Don Everly, half of one of rock’s earliest and most influential harmony groups, the Everly Brothers, died Saturday in his Nashville home at the age of 84. A rep for the singer confirmed his death to the Los Angeles Times. A cause of death was not immediately known. “Don lived …
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In 1989, Aerosmith released their influential song, “Janie’s Got a Gun,” which focused on child abuse. Years later, Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler worked alongside Youth Villages and started a charity, Janie’s Fund, to aid girls and young women who’ve been victims of neglect and abuse. The fund has generated awareness …
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His name is Nick Bannister (Hugh Jackman), the kind of handle that suggests someone destined to be a private dick from the moment the doc slapped his pink keister. He’s not a detective, though. Not really. Nick deals in memories. In the retro-dystopic Miami that he calls home — the …
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Daptone Records has released two more tracks from its upcoming live compilation The Daptone Super Soul Revue Live at the Apollo: Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens’ “Thank You Lord” and Saun and Starr’s “Confess It.” “Thank You Lord” finds Shelton — who died earlier this year at the age …
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On Saturday, a devastating 7.2 magnitude earthquake hitHaiti. More than 1,400 people were killed in the island nation, which was also the site of a massive earthquake in 2010, and at least 6,000 have been injured as of Tuesday, per the Associated Press. The earthquake hit about 80 miles west …
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Comedian Bob Saget and Car Seat Headrest appear to have finally settled their extremely online spat, though one would not be blamed for not realizing the Full House star was “feuding” with the indie rock favorites (including the two parties involved). On Sunday, August 15th, Saget tweeted out an apology …
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When Billy Bob’s Texas, the 40-year-old Fort Worth honky-tonk mecca, announced earlier this week that it was hosting a concert by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit and enforcing Isbell’s Covid vaccination policy for entry after a different Fort Worth venue wouldn’t, the venue’s general manager says he spent the …
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Seconds into the video for “Borracho Bailando Champeta,” the singer Kevin Florez walks by a neon-bright pico, the booming sound systems known for roaring out Afro-Colombian melodies at dance parties in predominantly Black communities across Colombia‘s Caribbean coasts. These iridescent selectors have been called the “radio stations of champeta,” a …
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SummerStage — which offers outdoor concerts in Central Park’s Rumsey Playfield, Marcus Garvey Park’s Richard Rodgers Amphitheater, the Coney Island Amphitheater, and Flushing-Meadows Corona Park — has announced new safety requirements to attend its Central Park shows, which run through September. “We prioritize the safety of SummerStage’s guests, staff, and …
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UPDATE 8/11: Foo Fighters will replace Stevie Nicks‘ headlining slot this fall at Shaky Knees Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, while Duran Duran will take over for her at Austin City Limits. ** Stevie Nicks has withdrawn from her upcoming festival appearances due to the spread of the Delta variant. Nicks …
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