Anita “Lady A” White was worried she was going to be erased. Now she worries it’s already happened. One year ago, the black Seattle blues singer had to enter an unexpected battle over her own name when the country trio formerly known as Lady Antebellum announced they’d change their name …
Read More »Guns N' Poses: How John Mayer's New Video Nods to 'Sweet Child o' Mine'
If you watched John Mayer‘s new music video for “Last Train Home” and kept expecting Axl Rose to snake-dance his way into the frame, it’s for good reason. The video is an homage to Guns N’ Roses’ summer of ’88 MTV staple, “Sweet Child o’ Mine.” Right down to a …
Read More »Lady Gaga Postpones Chromatica Ball Tour
UPDATE (2/6):Lady Gaga‘s Chromatica Ball Tour has once again been postponed, this time to 2022. Per an email sent to ticket holders, Gaga said: “While some parts of the world are moving quickly to open up, others are not yet ready. So until we can confirm all global dates, we …
Read More »Foo Fighters Announce Anniversary Tour Dates for 2021
Foo Fighters were originally set to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their formation as a band with a 2020 tour, but like the rest of live music, the shows were put on hold during the pandemic. On Tuesday, the band finally unveiled their rescheduled 25th (now 26th) anniversary tour lineup, …
Read More »The GOP Infrastructure Offer Is a Sham
Senate Republicans unveiled a $928 billion infrastructure counter-proposal to President Biden’s $1.7 trillion plan on Thursday. But the majority of the funding for their bill will come from funds already allocated toward Covid-19 relief. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va), who has led the Republican effort, said their proposal is “a …
Read More »'Friends: The Reunion': A Meandering Trip Down Memory Lane
Midway through Friends: The Reunion, the six Friends stars are sitting on the recreated set of Monica and Rachel’s apartment, recalling the strange moment in their lives when Friends exploded from successful sitcom into world-dominating pop-culture phenomenon. “No one was going through what we were going through,” observes David Schwimmer. …
Read More »A$AP Rocky Recruited Morrissey for Upcoming 'All Smiles' Album
In a new interview with GQ, A$AP Rocky opened up about his long-anticipated fourth studio album All Smiles, revealing Morrissey and Rihanna’s involvement with the LP. “Anything you need him to do, he show up and do,” Rocky said of former Smiths singer’s involvement with his upcoming album. Morrissey reportedly …
Read More »Supreme Court Will Weigh in on Mississippi's 15-Week Abortion Ban, a Direct Threat to Roe v. Wade
The U.S. Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will review the constitutionality of Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban, which is a direct challenge to the protections codified by Roe v. Wade in 1973. The decision to hear the case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, is a victory for anti-choice …
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 »'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 …
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