Some prominent Democrats are done playing nice now that Brett Kavanaugh is on the Supreme Court. On Tuesday, Hillary Clinton said it may be time to consider abandoning the idea of civility when dealing with “a political party that wants to destroy what you stand for.” A day later, former …
Read More »Hear Glen Campbell Sing Elvis' 'Easy Come, Easy Go' for New 'Sings for the King' Album
A collection of songs Glen Campbell originally recorded as a demo singer for Elvis Presley to hear will soon see the light of day, as the lost album Sings for the King will be released November 16th via Capitol/UMe. In the years between 1964 and 1968, during which he’d score …
Read More »Lady Gaga Co-Writes Powerful Op-Ed on Suicide, Mental Health Stigma
Lady Gaga and the World Health Organization’s director-general Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus co-penned a powerful, emotional op-ed for The Guardian on suicide, mental health stigma and the lack of resources needed to help eradicate the “mental health emergency.” Gaga and Ghebreyesus heavily cite statistics throughout their piece, placing the issue …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Pistol Annies, 'Best Years of My Life'
With the combined musical voices of Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley —all formidable artists on their own —the Pistol Annies have been fearless about exploring complex emotional territory in their songwriting. On their first two albums, Hell on Heels and Annie Up, they envisioned women longing to break …
Read More »Watch GOP Senators Celebrate Brett Kavanaugh Confirmation in 'SNL' Cold Open
Saturday Night Live didn’t hesitate to address Brett Kavanaugh‘s appointment to the Supreme Court, which occurred earlier in the day Saturday following a historic and controversial vote. Later that night, SNL‘s cast portrayed the “euphoric” Republican senators as they celebrated in a locker room during the Awkwafina-hosted episode‘scold open. While …
Read More »Little Big Town Announce 2019 Breakers Canada Tour
One year after the launch of their sold-out tour, which visited more than 20 U.S. cities, Little Big Town are headed to Canada for a revival of their Breakers Tour. Launching February 14th, in London, Ontario, the ten-city trek concludes March 2nd in Abbotsford, British Columbia. Joining the multi-award-winning foursome …
Read More »Why the FBI's Kavanaugh Investigation Is So Troubling
United States senators are taking turns reading the FBI’s updated background investigation into Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. But the report is unaccountably incomplete. The FBI interviewed only one of Kavanaugh’s three accusers. And investigators failed to interview key witnesses who could have helped corroborate allegations of sexual misconduct by …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Robyn, 'Honey'
Pop music as we know it and hear it wouldn’t sound the same if it weren’t for Robyn. The sweeping success of herBody Talk series with its body-crushing synths and soul-choking storylines of loneliness, vulnerability and infidelity looked directly to the future. From Taylor Swift to Lorde to Carly Rae …
Read More »UB40's Ali Campbell Talks Brett Kavanaugh Bar Brawl
UB40 singer Ali Campbell spoke with The Guardian about finding himself and his band roped into the latest controversy surrounding Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. On Monday, The New York Times uncovered a police report that detailed Kavanaugh’s involvement in a 1985 bar fight when he was a junior at …
Read More »'Better Call Saul' Recap: Insincerely Yours
A review of this week’s Better Call Saul, “Wiedersehen,” coming up just as soon as I credit my views to the University of American Samoa (go Land Crabs!)… “Jimmy, you are always down.” -Kim Jimmy makes two mistakes at his bar reinstatement hearing. The more obvious one, which Kim calls …
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