Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo fancied himself a modern-day Burroughs while working on Pacific Daydream, using a computer program to arrange musical fragments into songs. Ultimately, it led to a pretty straightforward Weezer album. “Mexican Fender” kicks off with a riff ripped directly from J. Geils Band’s “Love Stinks,” retrofitted with …

Stephen Colbert called President Trump a number of choice names on Wednesday night’s episode of The Late Show following a puzzling, unscheduled press conference held outside the White House earlier that day. “I don’t know where you guys live, but you guys ever see a crazy old guy yelling on …

Maybe this is all Aaron Sorkin’s fault. The Big Speech has always been a powerful tool in politics, and no format is more consistently attention-getting than the public emperor-has-no-clothes soliloquy. Speechifying probably peaked in American politics in the second half of the 19th century, when (aided by the lack of …

Zola Jesus uses close-up shots and fake blood to add claustrophobic intensity to “Siphon,” a track from the singer’s recently released Okovi album that reckons with the attempted suicide of a close friend. For much of the new clip, directed by Zia Anger, the camera is within inches of Zola …

Justin Timberlake confirmed Sunday night that he would headline this year’s Super Bowl halftime show, 14 years after the singer’s role in Janet Jackson‘s infamous wardrobe malfunction. After months of rumors regarding Timberlake’s return to the halftime spot, he officially announced he would perform at Super Bowl LII at Minnesota’s …

Quentin Tarantinosaid he has known for decades about Harvey Weinstein‘s alleged sexual misconduct and is ashamed for not severing ties with the producer, The New York Times reports. “I knew enough to do more than I did,” the director said, citing situations involving prominent actresses. Tarantino and Weinstein collaborated on …

Chris Cornell, Elton John, Dave Grohl, Iggy Pop and former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic are among the high-profile musicians who donated personal items used to create a unique line of timepieces, the Rock LTD Collection, The Hollywood Reporter notes. Cornell – who died by suicide at age 52in May, contributed …

Rhino is releasing a deluxe edition of the Ramones‘ third LP, Rocket to Russia, on November 24th. In addition to two different mixes of the album, the 40th anniversary edition contains a wealth of previously unreleased material: an early version of “Needles And Pins,” an alternate version of “It’s A …

Legendary psych-punk sons of anarchy the Butthole Surfers have begun work on their ninth studio LP, their first in more than 15 years. “It has never been done. No one has put out a decent record 35 [years into their career],” vocalist Gibby Haynes tells Rolling Stone. “Well, except for …

Usher, Luke Evans and James Corden settled the final score of vocal sexiness on Thursday’s Late Late Show, crooning pop and soul classics in a three-way showdown. “I feel like there aren’t male vocalists out there doing sensual, soulful vocals anymore,” Corden lamented to start the segment, declaring himself “the …