Bob Weir has announced 22 tour dates across the U.S. for early 2020, together with Wolf Bros. The tour will kick off in Miami on February 28th and run through March. Pre-sale registration begins Tuesday from 10:00 am to 10:00 pm, and the pre-sale officially begins Thursday at 10:00 am. …
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In 1979, Motörhead became the one band headbangers and punks could agree upon. The two records they put out that year, Overkill and Bomber, smacked of gritty, unpredictable, throbbing riffs and frontman Lemmy Kilmister sounded as if he had been huffing macadam and was coughing it up kernel by kernel. …
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A posthumous Lil Peep EP has arrived, Goth Angel Sinner, as well as a video for the track, “When I Lie,” filmed before the rapper’s death in 2017. Peep and his frequent collaborator Rayn co-directed the video for “When I Lie,” which was shot in Hamburg, Germany, during the Come …
Read More »Trevor Noah Blasts Trump's TV Address Following Death of ISIS Leader
The Daily Show‘s Trevor Noah blasted President Trump for his comments following the death of ISIS leaderAbu Bakr al-Baghdadi — including the idea that the terrorist “died like a dog,” which Trump claimed Sunday during a nationally televised address. al-Baghdadi died during a U.S. raid in Northwestern Syria, with American …
Read More »Global Warming Will Drown Bangkok, Shanghai, Mumbai
Scientists have dramatically underestimated the impact rising seas will have on cities around the world, according to research published in the journal Nature Communications on Tuesday. One hundred and fifty million people are currently living in places that will be below the high-tide line in 30 years — three times …
Read More »Flashback: Bruce Springsteen Plays a Passionate 'Cuts Like a Knife' in 2010
The news came out today that Sting will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Rainforest Fund with an all-star show at New York’s Beacon Theatre on December 9th featuring Bruce Springsteen, John Mellencamp, James Taylor, Bob Geldof, Shaggy, Ricky Martin, H.E.R., Eurythmics, and host Robert Downey Jr. A show with …
Read More »Judas Priest's Rob Halford on Why Christmas Is Actually Super Metal
It’s a few days before the autumn equinox, the leaves outside are still green and well attached to the trees, and Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford isn’t quite sure why he’s promoting a Christmas record right now. “I was surprised,” he says. “Our label says you have to start ramping …
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Lauren Alaina tugs at the heartstrings, John Calvin Abney bids farewell to his father, and Jason James gets bombastic in this week’s list of must-hear country and Americana tunes. Jillian Cardarelli, “I Never Do This” Produced by behind-the-scenes powerhouse Alex Kline, “I Never Do This” finds Jillian Cardarelli getting her …
Read More »Lana Del Rey Covers Joni Mitchell's 'For Free' on 'Norman F-cking Rockwell' Tour
Lana Del Rey is currently on tour for her latest albumNorman Fucking Rockwell, a record that both pays tribute to and grapples with the disillusionment of Seventies rock and folk music. Appropriately, Del Rey has been peppering her live set with covers of Laurel Canyon musicians; during the opening night …
Read More »Trump's Border Fantasy Includes Stabbing and Shooting Migrants, Feeding Them to Reptiles
At a rally in May, President Trump laughed when a supporter suggested shooting migrants to prevent them from crossing the Southern border. “That’s only in the Panhandle can you get away with that statement,” the president said to a cheering audience in Panama City Beach, Florida. On Tuesday, we also …
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