Fox News senior foreign affairs correspondent Greg Palkot was broadcasting live from Lyon, France, after the U.S. Women’s national team claimed victory in the championship game against the Netherlands when chants from the bar turned political. “History has just been made! We are here in a sports bar in Lyon, …
Read More »Florence and the Machine Detail 'Lungs' 10th Anniversary Box Set
Florence and the Machine are marking the 10th anniversary of their debut album, 2009’s Lungs, with a double vinyl box set, alongside anniversary colored vinyl and cassette editions. They will be released on August 16th and are available for pre-order. The limited edition burgundy vinyl and cassette anniversary editions comprise …
Read More »Hear Jakob Dylan on the Laurel Canyon Music Scene and His Wallflowers Hits
Jakob Dylan had never conducted an interview before Echo in the Canyon, the new documentary he hosts on the Sixties Laurel Canyon music scene, which hits theaters nationwide this week. But Dylan — who breaks down the film and his musical career on the new episode of our podcast, Rolling …
Read More »Special Prosecutor to Investigate Sudden Dismissal of Jussie Smollett Charges
A Cook County judge ordered Friday that a special prosecutor review the dismissal of all charges against Jussie Smollett. The new investigation could potentially lead to Smollett being re-charged by a special prosecutor, the Chicago Tribune reports. The ruling, made by Judge Michael Toomin, said that even though State’s Attorney …
Read More »Watch Bruce Springsteen's Sorrowful Video for 'Western Stars' Title Track
Bruce Springsteen’s new album Western Stars is here and with it, a new video for the title track. Springsteen and the backing musicians from the album play the song in a bar, crosscut with scenes of Bruce driving a vintage Chevrolet El Camino though the West, roaming the desert and …
Read More »'Doctor Sleep': Ewan McGregor Plays Supernatural Guide in 'Shining' Sequel
A grown-up Danny Torrance tries to help a young girl with the same supernatural powers as him stave off a deadly cult in the new trailer for Doctor Sleep. The film is based on Stephen King‘s 2013 book of the same name, which is a sequel to his 1977 classic, …
Read More »'Pose' Season 2 Review: A Revolutionary World Where Hope Prevails
A very odd thing kept happening to me as I watched the first season of Pose, FX’s drama about New York’s drag ball scene in the Eighties and Nineties. Again and again, the part of my brain trained to understand how modern serialized drama narratives function would predict the worst …
Read More »Dylan LeBlanc Stares Down Sobriety, Organized Religion on New Album 'Renegade'
“It’s really hard to get arrested in New Orleans,” says Dylan LeBlanc, rapping a heavy silver ring he’s wearing on the table in front of him for emphasis. Somehow, though, the singer-songwriter managed that feat in 2014. “I got into some sort of scuffle in the street and I was …
Read More »Are We in a Constitutional Crisis?
Jerry Nadler, the New York Representative who is the chair of the House Judiciary Committee, sure thinks so. He said last week, after the White House refused to release the full version of the Mueller report, “Certainly, it’s a constitutional crisis.” He added that the country is “in one because …
Read More »Watch Samantha Bee Revel in NRA's Disarray
Samantha Bee dissected the chaos, infighting and money woes consuming the National Rifle Association on Full Frontal Wednesday. In recent weeks, a power struggle broke out between longtime NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre and recently ousted NRA president Oliver North (whose previous hits include the Iran-Contra affair). LaPierre has accused North …
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