Explaining his decision not to run for reelection, Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), one of the few remaining anti-Trump Republicans in Congress, spoke of the “cancer” in the GOP “of lies, of conspiracy, of dishonesty.” He toldThis Week’s George Stephanopoulosthat only he, Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and a “few others” in …
Read More »Sasami's 'Skin a Rat' Is a Snarling, Self-Aware Hard-Rock Sucker Punch
There’s something about the act of headbanging that’s more than just an expression of joy — something that speaks to the way a great riff makes you wish your head was a boxer’s speed ball getting walloped into oblivion. “Skin a Rat,” a new song from L.A.-based artist Sasami, has …
Read More »Camila Cabello Links Up With Myke Towers and Tainy for 'Oh Na Na'
Camila Cabello, Myke Towers and producer Tainy have teamed up for new song “Oh Na Na,” which they cowrote with others, along with Tainy and Neon16 serving as producers. The song is sung in both Spanish and English. “Oh na na na,” she and Towers sing to open their verses …
Read More »Japanese Breakfast Cover Weezer's 'Say It Ain't So' on New Live EP
Japanese Breakfast have dropped a surprise EP as part of Spotify and the famed recording studio’s Live at Electric Lady series. The eight-song set includes a cover of Weezer‘s “Say It Ain’t So,” a fitting choice as Weezer originally recorded the track at Electric Lady Studios for their self-titled 1994 …
Read More »Drug Dealer Accepts Plea Deal With 17 Years Prison Time in Mac Miller's OD Death
One of the three men charged in connection with Mac Miller’s fatal overdose has agreed to plead guilty and accept a 17-year prison sentence for supplying the fentanyl-laced counterfeit oxycodone pills sold to the rising rapper shortly before his 2018 death. Under the terms of the deal, prosecutors are waiving …
Read More »Watch Bruce Springsteen Revisit 'The River' on 'Colbert'
Bruce Springsteen appeared on The Late Show for an intimate, acoustic performance of his 1979 classic song “The River.” The musician performed solo, although the original track features the E Street Band. Springsteen also sat down with host Stephen Colbert to discuss his new book Renegades: Born in the USA, …
Read More »QAnon Congressional Candidate Farcically Compares Himself to Civil Rights Icon: I'm the 'Digital Rosa Parks'
“You could call me the new Rosa Parks,” leading QAnon conspiracy theorist and Arizona congressional candidate Ron Watkins told the crowd at a “Q” convention this weekend. Watkins, who announced his candidacy for Congress last week, is likely best known as the administrator of 8kun (previously called 8chan), the site …
Read More »Judge Dismisses Copyright Suit Against Nirvana Over Use of Dante's 'Inferno' Illustration
UPDATE (10/22): A copyright infringement lawsuit over Nirvana’s use of a C.W. Scott-Giles illustration from a 1949 English translation of Dante’s Inferno on merchandise has been dismissed. Per court documents obtained by Rolling stone, Judge Dale Fischer ruled that the United Kingdom was a more appropriate jurisdiction because the plaintiff, …
Read More »Megan Thee Stallion to Release 'Something for Thee Hotties'
Megan Thee Stallion announced Thursday that she will release Something for Thee Hotties: From Thee Archives, a collection of freestyles and unreleased tracks, on October 29th. “My gift to my hotties,” the rapper wrote on Instagram next to an image of the cover art. “Freestyles y’all been asking for plus …
Read More »Netflix Employees Stage Walkout to Protest Dave Chappelle's 'The Closer'
Netflix employees staged a walkout outside the company’s office-studio complex in Los Angeles on Wednesday to protest Dave Chappelle‘s stand-up special The Closer, which has drawn criticism for its perceived transphobic comments. The special debuted on the streamer on Oct. 5. As Associated Press reports, the rally was also attended …
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