Santana has canceled their upcoming European tour due to coronavirus concerns. “It is with great disappointment that I have to inform our fans that we are canceling our upcoming Europe Tour,” President of Universal Tone Management, Michael Vrionis said in a statement. “Many countries have made the decision to restrict …
Read More »Scarlett Johansson Shuts Down Sinister Government Plot in 'Black Widow' Trailer
Black Widow is set to launch Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe this May, and we got the latest look at the action-packed spy film on Monday. In the new trailer for the superheroine film, directed by Cate Shortland, Scarlett Johansson’s Natasha Romanoff, a.k.a. Black Widow, returns on a …
Read More »The First Time: Stephen Malkmus
Stephen Malkmus talks Three Dog Night, smoking weed, and owning a racehorse in the latest installment of “The First Time.” Malkmus kicks off by describing the first song he ever wrote, “Psychopath,” comparing the key to Napoleon XIV’s “They’re Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!” “It’s hard for a 12-year-old …
Read More »Watch Keith Urban Perform 'God Whispered Your Name' on 'Colbert'
Keith Urban appeared on The Late Show to perform his new single, “God Whispered Your Name.” Accompanied by his band, the singer and guitarist gave an emotional rendition of the tune, an introspective track he released last month. Urban’s appearance on the late night show comes ahead of his hosting …
Read More »Elizabeth Warren to End Her Presidential Run
WASHINGTON — Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is suspending her presidential run, ending a campaign that built a massive fundraising, organizing and media apparatus but was done in by a string of disastrous results in the primary’s early competitions. Warren informed staff Thursday she’s leaving the race. “I may not be …
Read More »Coronavirus Is Wreaking Havoc On Our Mental Health
Earlier this week, on a New York subway train, a woman did something that caused me to descend into nothing short of sheer panic: She dropped a melon. It rolled down the car thunderously, careening past the ankles of passengers, until it landed right in front of my feet. My …
Read More »How Bob Geldof Resurrected the Boomtown Rats After a 36-Year Break
It’s been 36 years since the world last heard a new Boomtown Rats album. In that time, frontman Bob Geldof basically invented the all-star charity single with “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”; willed Live Aid into existence, raising millions of dollars for the victims of the Ethiopian famine in the …
Read More »Willie Nelson Announces a Pair of Country Music Hall of Fame Concerts
Willie Nelson, who turns 87 on April 29th, will make a rare Nashville concert appearance in early May with a pair of performances at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s CMA Theater. Set for May 1st and 2nd, tickets for the two shows will go on sale Friday, …
Read More »Flavor Flav Sends Bernie Sanders Cease and Desist Over Public Enemy Rally Gig
Flavor Flav has issued a cease-and-desist letter against the Bernie Sanders campaign following news that Chuck D — under the moniker Public Enemy Radio — planned to perform at the Democratic candidate’s Los Angeles rally Sunday. The letter, sent to Sanders Friday by Flavor Flav’s lawyer Matthew Friedman, accuses the …
Read More »Inside Reggaeton's Unsung Black History
Maidel “La Sista” Canales vividly recalls the “reggaeton fever” of the Nineties. At 16, Canales and her brother, four years her senior, formed the rap duo “Los Brothers,” performing in the streets of Loíza, Puerto Rico, during cultural festivals. “Everyone in Loíza wanted to be a reggaetonero,” says Canales, now …
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