Dhani Harrison has known Jeff Lynne his entire life. But this summer is his first time touring with the Electric Light Orchestra. “I’ve played with him live, but I’ve never played with him in his band,” Harrison says. “I played with Jeff and Tom [Petty] a lot — things like …
Read More »Neil Young, Dave Matthews, Bonnie Raitt to Headline Farm Aid 2019
Farm Aid is coming to East Troy, Wisconsin’s Alpine Valley Music Theater on September 21st. The lineup includes Farm Aid board members Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews in addition to Bonnie Raitt, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Margo Price, Jamey Johnson, Tanya Tucker, Brothers Osborne, …
Read More »Rush Detail 'Exercise in Fan Indulgence' in New 'Cinema Strangiato' Trailer
At this point, it’s pretty clear that Rush have no real future as either a studio or live band. But this August, a little more than four years after the Canadian prog-rock legends played their final notes together onstage in 2015, fans will have the chance to celebrate the group …
Read More »A Guide to What's Fake in 'Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story'
“If someone’s wearing a mask, he’s gonna tell you the truth,” Bob Dylan says midway through Martin Scorsese’s new Netflix movie Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story. “If he’s not wearing a mask, it’s highly unlikely.” As he says these words, Bob Dylan is most definitely not wearing a …
Read More »Watch Taron Egerton and Elton John Surprise Fans With 'Your Song'
Rocketman star Taron Egerton joined Elton John onstage in Hove, U.K. during John’s Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour to perform a duet of “Your Song.” Wearing a rainbow tee-shirt, Egerton stood front and center to sing the classic tune as John joined on piano and vocals. The performance is the …
Read More »Ali Wong on 'Always Be My Maybe,' Keanu Reeves and the Perils of Fame
Ali Wong had been a working comedian for years before the 2016 release of her first special, Baby Cobra, which she performed while seven months pregnant with her first child, catapulted her to stardom. Her 2018 follow-up, Hard-Knock Wife (filmed while she was pregnant with her second), was an equally …
Read More »Google Is Booting Marijuana Delivery Apps from the Google Play Store
On Wednesday, the Google Play store quietly updated its terms of service to prohibit marijuana delivery apps, or in its parlance, apps that assist users in “arranging delivery or pickup of marijuana” and apps that facilitate the “sale of products containing THC.” It’s unclear what motivated the policy update, though …
Read More »Jon Voight: Trump Is 'the Greatest President Since Abraham Lincoln'
Academy Award-winning actor Jon Voight took to Twitter on Friday night “to tell you [Americans] the truth.” And, according to Voight, that truth is: “President Trump is the greatest president since Abraham Lincoln.” Voight, in numerous appearances on Fox News and other outlets, has made his political leanings and support …
Read More »Sonic Youth to Give Rare Live Album a Wide Release
It’s been close to a decade since Sonic Youth played their last concert in Brazil in the fall of 2011, and the group has been slowly releasing live recordings and outtakes from their archives ever since. The latest is a re-release of a concert they played just ahead of their …
Read More »Trailers of the Week: 'Maleficent 2,' 'Midsommar,' New 'Black Mirror'
This week: TV fantasy epics (like, a new one)! Rom-coms! Teen angst! Pagan horror! Sequels! Threequels! A new season of Black Mirror!!! Check ’em out, your big-name trailers of the week. Always Be My Maybe She (Ali Wong) is a celebrity chef. He (Randall Park) is a musician who works …
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