Over the past year or so, Ozzy Osbourne has been going through hell. He has overcome a serious staph infection, and now he’s recovering from a fall that has forced him to postpone nearly two years of tour dates. And now that he’s on his journey back, judging from his …
Read More »The Pain and Power of 'Waves'
Trey Edward Shults pulls on the neckline of his shirt. He’s sitting in a too-small chair at the James Nomad hotel trying to make a decades-old wounds visible. “I have the scars still on my shoulder right here,” he says. “I tore my shoulder three times I think.” Waves, the …
Read More »Why Is Christopher Steele Still a Thing?
From The Guardian, Monday, November 4th: Fresh evidence has also emerged of attempts by the Kremlin to infiltrate theConservatives by a senior Russian diplomat suspected of espionage, who spent five years in London cultivating leading Tories including Johnson himself…. The committee’s report is based on analysis from Britain’s intelligence agencies, …
Read More »Watch Steve Van Zandt Visit Asbury Park's Upstage Club for Last Time
Earlier this year, the documentary Asbury Park: Riot, Redemption, Rock n Roll hit theaters. Directed by Tom Jones, the film tells the story of the New Jersey boardwalk town that was ripped apart by racial tensions in the early 1970s while simultaneously giving birth to a music scene that launched …
Read More »Tom Petty's 'Wildflowers': 10 Things You Didn't Know
In the final years of his life, Tom Petty spoke often about his plan to re-release his 1994 masterpiece Wildflowers as a double album and then play it straight through on a special tour. “I probably haven’t even told the band about this yet,” Petty said in 2016, “but they …
Read More »Obama Calls Out Online Call-Out Culture: 'That's Not Activism'
Barack Obama isn’t a huge fan of online call-out culture. While speaking at an Obama Foundation event in Chicago on Tuesday, the former president sounded off over what he perceives to be a desire among young people to prove how “woke” they are by judging others online. “This idea of …
Read More »Foo Fighters' Taylor Hawkins Taps Dave Grohl, Duff McKagan for New Album
Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins has linked up with his bandmate Dave Grohl and Yes singer Jon Davison for an eclectic new rocker, “Crossed the Line.” The track will appear on Hawkins’ new cameo-filled album with his band the Coattail Riders, Get the Money, out November 8th via Shanabelle/RCA Records. …
Read More »Foo Fighters Covered the Psychedelic Furs, B-52s on Surprise EP
The Foo Fighters have dropped another surprise EP from their Foo Files archival series. This one, titled 01020225,features four tracks, including covers of the Psychedelic Furs‘ “Sister Europe” and the B-52s’ “Planet Claire.” It also includes the band’s “The One” and “Win or Lose.” “The One” originally appeared on the …
Read More »The Best Argument Against the White House Stonewalling Congress Was Made by … Lindsey Graham
In an eight-page letter sent to congressional leaders, the White House made clear Tuesday night that it has no plans to cooperate with the impeachment inquiry House Democrats launched last month. The letter is one of the most inaccurate, unhinged pieces of correspondence ever to bear the White House letterhead, …
Read More »Ginger Baker: 10 Tracks That Show His Drumming Genius
Ginger Baker was a paradox: a gamechanging rock drummer who insisted that he “never played rock,” a forefather of heavy metal who couldn’t stand the genre, and a Londoner who thoroughly assimilated African drumming styles. That’s why, if you only know him in one context — with barnstorming blues-rock trio …
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