Pull up in a Ford Fiesta blanco: Hombres G are going on tour. On Tuesday, the Spanish rock band behind classics including “Devuélveme a Mi Chica,” announced that they’ll be heading on the road to celebrate the 40-year anniversary of their formation. The 14-stop arena tour — co-produced by Live …
Read More »Brothers Osborne Revamp 'Skeletons' Album With 'Younger Me,' Bonus Tracks
Brothers Osborne will reissue their Grammy-nominated 2020 album Skeletons as a deluxe edition in early 2022. The new version, featuring three additional tracks, will be released Jan. 21. Among the newly added tracks is the duo’s single “Younger Me,” which was penned by the brothers and Kendell Marvel about singer …
Read More »Trump Administration Deliberately Tanked Covid Response for Political Purposes: Report
The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis on Friday released a 46-page report confirming what was readily apparent to most reasonable, informed Americans: The Trump administration made “deliberate efforts” to undermine America’s response to Covid-19 for political purposes. Most of the documents cited in the committee’s report have already …
Read More »Billy Corgan Has Joined Cameo for the Noblest Cause of All: Cats
Looking for the perfect Christmas gift for that Smashing Pumpkins fan in your life? Good news: Billy Corgan has joined Cameo, for a good cause. The singer and his partner Chloe Mendel announced Friday that they have joined the personalized celebrity greeting app in an effort to raise money for …
Read More »Mark Meadows Discussed a 'Direct and Collateral Attack' Plan to Overturn Election Results, Committee Says
“I love it.” Mark Meadows so wrote in a Nov. 6, 2020, text message to a member of Congress who proposed a “highly controversial” plan overturn the election results by appointing alternate electors in certain states. The exchange was obtained by the House committee investigating the events of Jan. 6, …
Read More »Brody Dalle Convicted of 1 of 4 Counts of Contempt in Custody Battle with Josh Homme
Brody Dalle, founder of the Los Angeles punk group The Distillers, was found guilty of one count of criminal contempt Friday for “failing” to turn over her youngest son to ex-husband Josh Homme, frontman of Queens of the Stone Age, for his allotted custodial time. Los Angeles County Superior Court …
Read More »Mdou Moctar Talks Building His Own Guitar, Niger, and Love Songs on 'The First Time'
Mdou Moctar, the psychedelic Tuareg guitarist from Niger, wrote his first song in a harrowing competition to see which friend loved their girlfriend more. It was 2003, he was a student, and his friend had just written a love song. “The song is on top in that time, and everyone …
Read More »Robert Durst Charged With 1982 Murder of First Wife Kathie
Millionaire skyscraper scion Robert Durst has been charged with the decades-old murder of his first wife, Kathie Durst, a medical student who went missing in New York in 1982, officials confirmed Friday. “The Westchester County District Attorney’s Office can confirm that a complaint charging Robert Durst with the murder of …
Read More »Actor Pleads Guilty to Running $650 Million Hollywood Ponzi Scheme
A low-budget fright flick actor whose most lucrative role was defrauding deep-pocket investors admitted Monday he ran a multimillion-dollar Hollywood Ponzi scheme. Zachary Horwitz, 34, appeared in federal court in downtown Los Angeles and pleaded guilty to a single count of felony securities fraud carrying a maximum penalty of 20 …
Read More »CEOs Who Called for Climate Action Now Scrambling to Block Climate Action
In September 2020, a powerful tech executive named Pat Gelsinger says he was slapped in the face by reality. Sheltering at home in California with his family, Gelsinger watched a nearby wildfire spew smoke and ash and turn the sky orange. Never before had society experienced crises at this scale, …
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