Every day, Donnie Caldwell gets out of his Franklin County Jail cell briefly to grab his food and bring it back to his bunk — right next to his toilet — to eat. On Saturday, April 4th, while standing in line in the jail’s cafeteria and waiting for his food …
Read More »The Eagles, CSN, Linda Ronstadt Appear in 'Laurel Canyon' Docuseries Teaser
The Eagles, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Linda Ronstadt, and others appear in the new trailer for Laurel Canyon, a docuseries airing in two parts on Epix, May 31st and June 7th at 9 p.m. ET. Directed by Allison Ellwood — who recently worked on The Go-Go’s and the 2013 critically …
Read More »Angélique Kidjo Brings Fresh Funk to Cover of Midnight Oil's 'Beds Are Burning'
Beninese singer-songwriter Angélique Kidjo performed a cover of Midnight Oil’s 1987 song “Beds Are Burning” for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert‘s #PlayAtHome music series. For their rendition, Kidjo and her socially distanced band offered up a decisively funky take on the synth-tinged Eighties rocker. While the song is about …
Read More »Cody Jinks Braces for the Apocalypse in New Song 'Watch the World Die'
Many new quarantine-themed songs have come with a message of resilience or hope for better days, but Cody Jinks has taken a very different tack with his new tune “Watch the World Die.” The brooding number is the Texas singer-songwriter’s first release since he put out the pair of albums …
Read More »Steve Earle & the Dukes' 'Ghosts of West Virginia' Offers a Powerful Image of American Tragedy
Steve Earle has released an album every two or so years since getting sober in the mid-Nineties. That’s inevitably led to a mixed bag of results, from the inspired (2009’s Townes Van Zandt tribute Townes) to the less compelling (2015’s blues genre exercise Terraplane). From a narrative standpoint, Earle’s latest …
Read More »Rina Sawayama Simmers in Regret in 'Bad Friend' Video
Dressed in male drag, Rina Sawayama‘s night of drinking alone takes a turn in the video for “Bad Friend.” The track appears on her self-titled debut album Sawayama. The black-and-white video opens with Sawayama dressed like a sullen businessman sitting at a bar alone. The solo character proceeds to order …
Read More »Green Day, Weezer, Fall Out Boy Postpone 'Hella Mega' Tour
Green Day, Weezer and Fall Out Boy have officially postponed their massive Hella Mega stadium tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Hopefully this doesn’t come as a surprise,” the bands wrote in a joint statement on Instagram, “but as much as we were all looking forward to seeing you all …
Read More »Sex Workers Built OnlyFans. Now They Say They're Getting Kicked Off
Editor’s note: Adult-content creators interviewed in this piece have asked that we identify them by their performer names for their privacy and safety. Last March, Allie Awesome, an adult-content creator, woke up one Sunday morning to check her DMs on OnlyFans, only to realize she couldn’t log into her account. …
Read More »Music at Home: 10 Songs From Music's Greatest Month
It’s not a very bold statement to say that the 2020s have gotten off to a less-than-awesome start. We’re not even six months into this decade, and the U.S. is already seeing historic unemployment figures and a second Great Depression right on the horizon — not to mention the fact …
Read More »Katy Perry Launches Fifth Album With Resilient New Song 'Daisies'
Katy Perry has released an anthemic new single titled “Daisies.” It tees off her fifth album cycle, preparing fans for her as-yet-untitled new LP’s release this summer. “Daisies” is a booming, empowering song about the strength of the human spirit in the style of her hit “Roar.” The bright track …
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