In honor of both Halloween and the upcoming presidential election on November 3rd, Tim Curry and the Wisconsin Democrats will be hosting a Rocky Horror Picture Show virtual fundraiser for the Wisconsin Democratic Party on Saturday, October 31st at 10:00 p.m. ET. Dubbed the Rocky Horror Show Halloween Livestream, the …
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In a raising-the-white-flag-of-surrender moment, the White House Chief of Staff admitted on Sunday that Trump’s administration cannot “control the pandemic.” When pressed by CNN’s Jake Tapper and asked why not try, Meadows compared Covid-19 to the flu. The problem with that comparison is that the mortality rate of the coronavirus …
Read More »John Darnielle Keeps His Songwriting Roll Going on the Mountain Goats' 'Getting into Knives'
The burst of creativity from John Darnielle, the word-swilling frontman and piercing singer-songwriter behind the North Carolina-based Mountain Goats, has not receded one bit in recent years. Quite the opposite: After successive full band triumphs with the noir-roots of 2017’s Goths and the wizardly wistfulness of 2018’s In League With …
Read More »Tom Hanks Is a Traveling Civil War Vet in 'News of the World' Trailer
Tom Hanks is a Civil War veteran who lends a helping hand in the trailer for News of the World, out this Christmas. The movie is based on the 2016 novel of the same name by Paulette Jiles. The trailer follows Hanks (Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd) five years after the …
Read More »H.E.R. Performs at Los Angeles' Roxie Theatre in 'Damage' Video
H.E.R. has released a lush new single and video for “Damage” from her upcoming full-length album on MBK Entertainment/RCA Records. Produced by Cardiak and Jeff “Gitty” Gitelman, “Damage” sees H.E.R. examining the fallout of a past relationship, with lyrics written with Anthony Clemons, Jr. and Tiara Thomas. The live performance …
Read More »Spencer Davis, Founder of the Spencer Davis Group, Dead at 81
Spencer Davis, Welsh musician and founder of the Spencer Davis Group, died Monday while being treated for pneumonia in the hospital. He was 81. Bob Birk, his booking agent for more than 30 years, confirmed Davis’ death to Rolling Stone. “He was a very good friend,” Birk says. “He was …
Read More »Caroline Polachek Celebrates 'Pang' Anniversary With 'The Gate' Extended Mix
A year after the release of Pang, Caroline Polachek has dropped a 10-minute extended mix of “The Gate.” The former Chairlift singer describes the track as an “ambient epilogue” built to loop, with “textural contributions” from Oneohtrix Point Never and Danny L Harle. Directed by Ezra Miller, the ethereal clip features …
Read More »'$400 Million Is a Peanut': Trump Admits to, Downplays Massive Debt During Town Hall
After three straight nights of braying about his greatness and dancing to the Village People in front of his most devoted supporters, President Trump ran into a buzzsaw in Miami on Thursday. Unlike his rallies, the town hall event hosted by NBC took place in reality, and a confused, exceptionally …
Read More »'Supermarket Sweep' Is the Perfect Game Show for the Covid Era
For more than four decades, Supermarket Sweep has zeroed in on a primal urge: Who among us hasn’t wanted to grab a shopping cart and fill it up with as much free food as possible? That impulse explains why the game show is as much Walking Dead as any of …
Read More »Peter Frampton Almost Replaced Pete Townshend for a Who Tour
Nearly 45 years ago, Peter Frampton released his first concert record,Frampton Comes Alive! The album made the struggling solo artist (and former member of Humble Pie) a rockhousehold name and pinup. Its multi-platinum success also reverberated through the industry,inspiring a slew of double-live albums by otheracts who hadn’t quite broke …
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