There were dozens if not hundreds of bands like Giants Chair kicking around the U.S. in the early Nineties: underground acts that were too intense to fit an indie-rock template yet too refined and melodic to be slotted into punk or hardcore. But something about the raw vulnerability in singer-guitarist …
Read More »The Great Thanksgiving Game That Wasn't
Nearly 100 years ago, on November 25th, 1920, the biggest, most important professional football game that no one knows about took place in Chicago. The American Professional Football Association may have been officially founded at a car dealership in Canton, Ohio in September 1920, but by all rights, the Windy …
Read More »Ozuna Unveils Release Date for Highly Anticipated New Album 'Nibiru'
Ozuna will release his third album, Nibiru, on November 29th. The Puerto Rican-Dominican musician has made the album available to pre-save on streaming services, while he also shared the cosmic Nibiru artwork on Instagram. Named after the mythical Planet X, Nibiru follows Ozuna’s eclectic 2018 LP, Aura. He first teased …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Courtney Love, 'Mother'
There has been a scarcity of Courtney Love music since 2010, but just as the decade prepares to close, rock’s wayward daughter has returned. “Mother,” which is featured on the soundtrack for upcoming horror filmThe Turning, is a gothic epic where her smoky rasp shines. Both the film and Love’s …
Read More »The Official Democratic Debate Drinking Rules, Atlanta Edition
Rolling Stone is pleased to announce the rules for the… wait, which Democratic Party presidential debate is this? The fourth? Fifth? Fiftieth? Has the field grown or shrunk since last time? If I “strangle myself” like Jeffrey Epstein, will I still have to hear about it? Is there any way …
Read More »Four Things We Learned at Tuesday's Trump Impeachment Hearings
WASHINGTON —With each witness, the House impeachment investigation moves closer to the president and the July 25th call between Trump and Ukraine‘s new president in which Trump asked the Ukrainians to investigate the Bidens and a debunked conspiracy theory about the 2016 presidential election. Four witnesses testified before the House …
Read More »Asbury Park Music and Film Fest Announces 2020 Lineup With David Chase, Melissa Etheridge
The Asbury Park Music + Film Festival has quietly become one of the East Coast’s most exciting events of the year. Last year, the fest included rare screenings drawing from the Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen archives, and Springsteen surprised everyone by appearing onstage to discuss the footage. The Farrelly …
Read More »Texas Court Suspends Rodney Reed Execution
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has issued a ruling to suspend the execution of death row inmate Rodney Reed, reports the New York Times. Reed was scheduled to be executed by lethal injection November 20th, but on Friday, November 15th, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles voted unanimously …
Read More »See Ozuna's Tender 'Amor Genuino' at Latin Grammys
Ozuna pivoted from soft and acoustic to booming and distorted during a performance of “Amor Genuino” and “Hasta Que Salga el Sol” at the Latin Grammys on Thursday. The singer was nominated in the Best Urban Song category for his single “Baila Baila Baila.” Ozuna started his performance alone at …
Read More »Keanu Reeves Is a Wise Ball of Tumbleweed in the Goofy New 'SpongeBob' Movie Trailer
Keanu Reeves plays a sage piece of sagebrush who helps SpongeBob Squarepants on his quest to find his missing pet snail Gary in the new trailer for The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run. In the new film, SpongeBob enlists his best friend Patrick to help him find Gary after …
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