Fresh audio of Tucker Carlson’s run of appearances on Bubba the Love Sponge’s radio show is making the rounds. True to the duo’s on-air oeuvre, it features a bunch of gross misogyny. This time, it’s directed at a teenager. In 2007, Miss South Carolina Teen USA Caitlin Upton was widely …
Read More »Watch Maren Morris Sing Elevated 'Girl' on 'Jimmy Fallon'
Ratcheting up the promotion for her just-released sophomore LP, Girl, Maren Morris stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday night to play a smoldering rendition of the album’s title track and lead single. Cowritten by Morris, Greg Kurstin and Sarah Aarons — who also shared in the …
Read More »A 72-Year-Old Proves You're Never Too Old to Make Trap Beats
In 24 hours, a 72-year-old man from Chicago went from an unknown, amateur producer to a small viral phenomenon. Last Monday, Arthur DuBois walked into Haven Studio with a simple mission: find someone to arrange and mix the beats his family and friends had written off as an annoying, inconsequential …
Read More »House Passes Anti-Corruption, Pro-Voter Rights 'For the People' Act
The Democratically-controlled House of Representatives passed a sweeping reform bill to address money’s corruption of politics and the erosion of voting rights on Friday. “It’s a power grab for the American people,” Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) told theNew York Times. Among the reforms proposed in the bill are: Making Election …
Read More »Why Did a Bunch of Republicans Vote Against a Bill Condemning Bigotry?
This wasn’t supposed to be hard. On Thursday, the House of Representatives voted on a resolution denouncing hatred. The bill was introduced as Democrats grappled with how to respond to what pro-Israel lawmakers have considered anti-Semitic sentiments expressed by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), but its language encompassed pretty much every …
Read More »Think You Have a Hit? Make Sure It's the First Song on Your Album
As a songwriter and producer, Warren “Oak” Felder’s resume encompasses hits from Nicki Minaj (“Your Love”), Usher (“Good Kisser”) and Alessia Cara (“Here”). He’s been in the industry for nearly 15 years and, until 2018, he had never heard anyone say “skip rate” in the studio. “That word was not …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: The National, 'You Had Your Soul With You'
The National‘s songs usually feel warmly hermetic – from their artfully enveloping art-goth sonics to the way Matt Berninger’s merlot-gorged baritone turns midlife malaise into a lush cocoon. Which makes their forthcoming new album I Am Easy to Find, due in May, an interesting change-up. The band is joined by …
Read More »Rosanne Cash to Perform at 2019 Johnny Cash Heritage Festival
The Johnny Cash Heritage Festival, on the grounds of the legendary Man in Black’s boyhood home in Dyess, Arkansas, will be hosted by the late entertainer’s Grammy-winning daughter Rosanne Cash. Also headlining the concert on Saturday, October 19th, will be award-winning artist and country-music historian Marty Stuart. The theme for …
Read More »James Corden 'Kidnaps' Jonas Brothers to Launch Week-Long Takeover
James Corden is fed up with today’s dark headlines and realizes things were better in 2013 – except for the Jonas Brothers‘ breaking up the band. During The Late Late Show, the host comes to the conclusion that “ever since the Jonas Brothers split up, everything’s gone wrong. We’ve got …
Read More »Watch Fake Trump Supporters Get 'Dog Walked' in Anarchist Performance Art
Indecline, the artist collective best known for clandestinely installing statues of naked Donald Trump across America, has moved into performance art. Of course, their fierce political approach — and taste for the grotesque —hasn’t gone anywhere. Inspired by Cardi B’s tweet-threat that she would “dog walk” Fox Nation host Tomi …
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