As life has come to a standstill this past year and we’ve been forced to forgo events, offices, restaurants, activities, and even time spent with family and friends, many of us have felt sad, anxious, uncertain and insecure. Perhaps angry, too, which is a normal response to such unique circumstances. …
Read More »How to Turn Fear Into Gratitude
My organization once produced a series of dinners on a houseboat in London for a dear friend, Patrick, whose business serves the hotel industry. We held a dinner for a different group each evening — all set on a boat just off the River Thames. The first two dinners were …
Read More »Liars Preview New Album 'The Apple Drop' With Off-Kilter 'Sekwar'
Liars have released a new song, “Sekwar,” from their upcoming album, The Apple Drop, set to arrive August 6th via Mute. “Sekwar” boasts a mix of lurching drums, rich guitars, and pulsing synths that sometimes stumble around each other and sometimes link up in unison. “When the fog that grows …
Read More »Pink to Receive Icon Award at 2021 Billboard Music Awards
Dick Clark Productions and NBC announced on Tuesday that Pink will receive the Icon Award at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards. The three-time BBMA winner joins nine other recipients of the Icon Award, including Garth Brooks, Cher, Neil Diamond, Celine Dion, Jennifer Lopez, Prince, Stevie Wonder, Janet Jackson, and Mariah …
Read More »The Corpus Christi Water Wars
A skyline of smokestacks appears on the horizon before the rest of Corpus Christi does. Approaching Texas‘ “Sparkling City by the Sea” on I-37, a palm-tree-lined highway running from San Antonio to the Gulf Coast, it’s tough to tell where the billowing exhaust from oil refineries ends and the rain …
Read More »Billy Bragg, Lucy Dacus Set for Conversation Series Supporting Labor Reform
Billy Bragg, Lucy Dacus and more will participate in a series of conversation with labor leaders around the country to raise awareness for the Protecting the Right to Organize Act. The series, which is being hosted by the Working Families Party, will kick off tomorrow, May 1st, which is also …
Read More »'The First Time' With Michael Strahan
Michael Strahan sat down for this latest episode of Rolling Stone’s The First Time to share a number of firsts, including starting his apparel line ‘MSX by Michael Strahan,’ acting in a movie (Magic Mike XXL), and how he first came up with his recent April Fools’ Day prank. TheGood …
Read More »The Feds Just Raided Rudy Giuliani's Apartment
Rudy Giuliani appears to be in a bit of legal trouble. Maybe even a lot of it. On Wednesday morning, investigators executed a search warrant on the Manhattan apartment of the former New York City mayor and chief legal henchman for former President Donald Trump, The New York Times reported. …
Read More »Ryan Tedder on NFTs: 'I'm Doing the Exact Opposite of What I've Done My Entire Career'
Ryan Tedder is launching a series of non-fungible tokens Tuesday, making him the latest high-profile musician to jump on the booming trend. Tedder, the OneRepublic frontman and a prolific songwriter for the likes of Beyoncé, Adele, and Taylor Swift, partnered with Swiss street artist Bustart on his NFT drop. Bustart …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Myke Towers, 'Pin Pin'
Myke Towers‘ new album,Lyke Mike, is 65 minutes of dogged, hard-nosed trap — full of blaring bass that’s sure to wake up the neighbors, clenched, claustrophobic drums, and drubbing raps. But “Pin Pin,” which comes early in the 23-song set, offers a welcome moment of levity: Towers builds the track …
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