Just 24 hours before Neil Young jammed with the Band at “The Last Waltz” in San Francisco, he was in Atlanta to play two shows in a single evening at the Fox Theater. It was November 24th, 1976, and he should have been exhausted after a grueling year on the …
Read More »Alessia Cara Never Runs Out of Eloquent Coming-of-Age Complaints on 'The Pains of Growing'
Alessia Cara cleared her throat in 2015 with “Here,” an instant teen-angst classic about hating all the cool kids at the party. “I don’t daaance, don’t aaaask,” she sneered, over a slow-mo horror-show funk loop from a vintage Isaac Hayes record. (Just to add to the vibe, the “Here” sample …
Read More »'I Am the Night': New Trailer Plunges Into 'Black Dahlia'-Era Los Angeles
Chris Pine and Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins reunite for I Am the Night, an upcoming limited series based on the mystery surrounding the Black Dahlia murder. The six-episode series premieres on TNT on January 28th. I Am the Night, inspired by true events and the memoir One Day She’ll …
Read More »Sex Workers Say Incel Campaign to Report Them to IRS Won't Work
A few angry men on the internet have launched a campaign encouraging others to report sex workers to the IRS for failing to report income they make online, claiming they’ll get a cut of any back taxes collected as a reward for being “whistleblowers.” The campaign, dubbed the “Thot Audit,” …
Read More »Watch First Look at Bruce Springsteen's Moving 'On Broadway' Trailer
Bruce Springsteen shares the stories and songs of his life in the moving new trailer for Springsteen on Broadway, which arrives on Netflix December 16th. The trailer opens with Springsteen discussing the different ways his mother and father influenced his life and music amidst a performance of his Greetings from …
Read More »Nicolas Roeg, 'The Man Who Fell to Earth' Director, Dead at 90
Nicolas Roeg, a visionary filmmaker whose enrapturing, sensuous movies transformed the way audiences and his fellow directors understood cinematic language, has died at the age of 90, his family confirmed to the BBC. More concerned with blazing his own trail than catering to commercial concerns, Roeg created dramas that played …
Read More »Tekashi 6ix9ine's Lawyer: Rapper Is 'Victim' Who Only Used 'Gangster Image'
Tekashi 6ix9ine‘s lawyer has released a statement asserting his client’s innocence following the rapper’sfederal arrest on Sunday night and charges that could lead to a potential life sentence. The rapper (real name Daniel Hernandez) has been charged with racketeering and gun possessionand faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 32 years …
Read More »Chris Stapleton, Shawn Mendes, Pink Lead MusiCares' Dolly Parton Tribute
UPDATE 2:Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry, Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood have joined the tribute. UPDATE: Vince Gill,Don Henley,Kacey Musgraves,Willie Nelson,Mavis Staples andLinda Perry have been added to this year’sMusiCaresPerson of the Year tribute concert forDolly Parton. *** Chris Stapleton, Shawn Mendes, Pink and Norah Jones will be among the artists …
Read More »Could Condoleezza Rice Be the Cleveland Browns' Next Head Coach?
On Sunday morning, ESPN reported that a source inside the NFL said the Cleveland Browns are considering interviewing George W. Bush’s former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice for their head coach position. If selected, she would be the first woman to interview for such a job. “She’s an amazing person,” …
Read More »'Creed II' Review: Michael B. Jordan Gets Back in the Ring
Released in the middle of the prestige-movie season in 2015, Creed wasn’t just an anomaly among the Oscarbait-and-biopics circuit: It wondered whether a continuation of a dormant movie series and a comeback of sorts for its creator was in the cards. It was also an unlikely attempt to establish a …
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