Doja Cat donned an alien cyborg outfit for her performance of a remixed “Say So” at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday night. Doja Cat and her dancers themed themselves after aliens coming down from another planet, surrounded by blue laser lights. (Doja’s dancers also, appropriately, wore cat ears …
Read More »GOP Gov: 'If You Legalize Marijuana You're Going to Kill Your Kids'
Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts opposes the legalization of medical marijuana in his state, and warned parents that the substance will “kill your kids.” “This is a dangerous drug that will impact our kids,” the Republican governor said on Wednesday. “If you legalize marijuana, you’re gonna kill your kids. That’s what …
Read More »Adam Duritz Performs Counting Crows Classic 'A Long December' on 'Kimmel'
Adam Duritz delivered a stripped-back version of the Counting Crows’ “A Long December” on Jimmy Kimmel Live Thursday, March 11th. The performance was spurred in part by the fact that the Counting Crows album on which “A Long December” appears, 1996’s massive Recovering the Satellites, will celebrate its 25th anniversary …
Read More »Noah Cyrus Leans Into Cabin Folk With a Cover of Bon Iver's 'Re: Stacks'
Days before the 2021 Grammys, Noah Cyrus has contributed to Spotify‘s Best New Artist celebration with a cover of Bon Iver‘s “Re: Stacks.” The Spotify Single stays true to the For Emma, Forever Ago track, with Cyrus’ vocals across subtle guitar. In addition to the cover, she also released a …
Read More »4AD Preps Covers Compilation Featuring the Breeders, Future Islands, Big Thief
Indie label 4AD has tapped the Breeders, Future Islands, Big Thief, and 15 other artists on its current roster to cover songs from its catalog for a new release, Bills and Aches and Blues. The first five tracks from the compilation were released Wednesday, March 10th, while the full project …
Read More »Colbert, Kimmel, Fallon Discuss Harry and Meghan's Interview With Oprah
Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, and Seth Meyers (with some help from Amber Ruffin) busted out the tea and crumpets as they broke down Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s interview with Oprah Winfrey on their respective late-night shows Monday, March 8th. On The Late Show, tea kettle full of …
Read More »Women in Love: 'The World to Come' Is Filled With the Wild Excitement of Romance
You smell like biscuits. Of all the details comprising Tallie and Abigail’s first kiss in Mona Fastvold’s The World to Come, this reaction, which comes from Abigail, may be the most surprising and disarming — moreso, even, than the fact that it’s a kiss between two married women in 19th-century …
Read More »Mary Wilson's 1979 Self-Titled Debut Solo Album Gets Deluxe Treatment
Mary Wilson‘s 1979 self-titled debut solo album is coming back out as an expanded edition containing bonus tracks, remixes, and four tracks she recorded in 1980 with Elton John producer Gus Dudgeon for a follow-up project that never materialized. There’s also “Why Can’t Get All Get Along,” a song she …
Read More »Why the Equality Act Is So Important
When trying to explain the importance of the Equality Act, Kierra Johnson, director of the National LGBTQ Task Force, only had to think as far as her next trip. “It’s just two and a half hours,” she says from her home in Washington D.C. to visit her mom in Texas. …
Read More »Backup Singer Dolette McDonald on Her Years With Talking Heads, the Police, and Don Henley
Rolling Stone interview series Unknown Legends features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and veteran musicians who have toured and recorded alongside icons for years, if not decades. All are renowned in the business, but some are less well known to the general public. Here, these artists tell their …
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