Bryan Adams unveiled his surprise new Christmas EP Friday, featuring one new original song, “Joe and Mary.” The new cut reimagines the story of Mary and Joseph as a classic rock and roll love story, with Jesus’ parents fleeing their small town and finding a safe haven for themselves and …
Read More »'The Crown' Season Three Review: Getting Older Is a Royal Pain
When an iconic British character is played by a new actor, the easiest way to deal with the transition can be to acknowledge it head-on. On Her Majesty’s Secret, the first James Bond film made without Sean Connery, opens with newbie George Lazenby getting ditched by the beautiful woman whose …
Read More »Kris Kristofferson to Receive Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Honor at CMA Awards
Kris Kristofferson will be the subject of a special tribute during next week’s 53rd annual CMA Awards — the iconic tunesmith is the recipient of the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award. In a musical homage to the songwriter (who will not be in attendance; he’s playing a show in Iowa …
Read More »Useful Idiots: John Kiriakou on the CIA and the Espionage Act
In this week’s episode of our Useful Idiots podcast, Matt Taibbi and Katie Halper talk with guest John Kiriakou on his experience in the CIA and being charged with breaking the Espionage Act for speaking out about the torture program in 2012. Kiriakou also gives his opinion on the Trump-Ukraine whistleblower. …
Read More »The First Time: Diddy and DJ Khaled Remember Early Successes, Becoming Fathers
While sitting down for our “Musicians on Musicians” package, Diddy and DJ Khaled reminisced about pivotal moments in their careers and personal lives forRolling Stone‘s “The First Time” video series. The pair start the interview by recalling the first time they met. For Khaled, he met Diddy long before they …
Read More »Lynyrd Skynyrd Preview New Live Album With 'What's Your Name'
Lynyrd Skynyrd will release a new concert album that documents the venerable Southern rock groups’ farewell tour. Lynyrd Skynyrd: Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour Lyve! was recorded at the band’s hometown performance in Jacksonville, Florida, on September 2nd, 2018. Ahead of the 17-track album’s release on November 1st, …
Read More »Frank Ocean Responds to Backlash Against His Queer Club Night PrEP+
Frank Ocean took to Tumblr Friday to respond to criticism over PrEP+, the first in a series of queer club nights he’s hosting in New York. “Not funded by Gilead Sciences. Funded by Blonded, independently. Let’s just get that out of the way,” Frank wrote, referring to the company that …
Read More »'Breaking Bad' Theme Song Gets Lyrics Courtesy of Trace Adkins
The bluesy theme song of Breaking Bad is instantly recognizable to fans of the show, but that doesn’t mean they can sing along to it; the instrumental track has no official lyrics. But on Tuesday night’s segment of “Audience Suggestion Box” on The Tonight Show, host Jimmy Fallon read one …
Read More »Rip Taylor, Comedian and 'King of Confetti,' Dead at 84
Rip Taylor, the animated comedian who always left behind a trail of confetti, died Sunday, The New York Times reports. He was 84. Taylor’s publicist, Harlan Böll, confirmed Taylor’s death, saying the comedian suffered a seizure before he died at a Los Angeles hospital. An exact cause of death, however, …
Read More »Tennessee Aims to Become Pioneer in Cutting Health Spending on the Poor, Children
The radical Republican plan to gut Medicaid as we know it is alive and well in the state of Tennessee. Bill Lee, Tennessee’s Republican governor, unveiled on Tuesday a plan to make his state the first in the nation to overhaul its Medicaid system into a so-called block grant program. …
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