One of the more gruesome familicides in recent history will be the focus of the upcoming Netflix documentary American Murder: The Family Next Door, a in-depth and terrifying look at the killing of the Watts family. The first trailer for the documentary presents the Watts’ — Chris and Shanann and …
Read More »Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit Announce October 'Pod' Shows
Update (9/18): Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit have added an additional show at the Caverns in Pelham, Tennessee. The new socially distanced concert is set for October 8th. *** Last October, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit were gearing up to play a seven-show residency at the Ryman Auditorium …
Read More »Megadeth Try to Kick Drugs in New 'Rust in Peace' Book Excerpt
In the years leading up to the creation of one of the defining albums of thrash metal, Megadeth‘s 1990 LP Rust in Peace, the band members were going through hell. Frontman Dave Mustaine and bassist David Ellefson had formed the group in 1983, after Mustaine’s ejection from Metallica, and even …
Read More »T.I. Charged by SEC for Role in Fraudulent Cryptocurrency Scheme
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced Friday it has charged T.I. for the rapper’s role in a fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme. The SEC implicated five Atlanta-area people — including Clifford “T.I.” Harris — for promoting FLiK and CoinSpark, “two unregistered and fraudulent initial coin offerings (ICOs)” led by film producer Ryan …
Read More »John Legend Introduces Himself on 'Jimmy Kimmel,' Performs 'Wild'
John Legend was the Thursday night guest host for Jimmy Kimmel Live!, where he introduced the episode’s musical guest: John Legend. “My next guest is my wife’s favorite artist, and if he isn’t…well then, we’re going to talk about that when I get home,” Legend quipped when introducing his own performance. …
Read More »Forrest Fenn, Author and Creator of Famed Treasure Hunt, Dead at 90
Forrest Fenn, the author and artifact collector whose book The Thrill of the Chase led fellow treasure seekers on a decade-long hunt through the Southwest, has died at the age of 90. Fenn died of apparent natural causes at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, police confirmed to CNN. …
Read More »Dom Flemons Joins Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band for Fierce 'Shake Your Money Maker'
Roots-music trio Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band adds a fourth member in Dom Flemons for a high-octane cover of “Shake Your Money Maker.” The musicians convened at Sun Records Studio in Memphis in late 2019 to re-create the Elmore James blues standard, which they had first performed together as a …
Read More »Michael Cohen Says Sorry. (And That His Ex Boss Is an Asshole)
Michael Cohen is making the rounds, well, as much as one can make the rounds while under house arrest in Manhattan. His book Disloyalis out today and it’s already lurking near Amazon’s Top Ten based on leaks to the Washington Post and Associated Press. The book details his years as …
Read More »Sheryl Crow Announces 'Songs From the Big Green Barn' Virtual Concerts
Sheryl Crow has announced a pair of virtual at-home concerts, titled “Songs From the Big Green Barn.” The shows will take place at — you guessed it — Crow’s Big Green Barn in Nashville, and will consist of an “Outside” performance on Friday, September 18th, at 9 p.m. ET, and …
Read More »Anohni Drops New Single Inspired by the 2020 Republican National Convention
Anohni shared a new single, “R.N.C 2020,” a reaction to the 2020 Republican National Convention. The singer also penned an essay via The Guardian explaining the track. The song features a distorted loop from a concert in New York City that Anohni performed in her early twenties. “Trump is on …
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