Guitarist Tommy Emmanuel is in collaborative mode for his forthcoming album Accomplice One, which arrives in early 2018. On the new collection, Emmanuel – designated a “Certified Guitar Player” by Chet Atkins – combines his staggering playing with an impressive cast of country and roots musicians including singer-songwriter Amanda Shires, …
Read More »Tiffany Haddish on 'SNL': 3 Sketches You Have to See
After a subpar outing last week, Saturday Night Live produced what might have been its best episode of Season 43 this time around. A lot of that had to do with host Tiffany Haddish, who brought energy and excitement to each sketch. Even when the material wasn’t terribly strong (especially …
Read More »Rian Johnson Tapped to Helm New 'Star Wars' Trilogy
Star Wars: The Last Jedi writer-director Rian Johnson will be creating a new trilogy of Star Wars films, Variety reports. Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger announced the news on Thursday. He also unveiled plans for a live-action Star Wars TV series. Johnson will pair with longtime collaborator-producer Ram Bergman …
Read More »Voters Across the U.S. Rejected Trumpism This Election Day
On the eve of his electionversary, voters seized the first electoral opportunity they’ve had to send a message to Donald Trump and the mostly white, mostly male Republican legislators empowered by his elevation to the presidency. In races all across the country, they voted to defeat candidates and replace incumbents …
Read More »Diplo on Ripoffs, Why Streaming Hurts Taylor Swift and Why He's a 'Poseur'
Everything else keeps changing – EDM sinks, young rappers rise, rock legends die – but there’s one apparent constant in music this decade: Diplo just keeps getting more famous. An unexpectedly moving new documentary, the Apple Music exclusive Give Me Future (out November 17th), showcases a history-making 2016 show that …
Read More »A Timeline of the Trump-Russia Scandal
The special prosecutor’s probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election has delivered a guilty plea – and a trove of new information about the Trump campaign’s contacts with Moscow. The new details allow us to piece together the Russiagate puzzle as never before. On October 30th, Robert Mueller elevated …
Read More »Taibbi: The Great College Loan Swindle
On a wind-swept, frigid night in February 2009, a 37-year-old schoolteacher named Scott Nailor parked his rusted ’92 Toyota Tercel in the parking lot of a Fireside Inn in Auburn, Maine. He picked this spot to have a final reckoning with himself. He was going to end his life. Beaten …
Read More »Weezer, Pixies Plot Joint Summer Tour
WeezerandPixies will co-headline a 29-date tour in the summer of 2018. The two rock groups kick things off in Tampa on June 23rd, play numerous dates on the East Coast and around the mid-Atlantic in July, and finish up on August 12th in Phoenix. Weezer‘s Pixies‘ fandom was immediately obvious …
Read More »See Dave Grohl Dress as David Letterman to Host 'Kimmel' on Halloween
Dave Grohl dressed up as David Letterman when the Foo Fighters frontman served as guest host on Halloween night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live. “I’m Dave Grohl dressed as Dave Letterman sitting in for Jimmy Kimmel, it’s confusing, I get it, especially if you’re home watching right now stoned to the bone,” …
Read More »Eagles, Vince Gill Thrill at Hits-Heavy Grand Ole Opry Concert
For nearly the same number of years that the Eagles have been together, fusing country and rock and becoming one of the best-selling, most popular bands of all time, the Grand Ole Opry House has been home to country music’s longest-running live radio show. On Sunday night, at a special …
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