey returned to co-anchor Weekend Update alongside Michael Che in Colin Jost‘s absence. With this week’sSaturday Night Live impacted by an Omicron surge, there were a handful of pre-recorded and classic sketches that aired throughout the evening, but Fey and Che were able to perform Weekend Update onstage. Their …
Read More »Widow Ordered to Pay Thousands for Attempting to Sell Husband's Eric Clapton Bootleg
UPDATE (12/17): Speaking withThe Guardian,Eric Clapton’s manager, Michael Eaton, said of the case, “Germany is a country where sales of bootleg and counterfeit CDs are rife, which damages the industry and customers with poor quality and misleading recordings. Along with a number of other major artists and record companies, over …
Read More »Doja Cat DGAF If You Read This*
I am sitting with Doja Cat in an Airbnb in Universal City, California, in mid-November, listening to a punk cover of “I Saw Her Standing There” and polishing off the toothsome lobster-caviar rolls she made. She’s talking about an ex-boyfriend and puffing on her omnipresent highlighter-colored tobacco vape (“I don’t …
Read More »Trump-Appointed Judge Slaps Down Trump's Bid to Block Congress From Obtaining Tax Returns
A Federal judge on Tuesday rejected Donald Trump‘s lawsuit, which sought to stop Congress from accessing his tax returns, as The New York Times reports. U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden’s ruled that the House Ways and Means Committee has the authority to request the returns, regardless of Trump’s former president …
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