Annie Lennox, Chrissie Hynde, Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason and Billy Bragg are among numerous artists, bands and music industry leaders who have signed an anti-Brexit letter. The open letter, spearheaded by Music4EU, states that “Brexit represents a significant threat to the UK’s Music Industry.” Addressed to MPs and the Prime …
Read More »'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' Is the Only Comic-Book Movie You'll Ever Need
Anyone who’s ever cut their teeth on superhero comic-books — whether as a casual prepubescent collector or someone whose reader alter-ego skews a little closer to this — has almost assuredly gone through a Spider-Man phase. Maybe you prefer the Ditko-to-Romitas (Sr. and Jr.) era, or when he changed his …
Read More »A Good Music Video Can Get You a Grammy Nomination
Childish Gambino‘s “This Is America” is not one of the best songs released in the past year. It’s a good song— frantic and mournful and rattling— but it’s not one of the best songs of the year. Yet there it is, nominated for both a Song of the Year and …
Read More »Bono Wants His Charity to Be 'the NRA For the World's Poor'
“Whatever you feel about the NRA – and I don’t like them very much – they’re a very well-organized group and we want ONE to be the NRA for the world’s poor,” Bono said at the Economic Club of Chicago’s private black tie dinner event Thursday night during a lively …
Read More »Counterfeit Weed Vape Cartridges Are Flooding Black Markets
As the legalization of recreational marijuana spreads across the United States, weed enthusiasts in prohibition states who rely on the black market have also enjoyed a premium selection of branded cannabis products, especially a wider variety of cannabis concentrates sold in pre-filled disposable cartridges. Some of the legal industry’s leading …
Read More »Music Fans Are Increasingly Crossing Borders For Shows, Report Says
Ticket-resale giant StubHub, the world’s biggest ticket marketplace, released its fourth annual “Year In Live Experiences” report on Tuesday, highlighting one point in particular: More people are crossing borders to attend concerts, festivals, sports games and other live events than ever before. Nearly 200,000 customers traveled to a different country …
Read More »Big Brother and the Holding Co.'s 'Sex, Dope and Cheap Thrills' Offers a Vibrant Image of Janis Joplin in Her Prime
Janis Joplin‘s time in the San Francisco blues crew Big Brother and the Holding Co. was relatively short, only a couple of years — just long enough to record two albums and become an era-defining flashpoint at the Monterey Pop Festival. Their second album, 1968’sCheap Thrills, became an acid-rock landmark …
Read More »Drake Settles Fraud Lawsuit Against Woman Over False Pregnancy, Rape Claims
Drake has settled his lawsuit against Layla Lace (real name Laquana Morris), a woman who allegedly falsely claimed that she was impregnated by the rapper and then accused him of sexual assault, TMZ reports. “The filing made by Drake against Layla Lace has been resolved, with Layla avoiding going to …
Read More »DJ Khaled Settles With SEC on Cryptocurrency Dispute
The U.S. Security and Exchange Commission has settled charges against DJ Khaled (given name: Khaled Mohamed Khaled) and boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. for their alleged roles in a cryptocurrency dispute, the SEC announced on Thursday. According to the SEC, Khaled promoted Centra Tech Inc. on social media as a “game …
Read More »Hear Grimes' Assertive New Song 'We Appreciate Power'
On Wednesday night, Grimes released her first new song since 2015’s critically acclaimedArt Angels. The new track, “We Appreciate Power,” features Hana (a longtime collaborator), and it’s slated as the first single from her forthcoming fifth album. The accompanying lyric video displays several languages and is seemingly set in a …
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