Steel yourselves. A cry for impeachment is coming — for Rod Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general who oversees Special Counsel Robert Mueller and the Russia investigation. According to an explosive report in the New York Times, Rosenstein last year proposed the idea of recruiting Cabinet members to invoke the 25th …
Read More »Wolf Alice Win 2018 Mercury Prize for 'Visions of a Life'
Wolf Alicehave won the 2018 Hyundai Mercury Prize. The annual award is bestowed on the best British album of the past year as chosen by an independent panel of music journalists and music industry members. In a ceremony held on Thursday at London’s Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith, the band received the …
Read More »See Ann Wilson's Swaggering 'You Don't Own Me' on 'Kimmel'
Ann Wilson performed a scorching version of Lesley Gore’s “You Don’t Own Me” on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Wednesday. Gore’s “You Don’t Own Me,” produced by the legendary Quincy Jones, became a Number Two hit in 1964. Her version pairs self-assertive lyrics — “Don’t tell me what to do/ Don’t …
Read More »Normani on 'Love Lies' Going Number One, Her Relationship Style, Writing for Women
When 22-year-old pop singer and dancer Normani flew the Fifth Harmony coop to embark on a solo career, timing could not have been more perfect for a big, brazen pop anthem. With all the choreo queens — Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Beyoncé — occupied by tours or side projects, the skilled …
Read More »Trump's Junk: Is It OK to Dick-Shame the President?
On Tuesday, The Guardianpublished excerpts from an obtained copy of Stormy Daniels’ not-yet-published, tell-all memoir Full Disclosure, in which she describes a number of troubling events: her 2006 sexual encounter with Donald Trump; her mounting disbelief as she watched him gain traction during the 2016 primaries; her fear that she …
Read More »'Better Call Saul' Recap: Something Stupid
A review of tonight’s Better Call Saul coming up just as soon as I’m hit with a bag of sandwiches… “You do your thing, I’ll do mine.” -Jimmy Jimmy‘s legal suspension began midway through Season Three, which means we have now been through more than an entire season’s worth of …
Read More »See First Image of Joaquin Phoenix's Joker in Origin Film About Batman Villain
UPDATE: Director Todd Phillips revealed the first look at Joaquin Phoenix‘s Joker in full clown makeup Friday on his Instagram. The in-makeup camera test is accompanied by a snippet of the Guess Who’s 1969 single “Laughing.” The upcoming, standalone Joker film starring Joaquin Phoenix has shared its first image of …
Read More »Pabllo Vittar Joins Sofi Tukker on Breathless 'Energia' Remix
Sofi Tukker, the American duo who broke out behind the iPhone-X-ad-synced single “Best Friend,” recruited the Brazilian pop star and noted drag queen Pabllo Vittar for a remix of “Energia.” It’s an easy union. “Energia” is high energy, all-purpose club music. Vittar sings with the grandeur of Nineties house vocalists; …
Read More »Here's Why Mick Jagger and Jerry Lee Lewis Met at Sun Records
On Thursday, Mick Jagger posted a photo under the iconic entrance of Sun Records, the spot where Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis recorded classics that helped set Jagger on his own legendary path. The visit became even more intriguing when Jagger posted a follow-up photo …
Read More »Watch Kendrick Lamar Pay Tribute to Mac Miller
On Wednesday, Complex‘s Open Late With Peter Rosenberg paid tribute to the late Mac Miller. In a clip from the program. Kendrick Lamar spoke fondly of his friend’s great sense of humor, saying that he “told jokes all night.” He also reminisced about running jokes they shared. “He was just …
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