On Saturday night, a multigenerational who’s who of hitmakers, including the Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder, Lady Gaga, and Taylor Swift, performed for an audience of more than 270 million across all platforms as part of Global Citizen‘s One World: Together at Home. The last two hours of the …
Read More »The Battle to Keep Trump's Coronavirus Response Effort Honest Has Begun
A president with little regard for ethical norms and a pattern of self-dealing signs into law a relief package that will give out upward of trillions of dollars. A White House that from day one has been dogged by questions about personal interests mingling with public service takes control of …
Read More »Thom Yorke Cancels Tomorrow's Modern Boxes U.S. Tour
UPDATE 2/4/21: Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, Thom Yorke has canceled the U.S. leg of his Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes tour: UPDATE:Thom Yorke is postponing his previously rescheduled U.S. fall tour, the artist announced via Twitter. While the new dates have not yet been released, the Washington, D.C., Chicago and …
Read More »Paul McCartney Calls for an End to China's 'Wet Markets'
Paul McCartney called on China to better regulate its so-called “wet markets” — one of which could have been the source of the COVID-19 outbreak — during an interview with Howard Stern Tuesday, according to The Hollywood Reporter. One of the earliest cases of the coronavirus was found in a …
Read More »John Mayer Donates to Montana Hospital to Fund Ventilators Amid COVID-19 Crisis
John Mayer made a “generous” donation to Livingston HealthCare hospital in Livingston, Montana, which hospital officials said will go toward the purchase of much-needed ventilators in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. As The Livingston Enterprise reports, Mayer is a part-time resident of Park County, where the hospital is located. …
Read More »Social Distancing With Henry Rollins: Staying Busy and Keeping Up With 'Protein Listening'
As the world fights a pandemic, we’ve been reaching out to some of our favorite artists with three questions about these unprecedented times. Here’s what Henry Rollins — who’s launched a new KCRW internet-radio show called The Cool Quarantine and recently put out the record-collecting ode Stay Fanatic!!! Vol. 1 …
Read More »Jewel Raises Over $550k for Homeless Youth With Livestream Concert
This past weekend, Jewel raised more than $550,000 for at-risk and homeless youth through her Live From San Quarantine: A Livestream Concert, in partnership with her Never Broken charity program. Never Broken, a part of the Inspiring Children Foundation, was originally scheduled to host a concert fundraiser this summer with …
Read More »Charli XCX Will Host Daily 'Self-Isolation' Livestream With Special Guests
With the live-music industry in shambles thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, more and more artists are turning to livestreaming and other virtual options for performing their music and connecting with fans in these trying times. On Wednesday, Charli XCX became the latest, announcing her own daily “Self-Isolation IG Livestream.” The …
Read More »OKZoomer Is a New Dating Service for Quarantined College Kids
If you’re a pansexual Midwestern horticulturist who’s also a fan of the movie Cats, then there’s likely an app on the market to help you find love (or at least, a consenting partner for some pelvis-bumping). Yet amid the coronavirus panic of the past few weeks, when colleges, universities, and …
Read More »Coronavirus Is Bringing a National Catastrophe to U.S. Hospitals. Here's What We Can Do to Prepare
I have bad news for health care shareholders invested in making people healthy. The market is in the worst downturn since 1987. I have worse news for humans invested in being healthy. The coronavirus (COVID-19) is about to turn health care upside down. Remember Hurricane Katrina in 2005? Of course …
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