Before anyone played a note of music at the seventh annual John Henry’s Friends Benefit at New York’s Town Hall, host and organizer Steve Earle walked onto the stage, beaming with excitement and anticipation. “This is going to be good,” he said. “I’ve asked friends to do this every year, …
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Stationary bike company Peloton — facing a stock drop after its product was tied to the fictional death of a beloved Sex and the City character — responded swiftly and effectively Sunday with a new ad that revives the character, or at least the actor that plays him, for “another …
Read More »Michael Nesmith, Monkees Singer-Songwriter, Dead at 78
Monkees singer and guitarist Michael Nesmith, a pop visionary who penned many of the group’s most enduring songs before laying the groundwork for country rock with the First National Band in the early Seventies, died Friday from natural causes. He was 78. “With Infinite Love we announce that Michael Nesmith …
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HBO Max has dropped the first teaser for Winning Time, an upcoming original series about the legendary “Showtime” Los Angeles Lakers and their owner Jim Buss, played by John C. Reilly. “There are two things in this world that make me believe in God: Sex and basketball,” Buss says in …
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While it’s every company’s hope to grow, what many companies may not realize is that quick, explosive growth might not actually be the best way to scale. Though some companies may not have a choice if they experience sudden “overnight” success, those actively looking to skyrocket in popularity and sales …
Read More »How Creatives Can Make a Living with NFTs
The pandemic separated us. Profoundly, Covid-19 still does in many parts of the world. The idea of community, as humans being a “herd” species, we are left hungering for connection again. The blockchain world and its cryptocurrency are like a Silicon Valley tilt-a-whirl whipping us to and fro with summits …
Read More »Billie Eilish Wanders Through 'Male Fantasy' Music Video
In the newly shared music video for “Male Fantasy,” Billie Eilish is going through the motions all alone. She moves from room to room, in and out of the refrigerator, back and forth from different sides of the bed in somber fashion. Her wandering moves in tandem with the song’s …
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Comedy albums by John Mulaney, Tiffany Haddish, Patton Oswalt, Kevin Hart and more were removed from Spotify over the past week after the streaming service reached an impasse with a licensing company seeking better royalties for comedians and spoken word artists. The aforementioned comedians and dozens more — like Mike …
Read More »Foo Fighters Get the Rock Out, But Not the Demons, in New 'Studio 666' Teaser
The Foo Fighters try to rock out in the face of an onslaught of supernatural forces in the new teaser for their upcoming horror-comedy flick, Studio 666, set to arrive Feb. 25, 2022. The short clip opens like a standard music video or behind-the-scenes rock doc, with the band arriving …
Read More »Hear Juice WRLD's 'Wandered to LA' Featuring Justin Bieber
The late Juice WRLD‘s song “Wandered to LA” featuring Justin Bieber has arrived. The track appears on the Chicago rapper’s posthumous album, Fighting Demons, set to be released on Dec. 10. Juice’s verse addresses a love woven with a love for drugs. Bieber’s also focuses on love and making a …
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