In June 2018, Sophie Allison took the stage at amphitheaters across the eastern United States as the opening act for pop-punk mainstays Paramore. For Allison, who writes and performs perceptive, melancholic rock songs under the name Soccer Mommy, playing for outdoor crowds of dancing emo-pop fans that summer felt, at …
Read More »Fully Armed Rally-Goers Enter Kentucky's Capitol Building With Zero Resistance
Armed gun owners rallied in Kentucky entering the state’s capitol building in Frankfort on Friday. The gathering was organized by the group We Are KY Gun Owners. They were spurred into action when Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam pushed for new gun control measures that led to threats of violence, culminating …
Read More »Senator Murkowski Will Vote No, Virtually Assuring No Witnesses at Impeachment Trial
Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said she will vote no to hearing from witnesses during President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, which all but ensures that Republican senators will have enough votes to block witnesses. With Murkowski’s Friday announcement, which followed Tennesee Republican Senator Lamar Alexander’s Thursday announcement that he too would …
Read More »Wes Wilson, Iconic Psychedelic Poster Artist, Dead at 82
Wes Wilson, the influential poster artist whose work adorned concert prints by some of the 1960s’ most popular rock bands, died January 24th at the age of 82, the New York Times reports. His son, Jason, confirmed that Wilson died at his Leanne, Missouri home, though the cause of death …
Read More »Watch Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds' Dance-Inspired Video for 'Blue Moon Rising'
Noel Gallagher‘s High Flying Birds have released a new single, “Blue Moon Rising,” along with a dance-inspired music video for the track. The video, directed by Dan Cadan and Jonathon (Scully) Mowatt, features actors Jack O’Connell and Gala Gordon and was filmed at London venue Scala. “How it manages to …
Read More »Say Anything: Lizzo
Lizzo took a break from shooting this month’s Rolling Stone cover with David LaChapelle to answer a few rapid-fire questions. To kick things off, she told us that the strangest thing she’s asked Siri is…nothing. “I don’t use Siri because she’s the feds,” the pop star said plainly. She answered more …
Read More »Post Malone on Ozzy Osbourne Parkinson's Reveal: 'He's Going to Keep Kicking Ass'
Post Malone says Ozzy Osbourne is “going to keep kicking ass,” calling his recent collaborator “so strong,” a week after the rocker revealed that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Malone, who just hit the stage with Osbourne (and Travis Scott) at the American Music Awards in late November, …
Read More »Bolton Says Trump Told Him Ukraine Aid Was Tied To Biden Investigation
President Trump told then-National Security Advisor John Bolton, in August 2019, that the hold his administration placed on the military aid to Ukraine should continue until Ukraine officials announced investigations into Trump’s political opponents, including former vice president Joe Biden and his son. This contradicts Trump’s public statements that he …
Read More »Lizzo, Billie Eilish and Vibing Academy Members United at Spotify's Grammy-Week Party
If there was a Talk of the Town award, Spotify would nab the honor for throwing one hell of a pre-Grammy Thursday night, which is relatively unsurprising at this point but commendable nonetheless. After all, the highly sought-after ticket gave guests access to West Hollywood’s The Lot Studios, where all …
Read More »Hear Ellie Goulding Join Four Tet on New Single 'Baby'
Four Tet has released a new single, “Baby,” which features vocals from Ellie Goulding. The song comes off Four Tet’s upcoming album Sixteen Oceans, which will be released in March. The ambient number sees Goulding’s voice chopped up and distorted over a heavy beat. Four Tet announced the release of …
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