David Byrne‘s acclaimed stage show in support of his 2018 album American Utopia will head to Broadway for an extended residency later this year. David Byrne’s American Utopia, which features the singer and an ensemble performing both Byrne’s Talking Heads and solo works, will first stage an 18-date run at …
Read More »John Oliver, Bill Nye Explain Climate Change: 'The Planet's on F-cking Fire'
We have broken Bill Nye the Science Guy. The science educator/TV presenter dropped by Last Week Tonight to underscore the grim reality of global warming during a segment on the Green New Deal, the economic stimulus plan proposed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Edward J. Markey. “By the end …
Read More »Brian Eno to Reissue Ambient Classic 'Apollo' With Disc of New Music
Brian Eno will release an expanded, remastered version of Apollo: Atmospheres & Soundtracks, his 1983 ambient collaboration with Daniel Lanois and brother Roger Eno that features a disc’s worth of new music from the trio. The package, due out July 19th, includes 11 newly recorded instrumentals: five from Brian and …
Read More »The First Time: Joe Elliott
Def Leppard‘s Joe Elliott was sick of drawing fruit, flowers and vases in art class when he asked his teacher if he could draw posters for rock shows instead. He got the ok and began creating posters for his favorite groups — the Beatles, the Stones and Thin Lizzy — …
Read More »See Philip Glass Explain His New 'King Lear' Compositions to Composer Nico Muhly
Back in September 2017, renowned composer Philip Glass sat down with musician/producer Dev Hynes for NPR to compare notes and discuss their shared, cross-generational experiences with crafting great music. Recently, Glass was interviewed again by a different composer, Nico Muhly — who has collaborated with Sufjan Stevens and Björk over …
Read More »City of Chicago Files Civil Complaint Against Jussie Smollett for Investigation Costs
Weeks after the State’s Attorney dropped all felony charges against Jussie Smollett – to the dismay of the Chicago police department – the city of Chicago has filed a civil complaint against the Empire actor that seeks to recoup the money spent in police overtime during the investigation. The city …
Read More »I Smelled Like Rick Ross for a Week
“Side Hustle” is a recurring column in which staff writer Charles Holmes reviews celebrity and celebrity-adjacent products. You can read his previous entry, on Ariana Grande’s Cloud Machiatto from Starbucks, here. Celebrity: Rick Ross Product: Rich By Rick Ross Who’s This For: Bosses I have a lot to tell you …
Read More »John Oliver Reminds Fox News That Mueller Report 'Does Not Exonerate' Trump
On Last Week Tonight, John Oliver examined the fallout of Robert Mueller‘s long-awaited report — or, at least, the four-page summary that Attorney General William Barr submitted to Congress the previous Sunday. While Mueller did not establish a criminal conspiracy between Russia and the Trump campaign — a finding Oliver …
Read More »Was Rapper Lil Peep Destined to Be the Next Kurt Cobain?
With the casual charisma of a born star and shamelessly catchy music that combined emo melodies and hip-hop beats, rapper Lil Peep was on his way to becoming a key voice of his generation – until he died of an overdose in 2017, just after his 21st birthday. On the …
Read More »What Drives a Man to Kill His Own Family? Inside the Psychology of Family Annihilators
Last year, Chris Watts, a 33-year-old Colorado man, murdered his pregnant wife Shannan and two daughters, 4-year-old Bella and 3-year-old Celeste, and buried their bodies in an oil work site. Although Watts initially denied having any involvement with his wife’s and daughters’ deaths, he later confessed to strangling Shannan and …
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