Americana band the Punch Brothers and Australian psych-rock band Tame Impala occupy pretty different points along the rock music continuum. But that didn’t stop the roots band comprised of Chris Thile (mandolin), Gabe Witcher (violin, drums), Noam Pikelny (banjo) and Chris Eldridge (guitar) and Paul Kowert (bass) from covering a …
Read More »Watch Ace Frehley Reunite With Kiss for Acoustic Set
Kiss reunited with original lead guitarist Ace Frehley for the first time in 17 years for an acoustic set on the annual Kiss Kruise. Frehley joined Kiss for four songs, including “Nothing to Lose” and “Rock and Roll All Nite.” The group also performed their cover of the Rolling Stones’ …
Read More »Fox News Immediately Pivots to Birthright Citizenship Mode
The midterms are less than a week away and President Trump is trying to stuff as much anti-immigrant rhetoric into the national conversation as possible. On Tuesday, Axios reported that the White House is working up an executive order that would revoke birthright citizenship in the United States, which is …
Read More »Hear the Stories Behind Dylan's 'Blonde on Blonde'
The deepest mysteries of Bob Dylan‘s monumental 1966 albumBlonde on Blondewill never be solved. It’s impossible to fully explain a song as mystically beautiful as “Visions of Johanna,” and why would you want to, anyway? But in a new book, That Thin Wild Mercury Sound: Dylan, Nashville and the Making …
Read More »Hear Punk Troubadour Dave Hause's New Song 'Lemon Hill'
After releasing last year’s introspective Bury Me in Philly, singer-songwriter Dave Hause shines more light into the dark corners of his soul on the new EP September Haze. Set for release on November 1st, the project includes three new songs, a reworked version of the Bury Me in Philly cut …
Read More »Watch Michael Buble's Emotional 'Carpool Karaoke' Episode
Michael Bublé sits shotgun alongside James Corden in the latest episode of The Late Late Show‘s Carpool Karaoke, an emotional installment released in association with Stand Up to Cancer. In addition to singing his hits like “Haven’t Met You Yet” and “It’s A Beautiful Day,” Bublé also discussed his son’s …
Read More »Lenny Kravitz Plays Funky 'Low' on 'Corden'
Lenny Kravitz performed his funky, soulful single“Low” on Thursday’s Late Late Show. The singer-songwriter recruited a massive live band for the track, recreating the song’s trebly guitar riffs, slap-bass and punctuated sax lines. “Low” appears onKravitz’s recently issued 11th LP, Raise Vibration, which he also promoted with a sit-down interview …
Read More »Want to Fight Gerrymandering? These Are the Races to Watch
WASHINGTON —Until recently, Pennsylvania’s 7th congressional district in the southeast corner of the state summed up the insanity of partisan gerrymandering in the United States. The district was a monstrosity, a Rorschach inkblot that stretched from the Republican-leaning suburbs of Philadelphia out into farm and Amish country. One political scientist …
Read More »Sandra Bullock Can't Trust Her Own Eyes in Tense 'Bird Box' Trailer
Sandra Bullock faces down – with her eyes closed – a post-apocalyptic world and a looming terror in the first trailer for Bird Box, Netflix‘s sci-fi thriller that comes to the streaming service in December. The trailer opens with Bullock alone, bound and blindfolded in the woods before providing the …
Read More »Why Is Nike's Founder Putting Millions Behind a Trump-y Republican During the Kaepernick Campaign?
Is billionaire Nike founder Phil Knight trying to buy a Republican governor? If that question sounds outlandish, so are the facts. Knight has directly given the campaign of Oregon gubernatorial candidate Knute Buehler $2.5 million dollars. Knight has also given $1 million to the Republican Governors’ Association, which steered nearly …
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