Beach Slang recruited former Replacements bassist Tommy Stinson for their new LP, The Deadbeat Bang of Heartbreak City, out January 10th via Bridge Nine Records. The indie rock band previewed the album with thunderous lead single “Bam Rang Rang,” a torrent of power chord fuzz, bent-note guitar leads and the …
Read More »Secretary of State Pompeo Grilled By Local Reporter in Testy Interview
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Nashville on Friday and was seemingly caught off guard by the tough questioning he received from WSMV News4 Nashville reporter Nancy Amons. After welcoming the Secretary of State to Nashville, Amons signaled to Pompeo that the interview would not be a cakewalk, saying, …
Read More »Useful Idiots: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Reporter Chris Hedges on the Climate Crisis, Reporting on the Iraq War
On this week’s episode ofUseful Idiots, Matt Taibbi and Katie Halper interview Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Chris Hedges, who most recently participated in the climate crisis protests by British activist group Extinction Rebellion at Wall Street. Hedges discusses his involvement with the protests and talks through the origins of his career …
Read More »How a Government Agency's Offbeat Twitter Memes Landed in the Library of Congress
In September 2016, Joseph Galbo put a baby in a forcefield. It was the second day of Baby Safety Month, and Galbo, the social media specialist for the Consumer Product Safety Commission, had gotten the OK from his director to try out a new way of communicating to the American …
Read More »The Richest Americans Are Now Paying a Lower Tax Rate Than the Working Class
If you still happen to be wondering what’s causing the rampant wealth inequality in the United States, here’s a hint: The richest Americans are now paying a lower tax rate than the working class. The revelation is part of an analysis by University of California at Berkeley economists Emmanuel Saez …
Read More »Lil Peep's Mom Sues Late Rapper's Managers Over Death
Lil Peep‘s mother, Liza Womack, has filed a lawsuit against the late rapper’s managers for negligence, breach of contract and wrongful death, among other charges, according to a complaint obtained by Rolling Stone. The news was first reported by The New York Times. The suit alleges that Peep’s handlers ignored …
Read More »Elizabeth Holmes' Lawyers Want Off Her Case
Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced tech wunderkind whose blood-testing startup Theranos was revealed to be based on sham science, has often been referred to as the ultimate Silicon Valley scammer. Now, she’s been accused of scamming her lawyers as well, who are asking to be removed from her employ because she …
Read More »Montana Singer Stephanie Quayle on Finding Her 'Cowboy State of Mind'
Stephanie Quayle was working in the studio with her producers Julian King and Mark Wright, trying to get all the parts for the song “If I Was a Cowboy” figured out, when they decided to add a bit of rumbling baritone guitar to the mix. It was like something clicked. …
Read More »Watch Travis Scott Take a Surreal Trip in New 'Highest in the Room' Video
Travis Scott has unveiled the video for his new single, “Highest in the Room.” It’s the rapper’s first officially dropped song of 2019 and follows the release of his 2018 album, Astroworld. In the Dave Meyers and Scott-directed video, the rapper takes a surreal trip through a dark, cloudy world, …
Read More »The Who's New Song 'All This Music Must Fade' Takes on Musical Originality
The Who have shared their contemplative new song “All This Music Must Fade,” the latest single off the rockers’ long-awaited new LP WHO, out December 6th. The opening track on WHO, the new song takes a tongue-in-cheek attitude about originality in music as well as the band’s own legacy. Pete …
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