A$AP Rocky was charged with assault for allegedly throwing a man across a street during an altercation in Stockholm, Sweden late last month, the Swedish Prosecution Authority announced Thursday. The rapper has been charged along with two other individuals. “I have today commenced criminal proceedings against the three individuals suspected …
Read More »Dr. John: The Joy and Mystery of a New Orleans Saint
Listen an audio version of this story below: Robbie Robertson has seen a lot in six decades of rock & roll, but nothing quite like what happened at the Toronto Pop Festival in 1969. He and the Band were on a bill that included the New Orleans studio musician and …
Read More »Popularity of the Democratic Candidates' Big Ideas, Ranked
Many of the Big Ideas stirring the passions of the Democratic base in the 2020 primary are unpopular with the voting public at large, according to a new Marist Poll conducted for NPR and PBS — but a Green New Deal and legal pot are a hit with nearly two …
Read More »Hear Alessia Cara's Lively New Song 'Ready'
Alessia Cara dissects a frustrating relationship in her lively new song “Ready.” Over a reggae-pop groove built on booming drum fills and buzzing synths, the singer-songwriter ponders, “Why do I care so much about you, boy? You know I do/ I think a million thoughts, but only half get through …
Read More »Looking Back on John Prine Buddy Steve Goodman
Steve Goodman, Artistic Hair *** Steve Goodman, Affordable Art **** John Prine is rightly getting plenty of love right now, which makes it a good time to reconsider the life and work of his friend and occasional collaborator, Steve Goodman. Thirty-five years after his death, Goodman is now mostly remembered …
Read More »Watch Jason Derulo Dance in Nightclub for Sultry 'Mamacita' Video
Jason Derulo showcases his dance skills as well as his bilingual singing in his new video for “Mamacita,” which features Puerto Rican rapper-singer Farruko. The clip mysteriously opens on Derulo carrying a woman on his shoulders, who suddenly disappears into thin air. Another woman beckons him into a space that …
Read More »Paul McCartney Writing Musical Version of 'It's a Wonderful Life'
Paul McCartney is making his first foray into the world of theater. The musician has spent the past year writing a stage musical adaptation of the 1946 Frank Capra film It’s A Wonderful Life, according to the New York Post. McCartney has teamed up with writer Lee Hall, the screenwriter …
Read More »Ray and Dave Davies Recording New Kinks Songs for Possible Album
The Kinks have been teasing fans about a reunion that never seems to materialize for the greater part of the past decade, but it’s now finally happening. In a 2018 interview with Channel 4 News in England, Ray Davies said he was recording a “new Kinks record” with his brother …
Read More »Watch Ralph Fiennes Lead the Charge in 'The King's Man' Trailer
Ralph Fiennes steps into the role of spy in the trailer for The King’s Man, the upcoming prequel to Kingsman. Set during World War I the film imagines the origins of the secret British intelligence agency, revealing how the world of the original film came to be. The movie promises …
Read More »Trump Official Laughs at Human Rights Abuses, Says Detainees 'Are Being Fed'
In a combative interview on ABC’s This Week on Sunday, Acting Director of Citizenship and Immigration Services Ken Cuccinelli came across as hard-hearted as President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. While the viral footage played showing Vice President Mike Pence‘s visit earlier this week to a border detention facility in McAllen, …
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