One month after Sharon Jones died of pancreatic cancer in 2016, her closest friends and family gathered at the Universal Church of God in Queens, New York, to celebrate and mourn the exuberant, Grammy-nominated soul and funk vocalist. As a teenager, Jones had written a song titled “Call on God” …
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Vic Mensa unleashed a striking performance of “We Could Be Free” on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Monday. The track appears on Mensa’s new album, The Autobiography. The rapper appeared with a string quartet and a small choir, all of whom wore black outfits emblazoned with societal ills from …
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Malcolm Young, guitarist and co-founder of AC/DC, died Saturday at the age of 64. Young had been suffering with dementia for the past three years, an illness that forced his retirement from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-inducted band he founded with his brother Angus Young in 1973. “Today …
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In October 2015, David Bowie decided to end his cancer treatments after learning the disease had spread too far to recover from. The very same week, he traveled to a Brooklyn soundstage to shoot a video for his new song “Lazarus,” the name of a biblical figure that Jesus brought …
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In the past few months, Kevin Shields nearly went bankrupt, as he pursued the seemingly Sisyphean task of making new, completely analog vinyl remasters of My Bloody Valentine‘s generation-defining albums, 1988’s Isn’t Anything?and 1991’s Loveless. “When we started, I was borrowing money from myself when I should have been paying …
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Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, J.J. Abrams and other stars compiled a goofy short film to celebrate Jimmy Kimmel‘s 50th birthday. The inspiration for the amusing gift was The Terrific Ten, a comic book that Kimmel drew when he was a boy. The story is full of made-up heroes like “Color …
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Guns N’ Roses‘ Not in This Lifetime Tour continues to welcome unexpected guests as guitarist Billy Gibbons joined the band onstage Friday for “Patience” in ZZ Top‘s hometown of Houston, Texas. ZZ Top had previously served as Guns N’ Roses’ opening act during the reunited act’s recent stretch of tour …
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UPDATE:HBO has dropped Louis C.K. from its Night of too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programscomedy benefit, The New York Times reports. The network announced on Thursday night that Louis C.K. would “no longer be participating” in the event, which is scheduled to air on November 18th, following allegations …
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In an interview with Sports Illustrated’s Lee Jenkins, Los Angeles Clippers star player Blake Griffin explained his “love-hate” relationship with dunking. Known for being one of the best dunkers in NBA history, Griffin says he always wanted to be a complete player and felt as though dunks started to “overshadow …
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Months after duetting with John Fogerty on the politically charged “Love and War,” Brad Paisley joined the Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman onstage in Los Angeles on Monday. This time, the two country-rockers led a makeshift band through 14 songson Jimmy Kimmel Live,including guitar-heavy versions of CCR staples and Paisley originals. …
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