Maynard James Keenan offered an encouraging update on the long-awaited Tool album on Twitter, alerting the alt-metal band’s fans that he has finished composing – but hasn’t yet recorded – his contributions to the follow-up to 2006’s 10,000 Days. “Started getting music files from the boys w the word FINAL …
Read More »Diplo, Tiesto, Zedd Lead Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas Lineup
Diplo, Zedd, Tiëstoand Kaskade are among the acts that lead 2018’s Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas lineup. In its 22nd year, EDC Las Vegas will take place May 18th through May 20th at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Armin Van Buuren, Afrojack and Marshmello will also take top billing. This year, …
Read More »Watch Rise of Migos-Mania in New Doc on Rap Trio's Breakout Success
Atlanta rap trio Migos chronicle the wild success of their Number One debut album,Culture,in a new Tidal documentary. The film positions Culture as the start of Migos-mania. “A year ago today we released Culture,” explains Kevin Lee (Coach K), who runs the trio’s label, Quality Control, with Pierre “Pee” Thomas. …
Read More »How Women and Tech Took Over Porn: Inside the 2018 AVN Awards
Here’s a Black Mirror pitch: You pay several hundred dollars to attend the world’s biggest porn convention and awards ceremony. You travel to Las Vegas, where the air has transformed into mentholated nicotine vapor and no one will validate your parking. You do this in order to meet porn stars …
Read More »Watch Cam Make Peace With 'Diane' in Emotional New Video
Cam has released the music video for her current single, “Diane,” which was shot in Los Angeles and directed by Daniel Carberry. The tune, in which she reveals to an unsuspecting wife that she has been having an affair with her husband because she didn’t know he was married, is …
Read More »Quincy Jones on Michael Jackson, the Beatles, Trump
UPDATE 2: Jones issued a statement apologizing for what he called “word vomit & bad-mouthing” in two wide-ranging interviews that ran earlier this year, including one with New Yorkmagazine, in which he criticized the Beatles and Michael Jackson, among other famous figures. “When you’ve been fortunate enough to have lived …
Read More »Howard Stern Enlists All-Star Lineup for David Bowie Tribute Special
Howard Stern has recruited artists like Garbage, Billy Corgan, Car Seat Headrest and Greta Van Fleet to record David Bowie songs for an all-star tribute to the late icon. Slipknot’s Corey Taylor, Spoon’s Britt Daniel, Bleachers, Daryl Hall, Peter Frampton and Todd Rundgren are also among the 25 artists to …
Read More »'In Living Color' at Super Bowl: How It Birthed the Half-Time Spectacle
In Living Color lasted just five seasons on the air from 1990 to 1994, and when it was cancelled it got the quick, disappointed eulogy one might expect for a show that briefly burned hard and bright but had already lost some of its mojo. But with time, it’s become …
Read More »See Jimmy Buffett, Caroline Jones Sing 'Breathe In, Breathe Out, Move On'
Benefit concerts can rustle up some unusual musical pairings for duets, but in a new clip from last fall’s Trying to Reason Hurricane Relief Benefit Concert in Florida, Caroline Jones joins together with Jimmy Buffett for a touching rendition of the chief Parrothead’s “Breathe In, Breathe Out, Move On.” Written …
Read More »Why Trump's 'New American Moment' Isn't Right for Many Latinos
Despite calling for bipartisanship and national unity during his first State of the Union address on Tuesday (that is after almost an hour of self-congratulating), Trump still brought up his most divisive, discriminatory policy yet: His “four pillars” for immigration reform. Along with ending both the family reunification and lottery …
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