Two years after his death, Gregg Allman‘s 1973 solo debut Laid Back, as well as his 1974 live album The Gregg Allman Tour, will be reissued on August 30th via Mercury/UMe. Recorded at the same time as the Allman Brothers’ iconic Brothers and Sisters, Laid Back is a densely soulful …
Read More »Watch Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson Perform 'Lost Inside of You' Live
Barbra Streisand headlined British Summer Time in London’s Hyde Park and took the opportunity to reunite with her A Star Is Born costar Kris Kristofferson. The pair offered a duet of “Lost Inside of You,” a track from the 1976 film (a.k.a the “Shallow” of its time). After performing “Evergreen,” …
Read More »Watch Robert Plant Sing 'Immigrant Song' for First Time Since 1996
When Robert Plant played Iceland’s Summer Solstice Festival late last month, he wrapped up his set with a truncated rendition of “Immigrant Song,” marking the first time he played any version of the Led Zeppelin classic since a 1996 Page and Plant concert. Plant often plays Zeppelin tunes at his …
Read More »Neil Young Remembers Elliot Roberts: 'Greatest Manager of All Time'
Neil Young remembered his longtime manager Elliot Roberts, “the greatest manager of all time” and “my friend for over 50 years,” in a tribute the rocker penned on his Neil Young Archives site. Roberts, who also managed artists like Joni Mitchell and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, died Friday at …
Read More »Watch Taylor Swift Reunite With Katy Perry in 'You Need to Calm Down' Video
Everyone from Ryan Reynolds to RuPaul to Billy Porter appears in Taylor Swift‘s music video for “You Need to Calm Down,” the second single off the singer’s upcoming seventh album Lover. The track highlights Swift’s support for the LGBTQ+ community, a theme that resonates throughout the video. In the clip, …
Read More »Trump Trashes Bette Midler Ahead of D-Day Memorial Event
President Trump’s trip to the United Kingdom coincides with the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the June 1944 beach invasion of Normandy that resulted in one of the most crucial Allied victories of World War II. “It was a liberation like few people have seen before,” Trump said on Tuesday. On …
Read More »Tony Awards 2019: Who Will Win, Who Should Win
The numbers are in: This Broadway season broke attendance and box-office records (nearly $2 billion), which should really juice up the Tony Awards this year. Why? I’d call it Hollywood heat. Stars of movies, TV and YouTube converged on Broadway this year like never before. Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) and …
Read More »Is the Trump Administration Neglecting the Health of Migrant Children as a Deterrent?
Hours after President Trump declared in the White House Rose Garden that he doesn’t “do coverups,” his administration revealed that it had been hiding the death of a migrant girl at the border for the past eight months. On Thursday evening, CBS News reported that a 10-year-old girl from El …
Read More »Prince: Unseen Images Unearthed for Randee St. Nicholas Photo Book
Published and previously unseen Prince images will appear in photographer-director Randee St. Nicholas’ upcoming book My Name Is Prince. The 380-page tome, out October 15th via Amistad, collects color and black-and-white photos from throughout their 25-year collaboration. The project includes shots of Prince on tour, at his home and throughout …
Read More »Trump Staffers Got Drunk at Mar-a-Lago. You Paid For It
President Trump has spent close to 250 days of his time in office at his own properties. He loves none of them more than Mar-a-Lago, the Palm Beach, Florida, resort he’s affectionately dubbed the “Winter White House.” Earlier this year, the Government Accountability Office estimated that every time Trump absconds …
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