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Read More »BTS Announce New Album 'BE (Deluxe Edition)'
Ahead of BTS’ Tonight Show residency this week, the K-pop act has announced a new album titled BE (Deluxe Edition), due out November 20th. “The new album imparts a message of healing to the world by declaring, ‘Even in the face of this new normality, our life goes on,’” Big …
Read More »How Joe Mantello Renewed 'The Boys in the Band', a Once-Reviled Gay Classic, for a New Generation
Director Joe Mantello’s The Boys in the Band begins with a spark, specifically the sound of a lighter, as we see Harold (played by Zachary Quinto in full Afro-wigged glory) light up and put a record on his hi-fi. The sound of Erma Franklin’s cover of Sam & Dave’s “Hold …
Read More »Thurston Moore to Celebrate New Album With a Livestream Performance
To celebrate the release of his new album By the Fire on Friday,Thurston Moore has announced a livestream performance — followed by a brief leg of European tour dates. Moore will perform the livestream from London’s Rough Trade East with the help of My Bloody Valentine’s Deb Googe and percussionist …
Read More »500 Greatest Albums: Kendrick Lamar's Hip-Hop Game Changer 'To Pimp a Butterfly'
As part of our newly updated survey of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, we’re publishing a series of pieces on the making of key albums from the list. Kendrick Lamar‘s To Pimp a Butterfly came in at number 19. The first time the Parliament-Funkadelic legend George Clinton heard …
Read More »John Lennon 80th Birthday Livestream to Feature Peter Gabriel, 10cc
The second annual Dear John concert, in honor of what would have been John Lennon’s 80th birthday, will stream live on Friday, October 9th, at 3:00 p.m. ET from London’s Hard Rock Hotel on YouTube. Organized byBlurred VisionfrontmanSepp Osley, the virtual show will feature performances and tributes to Lennon from …
Read More »'In a Stunning Departure From Reality' Trump Grades Himself A+ on Virus Response
As the CNN graphic tabulating coronavirus dead neared 200,000, the news network’s White House reporter described to the audience how utterly removed from reality the president of the United States actually is. “In a stunning departure from reality, President Trump is giving himself the best possible grade for his handling …
Read More »Trump's Saturday Night Rally Was a Super-Spreader of Stupidity
President Trump began his campaign rally in Fayetteville, N.C., on Saturday by speaking about his intent to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg this week. Then, as Trump rallies often do, things got weird. As the president reveled in the chants …
Read More »Watch Mick Jagger and Keith Richards Reflect on Ron Wood's Sobriety in New Documentary Clip
The new documentary Somebody Up There Likes Me traces the career of Ron Wood, from his days as the bassist in the Jeff Beck Band, through his brief and boozy tenure in the Faces with life-long friend Rod Stewart, to his long run in the Rolling Stones. The film features …
Read More »This November, Vote Like Your Abortion Access Depends On It
This is the story of two worlds in the U.S. — where the power to decide what happens to your body, your life, and your future depends on the state you live in, who you are, and how much money you earn. We are cisgender heterosexual women of color, representing …
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