Kacey Musgraves shared a cover of Willie Nelson’s “On the Road Again,” while Nelson himself performed the country standard “Beautiful Texas,” during Matthew McConaughey’s “We’re Texas” fundraiser on Sunday, March 21st. Musgraves’ performance begins at the 1:26:23 mark, with the musician explaining how she got involved in the fundraiser: “The …
Read More »The True Story Behind 'Cocaine Bear'
If there’s anything people on the internet love more than cute animals, it’s tales of Reagan-era drug-induced depravity. So on Tuesday, when Varietyreported that actor Elizabeth Banks‘ upcoming project would focus heavily on a bear involved in a botched drug smuggling operation, people on social media reacted in much the …
Read More »Did Police Corruption Derail the Long Island Serial Killer Investigation?
In December 2010, law enforcement found four bodies along a scrub-covered stretch of highway on the south coast of Long Island. The following spring, six more sets of human remains were found in the same area. Six of the victims have been identified as young women who were sex workers. …
Read More »Rebecca Black Celebrates 10 Years of 'Friday' With Remix Featuring Big Freedia, 3OH!3, Dorian Electra
Rebecca Black celebrated the 10th anniversary of her surprise viral hit “Friday” with a bonkers new remix featuring Big Freedia, 3OH!3, and Dorian Electra, produced by 100 Gecs‘ Dylan Brady (listen to it here). The new remix is about as different from Black’s 2011 original as you can get, with …
Read More »'The First Time' With Jodie Foster
Jodie Foster has been acting most of her life, beginning with a sunscreen commercial when she was three years old. In the latest installment ofRolling Stone‘s The First Time, Foster talked through some of her earliest acting experiences, like meeting herTaxi Driver co-star Robert De Niro. “He picked me up …
Read More »Waxahatchee on 'Saint Cloud,' Sobriety, and Hope for the Future
Katie Crutchfield has been making music full of beautifully expressed emotional turbulence since her teens, picking up rave reviews and new fans with each release. Before recording Saint Cloud, her fifth album as Waxahatchee, the Alabama-raised musician made some big changes in her life, giving up drinking and moving to …
Read More »Jimmy Fallon Went to a Hardware Store. Now Thad Cockrell's Playing 'The Tonight Show'
This evening, The Tonight Show will feature a musician who, about three weeks ago, was ready to start looking for a new job. Thad Cockrell will perform his song “Swingin’,” with some remote accompaniment from the Roots, in a performance that was booked because Jimmy Fallon happened to be buying …
Read More »Dave Chappelle Tests Positive for Covid-19, Cancels Austin Shows
Dave Chappelle has cancelled his upcoming shows in Austin, Texas after testing positive for Covid-19, the comedian revealed Thursday night. On Wednesday, Chappelle appeared onstage for what was the first show of a five-night residency at Austin’s Stubbs Waller Creek Amphitheater. However, sometime soon after, the comedian was diagnosed with …
Read More »States Thought Trump Administration Was Releasing Extra Vaccine Doses, But It Isn't
States have been preparing to ramp up vaccination efforts after the Trump administration said it would release its reserve of Covid-19 vaccine doses, but two days later, governors were learning the promised reserve was not what they had hoped. According to the Washington Post, when Health and Human Services Secretary …
Read More »Michigan Bans Open Carry of Guns in Capitol Building as Threats of Violence Increase
As the threat of violence around inauguration day looms, the Michigan State Capitol Commission voted to end open carry of guns in the state’s Capitol building while still allowing those with a permit to bring concealed guns on the property. The Monday vote was originally scheduled for late next month …
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