The title seems like a joke: How the hell did Charlie Sisters (Joaquin Phoenix) and his older brother Eli (John C. Reilly) grow up in the Old West with a last name like Sisters and not get ragged on to the point of madness? It’s 1851, and the siblings work …
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When the 2018 Emmy nominations were announced, it seemed like the comedy categories were far more interesting than the drama ones. And when it came time to guess the winners, I again assumed things would be wilder on the comedy side, while the drama awards would either re-coronate Game of …
Read More »Watch Dave Grohl Cover Nirvana's 'In Bloom' With Trombone Shorty
Dave Grohl joined Trombone Shorty & the Orleans Avenue on Saturday for a rare live performance of Nirvana‘s “In Bloom,” the grunge-pop anthem from 1991’s Nevermind. The Foo Fighters frontman hopped behind the drum kit for a jazzy instrumental version of the song during Trombone Shorty’s Voodoo Threauxdown at the …
Read More »Hear David Guetta's New Double-Album '7'
David Guetta returned with 7, a massive 27-track double album, on Friday. It’s his first full-length since 2014. The first half of 7 is filled with featured vocalists. Several have worked with Guetta on global hits in the past, like Sia and Nicki Minaj. The producer also recruits a number …
Read More »10 Best Country and Americana Songs of the Week: Anthony D'Amato, Brett Young
The latest from Number One hitmaker Brett Young, an instant winner from songwriter Anthony D’Amato, and a collaboration between Dolly Parton and Sia make up the country and Americana songs you must hear this week. Anthony D’Amato, “The Oyster and the Pearl” Anthony D’Amato rolls with the punches on this …
Read More »Hear Al Green's First New Recording In a Decade
The last time Al Green released a new song, George W. Bush was still in office. That changed today with Green’s first song in ten years, “Before The Next Teardrop Falls,” released as part of Amazon’s new “Produced By” series. The track and it proves Green, 72, hasn’t lost a …
Read More »'The Romanoffs': 'Mad Men' Creator Previews Intriguing Amazon Show
Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner magnifies the lingering “poison” of royal blood in his upcoming Amazon anthology series, The Romanoffs. The network previewed the eight-episode project with its intriguing new trailer, which previews an all-star cast featuring Aaron Eckhart, Amanda Peet, Diane Lane and Mad Men alumni Christina Hendricks, John …
Read More »Hurricane Florence Is a Warning of What's to Come
Right now, Hurricane Florence is spinning toward the mid-Atlantic coast like a giant thermo-aquatic buzz saw. Hurricanes are fickle and can shapeshift at the last minute, but Florence is on track to be one of the biggest hurricanes in U.S. history, with winds that are expected to accelerate to 155 …
Read More »'The Deuce' Season 2: What's the New Theme Song?
Season 2 of The Deuce not only has new faces, the theme song is now updated for the 1977 setting to feature more shots of the porn movie business, discos and other late-Seventies imagery. They are now accompanied by a brand new version of Elvis Costello’s “This Year’s Girl” made …
Read More »Watch Beck Perform With Phoenix at Los Angeles Concert
Phoenix brought out surprise guest Beck to perform a pair of songs during the second night of the French band’s five-night residency at Los Angeles’ Fonda Theatre. “Every night we played in L.A. has to be special. I think there’s almost one L.A. reference in every single song that we …
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