Items from Robin Williams‘ personal collection of watches, film memorabilia and artwork will head to a Sotheby’s auction block this October. Creating a Stage: The Collection of Marsha and Robin Williams also includes autographed movie scripts, props, awards and wardrobe from the late actor’s career. The auction also features “contemporary …
Read More »Will Republicans Insulate America From Trump and Putin?
The world may never know the full extent of President Trump’s relationship with Vladimir Putin. Their summit in Helsinki led many to believe the president is in some way compromised by his Russian counterpart, and Trump has repeatedly stumbled while trying to explain his submissive performance during Monday’s press conference, …
Read More »Ed Sheeran: Watch Intimate Trailer for 'Songwriter' Documentary
Ed Sheeran reflects on his childhood, musical development and creative challenges in a new trailer for Apple Music’s Songwriter, an upcoming documentary about the pop star, out August 28th. The documentary was filmed over a decade, as Sheeran’s filmmaker cousin Murray Cummings followedthe singer on tours and in recording studios. …
Read More »Flashback: Neil Young Debuts 'Out on the Weekend' in 1971
Neil Young just wrapped up a stunning series of solo shows with a two-night stand at Boston’s Wang Theater. He played songs from his entire career, but mostly stuck to music from his earliest days in Buffalo Springfield through the late 1970s – including extreme rarities like “Broken Arrow” and …
Read More »Trump's Press Conference With Putin Will Go Down in History
UPDATE:During a joint press conference with Vladimir Putin following the Monday summit, President Trump bashed the FBI at length, suggested the case of 12 Russian intelligence officers indicted by the Justice Department be outsourced to Russian intelligence and reaffirmed that he believes Putin – not U.S. intelligence – in the …
Read More »Watch Smashing Pumpkins Cover Led Zeppelin's 'Stairway to Heaven' at Reunion Tour Kickoff
Smashing Pumpkins opened their reunion tour Thursday in Glendale, Arizona, where the band performed a 31-song setlist stocked with hits, “classic lineup”-era favorites and a surprise cover of Led Zeppelin‘s “Stairway to Heaven.” Nestled between “Tonight, Tonight” and “Cherub Rock” on the setlist, Smashing Pumpkins delivered a faithful rendition of …
Read More »'Fix' Singer Chris Lane Embraces Escapism on New Album 'Laps Around the Sun'
When Chris Lane recorded his first LP, Girl Problems, he and producer Joey Moi decided to double down on the skill that they believed could help the North Carolinian stand out in the crowd: his ability to slip easily into falsetto, a technique that rarely makes its way into the …
Read More »How Far Will Trump's Pardon Obsession Go?
Remember back in 2016 when that group of ranchers occupied a wildlife refuge in Oregon for 40 days? They were doing it to protest a prison sentence that had been handed down to Dwight and Steven Hammond, a father and son who in 2012 were convicted of setting fire to …
Read More »Donnie Fritts to Pay Tribute to Arthur Alexander on New Album
Songwriter and musician Donnie Fritts returned to his native home of Alabama to record a moving and deeply personal tribute to his longtime best friend Arthur Alexander, the soul singer and songwriter of tunes covered by the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan, among countless others. The LP June …
Read More »Hear Iggy Pop & Underworld's Buoyant 'Get Your Shirt'
Underworld & Iggy Pop have shared their buoyant new single “Get Your Shirt,” the latest preview from their collaborative EP Teatime Dub Encounters. A sharp contrast to the atmospheric, spoken word song “I’ll See Big,” Pop and Underworld return to their bedrocks – infectious beats and proselytizing vocals – for …
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