One of the more comical episodes recounted in Robert Mueller’s report occurred in the summer of 2017 when President Trump, days after futilely ordering the special counsel fired, dictated a note to Corey Lewandowski. The president told his former campaign manager to copy down a speech for then-Attorney General Jeff …
Read More »Spotify Removes Blood on the Dance Floor's Music For Hate Content
Electro-pop group Blood on the Dance Floor’s catalog of hundreds of songs has been taken off Spotify for violating the music-streaming service’s prohibited content policy, which bans music that “promotes, advocates, or incites hatred or violence” against groups or individuals based on characteristics like gender, race and religion. The removal …
Read More »Hear LANY, Julia Michaels' New Breakup Song 'Okay'
Synth-pop group LANY have released a new track, “Okay,” with Julia Michaels. The anthemic song features Michaels and LANY frontman Paul Klein on vocals over a rumbling instrumental of xx-style electric guitars and underwater synths. Lyrically, “Okay” describes recent breakups that the two protagonists have gone through, and light reassurance …
Read More »The O'Jays Give the People What They Want for the Last Time
On March 10, Betty Wright — a successful singer, background vocalist, composer and producer with five decades of experience — watched the long-running soul group the O’Jays take the stage in Miami for a set at Jazz in the Gardens Music Fest. “People come from all over the world for …
Read More »The Birth of Joy Division
The Joy Division story has been told many times, yet it never stops seeming too bizarre to be true. JonSavage, best known for his classic punk history, England’s Dreaming, was one of the band’s first chroniclers in the 1970s, but he tells the tale in a new way in his …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Lil Zay Osama, 'Changed Up'
Chicago is making the most beautiful rap music in the world right now. Over half a decade removed from the drill scene’s peak, the subgenre’s musical descendants are blossoming. The subject matter — survival, betrayal and death — remains intact, but the music beneath the lyrics has turned from sinister …
Read More »Watch Woodstock Transform Into Countercultural Paradise in New Doc Trailer
A new trailer for Barak Goodman’s upcoming documentary Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation captures the chaos and utopia that defined the legendary festival. The clip opens with the logistical nightmares the festival caused, starting with the massive traffic jams that piled up as 400,000 people descended upon Max …
Read More »See The 1975 Perform 'It's Not Living (If It's Not With You)' on 'Corden'
A pair of dancers joined The 1975 on James Corden’s stage for a lively performance of the band’s single “It’s Not Living (If It’s Not With You).” The song, released last fall, is a shimmering indie pop number, which took on an even more upbeat vibe on The Late Late …
Read More »'Man Who Killed Don Quixote' Review: Terry Gilliam Tilts at Windmills and Wins
It’s been plagued by endless delays, natural disasters, dying actors, greedy financiers and good old-fashioned Icarus-level hubris. It’s been called one of the most cursed film productions ever. Most folks assumed that Terry Gilliam‘s “Don Quixote” project would never, ever be made, much less see the light of day. (This …
Read More »'1969' Trailer Tells the Story of the Most Transformative Year in U.S. History
1969 was a year of groundbreaking change in the United States: not only was it the year of the moon landing and Woodstock, but it was also the year of the Stonewall riots and anti-war protests, a time when young people looked around and saw the sorry state of world …
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