As recently as 36 hours ago, the comments section for “Kool Aid & Frozen Pizza,” Mac Miller’s fratty breakthrough hit from 2010, was filled with people chastising the Pittsburgh native (“Wack Miller,” etc.) and his fans. The scolds pointed to a Lord Finesse song called “Hip 2 Da Game” — …
Read More »Hear Pete Seeger's Early Demo of 'Turn! Turn! Turn! (to Everything There Is a Season)'
An early demo of late singerPete Seeger‘s iconic song, “Turn! Turn! Turn! (to Everything There Is a Season),” has surfaced, Variety reports. Possibly the earliest known recording of the song, the one-sided vinyl, 78 RPM acetate was discovered in a private collection and is believed to have been pressed around …
Read More »Weed in New Jersey: New Bills Focus on Legalization, Social Justice
States have been ending cannabis prohibition since 2012, but it’s only recently that states are tackling social justice in the same policy. More states and municipalities, like California, are passing legislation to expunge criminal records for those with prior cannabis possession convictions, reversing the reality those individuals face when applying …
Read More »Nine Inch Nails' Atticus Ross Talks Stage Fright and Trent Reznor's Musical Genius
For years, Trent Reznor had been offering to anoint Atticus Ross as a “made man” in Nine Inch Nails — christening him the only official member other than Reznor himself — before he finally accepted two years ago. “It has always been too scary for me,” Ross tells Rolling Stone. …
Read More »Has Fox's Fear-Mongering Against Ocasio-Cortez Gone Too Far?
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shocked the Democratic establishment in June when she defeated 10-term incumbent Joe Crowley in the party’s primary for New York’s 14th district. The 28-year-old newcomer ran a grassroots campaign on a relatively simple platform. She called for universal healthcare. She called for fully funded public universities. She called …
Read More »Did 'Handmaid's Tale' Season 2 Finale Just Take Down the Series?
The Handmaid’s Tale just concluded its second season in incredibly frustrating fashion. Thoughts on the finale, and the season as a whole — with full spoilers throughout — coming up just as soon as I listen to Oprah Winfrey and Bruce Springsteen on my car stereo… Some stories are meant …
Read More »Giant Inflatable Trump Baby…Welcome to the Resistance
London Mayor Sadiq Khan isn’t a huge fan of President Trump. The two leaders have sparred publicly since Trump’s campaign, mostly notably over the infamous “travel ban” (Khan is Muslim), and in the days following the deadly London Bridge terror attack last year. “At least 7 dead and 48 wounded …
Read More »The Abolish ICE Movement Begins in the Streets
In the midst of a nationwide heat wave over the weekend, nearly a million demonstrators hit the pavement Saturday to protest the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” border policy. In over 700 locales across the country – from cities like El Paso and Albuquerque to the towns of Onancock, Virginia (pop. …
Read More »On a Hill in Alabama, the Lynched Haunt Us
Drive along Interstate 65 in central Alabama between Birmingham and Montgomery, you can’t miss it. Some folks who call themselves the Sons of Confederate Veterans put up a massive Confederate flag, colors as bright as if it were brand new. The flag doesn’t just remind you that you’re in the …
Read More »In Praise of Burt Reynolds: The Last Good Ol' Boy Movie Star
“When you’re famous, everybody wants to screw ya.” So sayeth Vic Edwards, the faded screen idol portrayed by Burt Reynolds in Adam Rifkin’s The Last Movie Star. This former sex symbol has long since passed the “everybody wants to screw ya” stage, his body forever wracked by too many film …
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