Spotify has deleted selectAlex Jones Show episodes after the host announced to listeners earlier this week to tune in to his podcast on the platform, Variety reports. On Wednesday, Spotify removed several of the ultra right-wing conspiracy theorist and Infowars founder’s podcasts following a backlash from Spotify users. Spotify cited …
Read More »Devo on How 'Whip It' Changed Their Lives, Meeting the Rolling Stones
“I don’t think Devo would have hatched in a major city,” the group’s Jerry Casale says, looking back on the art-rockers’ early history in a excited tone. “We were surrounded by an anti-intellectual culture and antagonistic people in Ohio. By the time we came up on the radar of the …
Read More »'Guardians of the Galaxy' Cast Pen Open Letter Asking for Director James Gunn's Reinstatement
The cast of Guardians of the Galaxy – including Chris Pratt, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel and Zoe Saldana – together penned an open letter asking for the reinstatement of director James Gunn, who was fired from the Marvel franchise after dozens of inappropriate tweets resurfaced. “We fully support James Gunn. …
Read More »XXXTentacion Killing: Third Suspect Arrested
Police have arrested the third suspect in the shooting death of 20-year-old rapper XXXTentacion (real name Jahseh Onfroy), theAssociated Press reports. Robert Allen, a 22-year-old from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was taken into custody Wednesday after U.S. Marshals found him at his sister’s house in rural Georgia. He was booked in …
Read More »'McQueen' Review: Portrait of a Fashion Shock Artist As a Genius
Lee Alexander McQueen was just 40 when he hanged himself at his London home in 2010, on the eve of his mother’s funeral. His suicide made headlines. But it was the revolution he started in fashion that is still being felt and fiercely debated – you don’t escape censure when …
Read More »10 Best Country and Americana Songs of the Week: Eric Church, Rhonda Vincent and More
Long-awaited new music from the Chief, a live performance of a country classic and a sun-kissed new single from newcomer Frank Ray are among the country and Americana songs you need to hear right now. Andrew Combs, “Don’t Tell Our Friends About Me” A lovely reimagination of the Blake Mills …
Read More »Watch Colbert Dissect Trump's 'Contentious' Start to NATO Trip
Stephen Colbert dissected President Donald Trump‘s contentious first day at the NATO summit in Brussels, Belgium.During a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Trump accused Germany of being “totally controlled by Russia” because 35 percent of the country’s natural gas comes from Russia. https://youtu.be/gQQwOQLErDU%20 “It’s true, we’re all controlled …
Read More »Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Announce Posthumous Box Set 'An American Treasure'
Tom Petty‘s family and former collaborators compiled a four-CD box set of previously unreleased material by Petty and the Heartbreakers, for release on September 28th, SiriusXM announced. The release, calledAn American Treasure, marks the first posthumous album of Petty material since his death in October. The SiriusXM broadcast debuted a …
Read More »Sacha Baron Cohen Returns With New Series 'Who Is America?'
Sacha Baron Cohen will return to television for the first time in over a decade with a new satirical Showtime series, Who Is America? The Borat and Da Ali G Show star wrote and directed the seven-episode Showtime project, which premieres via streaming and On DemandJuly 15th at midnight ET. …
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