Bob Weir and the Flying Other Brothers’ Bert Keely joined together for a cover of John Lennon’s “Imagine.” The duo recorded the Lennon classic following the death of Richard Newton, their friend and Dean of UC Berkeley’s School of Electrical Engineering. The delicate rendition features Weir on vocals and guitar …
Read More »From 'Doctor Sleep' to 'Midnight Mass': Mike Flanagan and the Newton Brothers Discuss Collaborative Magic
Composers Andy Grushand TaylorNewtonStewart — a.k.a. the Newton Brothers — have worked on every single one of horror director Mike Flanagan’s films since 2013’s Oculus. Their latest project, Netflix’s upcoming Midnight Mass series, represents a new landmark in their collaboration, though: Grush will appear in front of the camera. “It …
Read More »A Target Sex-Trafficking Hoax Is Going Viral on TikTok
“OK, so I saw this TikTok that Target is the new sex trafficking hub, or very commonly known for sex trafficking, and I saw this girl posted her story so I wanted to say about mine,” Makenzie Jade says in her video. She then tells a story about being followed …
Read More »Journey Members Reach 'Amicable Settlement' in Battle Over Band Name
Journey has reached an “amicable settlement” with a pair of former members that were previously accused of plotting an “ill-conceived” attempt to take over the band’s name. In March 2020, Journey’s Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain fired longtime bassist Ross Valory and drummer Steve Smith after the latter two allegedly …
Read More »'SNL': Maya Rudolph Reprises Beyoncé Impersonation for 'Hot Ones' Sketch
Former Saturday Night Live cast member and guest host Maya Rudolph revived her Beyoncé impersonation in a sketch based on the popular hot wings-eating YouTube series Hot Ones. “I still can’t tell if this beneath me, but my sister Solange loves this show, so I said I’d do it,” Rudolph’s …
Read More »Did QAnon Drive Chrissy Teigen from Twitter?
On Wednesday, the model Chrissy Teigen, who had accumulated 13.7 million followers on Twitter since joining in 2009, wrote that she would be deleting her Twitter account. “Hey. For over 10 years, you guys have been my world. I honestly owe so much to this world we have created here. …
Read More »'The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers' Skates By on a Winning Formula
There are only so many stories to tell, especially in the picked-over underdog-sports genre. So it doesn’t feel egregious that the new Disney+ series The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers blatantly rips off the premise of Cobra Kaiby making the heroes from the movies — a ragtag-turned-champion youth hockey team — …
Read More »'The First Time' With John David Washington
John David Washington kicked off the latest episode of The First Time with the story of his first time feeling starstruck: When he first met Morgan Freeman. “I had watched the movie Glory just a thousand times, plus and I had every line memorized,” Washington recalled. “I knew every character, …
Read More »Porn Creators Are Getting In on the NFT Craze
Against a verdant background, a woman in fishnets, a bustier, and a bright green hunter’s cap drags an image of Robinhood CEO Vladimir Tenev on a leash, while he clasps his hands together in supplication. “Get on your knees and repent, Vlad,” the caption reads. “But I’m still robbing you …
Read More »Paul McCartney Taps St. Vincent, Beck, Phoebe Bridgers for 'III Imagined' Album
Paul McCartney has tapped St. Vincent, Beck, Phoebe Bridgers, Anderson .Paak, and more for III Imagined, an album of McCartney III reinterpretations, remixes, and covers. Josh Homme, Blood Orange, Khruangbin, Damon Albarn, Massive Attack’s 3D RDN, and Radiohead’s Ed O’ Brien (under his solo moniker EOB) also contribute to the …
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