The Felice Brothers have announced details ofUndress, the follow-up to 2016’sLife in the Dark,dueMay 3rd. The upstate New York band offer a preview of the record with the album-opening title track, which is composed of dark, dizzying impressionistic images — “trigger happy deputees” and “conservatives in lobster bibs” — taken …
Read More »21 Savage Was Scheduled to Perform at Grammys Prior to ICE Arrest
Ahead of a surprise arrest byU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Sunday in Atlanta, 21 Savage was scheduled to perform in one of the highest profile settings of his career: the Grammys. A source close to Post Malone‘s camp confirmed that the rapper was set to appear with Post during …
Read More »Rivers Cuomo's Grammy Daydream
This weekend, Weezer will attend the 61st annual Grammy Awards in their hometown of L.A. They’re up for Best Rock Album for 2017’s Pacific Daydream, and whether or not they win, their presence at the awards show underscores the strange but true fact that these alt-rock veterans are at a …
Read More »What Will Your Future Look Like Without Local News?
It’s not easy to witness the watchdog of our democracy being sadistically euthanized. Another week, another wave of massive journalism layoffs. And with it, another round of hand-wringing and legitimate cries about what we stand to lose when newspapers — especially local newsrooms — are gutted. As many have pointed …
Read More »Willie Nelson Readies Hemp-Infused Coffee
Since launching his signature cannabis brand Willie’s Reserve in 2015, Willie Nelson has slowly expanded his reach into the burgeoning industry. This week, the Country Music Hall of Fame member and pot advocate announced his new Willie’s Remedy, a line of health and wellness products that kicks off with hemp-infused …
Read More »10 Best Movies of Sundance 2019
We came, we saw, we occasionally got altitude sickness and we watched a shitload of movies — this is what we do every January when we head out to Park City, Utah, for the Sundance Film Festival, that annual mixer of hopeful first-time filmmakers, indie-cinema veterans, boundary-tweaking visual artists, industry …
Read More »See Joe Pesci Make Rare Screen Appearance in Google's 'Home Alone' Ad
Joe Pesci makes a rare on-screen appearance in a new and meta Google commercial that sees the actor watching the company’s viral Home Alone ad. In December, Google dropped the Macaulay Culkin-starring ad that updated Home Alone with a grown-up and tech-savvy Kevin McCallister. The commercial has been viewed on …
Read More »Roger Waters Asks Maroon 5 to 'Take a Knee' During Super Bowl Halftime Show
Former Pink Floyd bassist Roger Waters posted a video of himself and his band taking a knee in an effort to persuade Maroon 5 and their guests to follow suit during the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday. “My colleagues Maroon 5, Travis Scott and Big Boi are performing during …
Read More »Journey to Antarctica: Jeff Goodell Begins His Trip to Thwaites Glacier
This is the first dispatch in a series from Jeff Goodell, who will be investigating the effect of climate change on Thwaites glacier. READ: The Doomsday Glacier I’m writing this aboard the Nathanial B. Palmer, a 308 foot-long ocean research vessel that is, at this moment, tied up at a …
Read More »Measles Outbreak Causes State of Emergency in Washington
A measles outbreak has become an official state emergency in Washington, with 36 confirmed cases and 11 suspected as of Tuesday afternoon. The state had the sixth-lowest rate of childhood vaccination for measles, mumps and rubella in the country as of 2017, according to the CDC. In his statement declaring …
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