While critical consensus is still firmly against the Dallas superstar, Post Malone is likely one of the three most popular musicians in America at this instant. Just look at “Wow.” — a loose single, unmoored from any sort of full-length project, yet currently sitting at Number Five on the Billboard …
Read More »Slipknot Part Ways With Percussionist Chris Fehn Following Lawsuit
Slipknot announced they are parting ways with longtime percussionist Chris Fehn. The news comes on the heels of Fehn’s lawsuit that alleges the band had shorted payment he claims is due to him, according to The Blast. “Slipknot’s focus is making album #6, and our upcoming shows around the world, …
Read More »John Oliver: Olivia Jade Jokes Are Fair Game After 'Weird' College Admissions Scandal
John Oliver fired off punchlines about the Felicity Huffman/Lori Loughlin college admissions scandal — and wondered whether or not those jokes crossed the line — as part of a broader discussion about public shaming on Sunday’s Last Week Tonight. Actors Huffman and Loughlin are among 33 wealthy parents accused of …
Read More »Joe Walsh, Ringo Starr and the Mission to End America's Addiction Crisis
It was a foggy autumn night in New York’s Rainbow Room when Joe Walsh took center stage — no guitar in sight. So he addressed the elephant in the room: “I’m Joe, and I’m an alcoholic.” It’s a half-joke, meant to set the audience at ease while gently reminding the …
Read More »Review: Meat Puppets Remain Easygoing Psychedelic Country-Punk Gods on 'Dusty Notes'
Of all the Eighties bands that took hardcore punk as their launching pad, no one got further (or weirder) faster than guitar-twisting stoner gods the Meat Puppets. Even when the Arizona trio was recording for Black Flag’s record label and thrashing out one-minute songs at atomic speed, their music always …
Read More »Watch Will Smith Do Stand-Up Comedy, Get Advice From Dave Chappelle
Will Smith took to Facebook Watch for a new episode of Will Smith’s Bucket List, where the actor/comedian/rapper tackles several of the things he’s always dreamed of doing ranging from fear-inducing to fun. In the latest episode, he describes one of his most frightening challenges: performing stand-up for the first …
Read More »Drumming Great Hal Blaine: 5 Classic Performances
“Hal Blaine was such a great musician and friend that I can’t put it into words,” Brian Wilson wrote on Twitter Monday after news of the legendary session drummer’s death began to circulate. “Hal taught me a lot, and he had so much to do with our success — he …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: J Alvarez and Jowell & Randy, 'Enamórate'
Jowell & Randy join J Alvarez on “Enamórate,” a gleaming pop-reggaeton single full of cheerful steel drums and amusing entreaties: “Fall in love with me/There is nothing to fear/Because I am sincere.” There is plenty to fall in love with here, starting with the shiny instrumental, which is produced in part …
Read More »Joni Mitchell's Rare Book of Handwritten Lyrics, Watercolor Paintings to Be Reprinted
Joni Mitchell‘s Morning Glory on the Vine, a rare book of handwritten lyrics, poems and watercolor paintings that the singer-songwriter distributed to friends in 1971, will be available to the masses this October. “In 1971, as her album Blue topped charts around the world, Joni Mitchell crafted one hundred copies …
Read More »Maren Morris Performs 'Girl,' Talks Las Vegas Healing on 'Today Show'
Maren Morris releases her second album Girl on March 8th — International Women’s Day. In honor of both the LP and the holiday, the songwriter appeared on NBC’s Today to perform the record’s title track and talk about its early success: it’s already atop the iTunes all-genre album chart. Morris …
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