The stunning upset victory of Democrat Doug Jones over Roy Moore in Alabama’s special election on Tuesday is being parsed by pundits and politicians alike, but the results don’t seem to have changed much for Republicans at the hyper-partisan U.S. Capitol. On Wednesday, GOP lawmakers carried on with business as …
Read More »Shoom: An Oral History of the London Club That Kicked Off Rave Culture
In September 1987, four London club and pirate-radio DJs – Nicky Holloway, Paul Oakenfold, Danny Rampling and Johnny Walker – spent a week on the Balearic island of Ibiza, a place where, legend had it, as journalist Chris Heath wrote in 1990, “it was even possible to get drugs on …
Read More »Golden Globes 2018: 'The Post,' 'Big Little Lies' Lead Nominations
The Post, Big Little Lies, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouriand The Shape of Waterare among the movies and TV series to receive multiple nominations at the 75th annual Golden Globe Awards. In the Best Motion Picture, Drama category, Steven Spielberg’s The Post will face Three Billboards, The Shape of Water, …
Read More »Quirky Songwriter Walker Hayes on Album 'Boom,' Conquering Self-Doubt
Walker Hayes has been pursuing a music career in Nashville since 2005, but he’s only now getting around to releasing his first album, a record that is sure to turn heads for its out-of-bounds influences and production. It’s an accomplishment that isn’t the least bit lost on the 37-year-old father …
Read More »Ty Segall Reveals New Album 'Freedom's Goblin,' Tour Details
Ty Segall debuted a blistering ode to his dog Fanny on Conan Monday. The rocker also performed a cover of Hot Chocolate’s “Every 1’s a Winner.”His new album, Freedom’s Goblin, will arrive January 26th with an extensive 2018 North American tour to follow. On Conan, Segall and the Freedom Band …
Read More »Stanford Rape Case: Brock Turner Seeks Appeal, New Trial
Former Stanford swimmer Brock Turner, who was convicted of three sexual assault charges but spent only three months in jail, is seeking to appeal the verdict. Turner’s lawyers claim that the initial trial was “fundamentally unfair” and are asking for a new trial for the January 2015 assault. Turner’s legal …
Read More »Review: Miguel Throws a Psychedelic-Funk Party for a World in Flames
The L.A. soul explorer’s fourth album creates a space where psych-funk splendor coexists with deep anxiety. It’s not all downers: “Pineapple Skies” punctuates its bubbly synths with speaker-rattling bass hits, as Miguel‘s amped-up vocals make his “everything gonna be all right” exhortations feel like a mantra. But uncertainty creeps in …
Read More »Glen Campbell: Three of Late Singer's Children Excluded From Will
After Glen Campbell went public with his diagnosis of Alzheimer’s in 2011, a rift between his family members also became increasingly public. Campbell, who succumbed to the disease in August at 81 years old, was married four times and fathered eight children. Debby, his oldest, was born in 1956 to …
Read More »Hear Rob Zombie Narrate Chilling New Charles Manson Doc
Rob Zombie narrates a gripping trailer for a new documentary about Charles Manson, which includes audio interviews with the cult leader who orchestrated the 1969 Tate-LaBianca killings recorded in the year before his death. Charles Manson: The Final Words premieres December 3rd on Reelz. The trailer teases snippets from several …
Read More »Glassjaw Announce First New Album in 15 Years 'Material Control'
Glassjaw have announced their surprise new album Material Control, the Long Island alternative band’s first LP in 15 years. While fans had to wait a decade and a half for the follow-up to 2002’s Worship and Tribute, the new album, Glassjaw’s third LP, will arrive in just one week with …
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