Former Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy paid tribute to Neil Peart, “one of my greatest heroes of all time,” following news of the Rush drummer’s death Friday. “Neil Peart will always be a mentor and a hero to me and his influence on me as a drummer for the past …
Read More »'Little America' Review: Exiles on Main Street
There are as many sad parts of Apple TV+’s new immigration anthology series Little America as there are sweet ones. The eight stories contained in the first season feature children being separated from parents, dreams going astray, and scene after scene conveying the profound loneliness of being a stranger in …
Read More »'Like a Boss': Whoever Made This Inane Comedy Should Be Fired
The trick to creating successful screen farce is to make sure audiences don’t see you sweat. So it’s not a good sign that the actors are spritzing up a storm in Like a Boss. But what actors! The comic tornado known as Tiffany Haddish seizes the role of Mia Carter, …
Read More »Bad Religion Detail New Autobiography 'Do What You Want'
Los Angeles punk stalwarts Bad Religion will publish their autobiography, Do What You Want: The Story of Bad Religion, August 18th to coincide with their 40th anniversary. The book is described as a “hybrid oral history/narrative” and was written by frontman Greg Graffin, founding members Brett Gurewitz and Jay Bentley, …
Read More »The Last Word: Steven Van Zandt on the Death of Rock and the Biggest Mistake He Ever Made
A little more than 20 years ago, Steve Van Zandt didn’t know if he’d ever work again. He quit the E Street Band in 1984 to pursue a solo career, but that dried up by the 1990s and he didn’t know where to turn next. “I literally went out into …
Read More »Will Furries Ever Go Mainstream?
“In photo-shoot six, we’ll have everyone who wears scales on the outside,” the announcer drones over a microphone, as dozens of six-foot alligators, snakes, lizards, and other assorted reptiles scramble to pose for a group photo. Some take a final sip from their water bottles, a friend or partner patiently …
Read More »Rosalía Shares Gesaffelstein Remix of 'A Palé'
Rosalía has released a new remix of her song “A Palé” by French producer Gesaffelstein. The remix extends the two-and-a-half minute track by an extra 30 seconds and adds a creeping techno beat to the Spanish pop star’s breathy vocals, replacing the Atlanta trap beats and hand-clapping in the El …
Read More »Nick Gordon, Bobbi Kristina Brown's Ex-Boyfriend, Dead at 30
Nick Gordon, the ex-boyfriend of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown‘s daughter Bobbi Kristina who was found liable in her 2015 death, died on Wednesday at the age of 30. Gordon’s attorney, Joe Habachy, confirmed his death toRolling Stone. While an official cause of death has yet to be revealed, Gordon’s …
Read More »'Surviving R. Kelly: The Reckoning' Clip: Dominique Gardner Prepares to Tell Her Story
Dominque Gardner, whose surprise defection from R. Kelly was one of the key moments in Surviving R. Kelly, agreed to speak on camera for the first time about her time with the singer for Lifetime’s upcoming docuseries Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning. “Before Dominque met R. Kelly, she …
Read More »Kevin Spacey Accuser Dies by Suicide
An author and former Norwegian royal who accused Kevin Spacey of groping him died by suicide at the age of 47 Wednesday. Ari Behn — who said in 2017 that the disgraced actor groped him during a Nobel Peace Prize concert in 2007 — is the second Spacey accuser to …
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