Michelle Kath Sinclair still has a vivid memory of her father, original Chicago guitarist Terry Kath, who died nearly 40 years ago when she was only about two. She and her parents were traveling in a boat near a Wisconsin lodge owned by her grandparents. “I was on my mom’s …
Read More »Angels Win Major League Baseball's Ohtani Sweepstakes
Call him your favorite new pitcher, outfielder, or hit machine, maybe even baseball‘s next luminary. Whatever you call him, Japanese wunderkind Shohei Ohtani will be wearing the red and white jersey of the Los Angeles Angels. Ohtani, who has spent much of the last week-plus in the U.S. visiting a …
Read More »See Jason Derulo's Jungle-Themed 'Tip Toe' Video
Jason Derulo and a troupe of dancers prance through the jungle in the new clip for “Tip Toe.” The single is set to appear on the Derulo’s next album, 777. “Tip Toe” operates in the same musical mode as Derulo’s “Swalla” single, mixing peppy synthesizers with the propulsion of dancehall. …
Read More »See Maggie Rose's Uplifting Live 'Pull You Through' Video
Last month, Maggie Rose released a smoldering new song called “Pull You Through,” and already she’s given it a live reworking with an in-studio performance for YouTube’s Nashville Sessions that you can watch above. Released as a “digital 45” backed with “Just Getting By,” “Pull You Through” is a soulful …
Read More »Martin Shkreli: Government Requests Wu-Tang Clan Album Forfeiture
Federal prosecutors have requested that former pharmaceutical CEO Martin Shkreli, the infamous “Pharma Bro” criticized for hiking the price of a life-saving medicine, forfeit over $7 million in assets after being convicted of securities fraud in August. Proceeds from sales of Wu-Tang Clan‘s one-of-a-kind LP, Once Upon a Time in …
Read More »Randy Travis' Wife Petitioning to Block Singer's 2012 Arrest Video
Mary Davis Travis, the wife of singer Randy Travis, has started a petition to block the imminent public release of potentially embarrassing dashboard camera footage from the country legend’s 2012 DUI arrest in Tioga, Texas. The petition, which is now posted at Change.org, was issued by Travis’ wife along with …
Read More »Watch Bono, Diddy, Bryan Cranston Sing 'We're Going to Hell' on 'Kimmel'
Bono, Sean “Diddy” Combs, Bryan Cranston, Kristen Bell, Ashton Kutcher, DJ Khaled and Rita Wilson joined Jimmy Kimmel on Tuesday to perform the satirical holiday staple “We’re Going to Hell” on Jimmy Kimmel Live!‘s annual (RED) (Shopathon) episode, which promotes the U2 singer’s organization raising money for HIV/AIDS programs in …
Read More »10 Best Movies to See in Dec.: 'Last Jedi,' New Paul Thomas Anderson
We’ve finally come to the end of 2017, which means: lots of under-the-wire Oscar hopefuls! The return of the Bellas! A brand spankin’ new Star Wars! Along with the final push of awards contenders (Steven Spielberg! Paul Thomas Anderson! Guillermo del Toro!), viewers can look forward to a pair of …
Read More »AC/DC's Brian Johnson on Malcolm Young: 'He Gave Rock and Roll a Fist'
“It was a lousy weekend,” Brian Johnson says from his Florida home. And with good reason: As AC/DC‘s primal-grunt lead singer, Johnson spent 35 years singing and writing songs with guitarist and co-founder Malcolm Young, who died November 18th at age 64 of complications from dementia. During those years, the …
Read More »The Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne Designs Trippy Wrapping Paper for Charity
The Flaming Lips‘ Wayne Coyne created a new wrapping paper design for a charity project based in the band’s native Oklahoma City. The kaleidoscopic pattern – a variation of the band’s cover art for their most recent LP, 2016’s Oczy Mlody – benefits the Wrap Up Homelessness initiative of The …
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