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We Went to Erykah Badu and Desa Potato Head’s Wellness Festival
“My name is Erykah Badu and I’m a cold motherfucker.”From Trucker Hats to Joggers, Target's Grateful Dead Drop Has You Covered From 'Dead' to Toe It’s 6:30 am on the rooftop of Desa Potato Head and a crowd of yogis, writers, singers, dancers, reiki healers, crystal experts, and at least two corporate lawyers sit cross-legged on plush yoga mats. Locals and tourists have gathered here for Merasa, a 7-day wellness festival co-curated by Grammy-Award winning singer, songwriter, and doula Erykah Badu. “I am amazing today. We’re going out and it’s going to be great.” Badu is leading the group through a sunrise...
From Shaolin to Symphonies: RZA Announces New Orchestral LP ‘A Ballet Through Mud’
RZA will journey from Staten Island to symphony halls with the Wu-Tang Clan mastermind’s upcoming orchestral album, A Ballet Through Mud.Martin Shkreli Accused of Copying and Sharing One-Of-a-Kind Wu-Tang Album in New Lawsuit The producer rediscovered the project during the pandemic when he revisited lyrical songbooks he penned as a teenager in “Shaolin.” RZA then transformed those early works into a ballet that tells a coming-of-age story about love and growth. “I have been composing my whole life, although I didn’t know initially that was what I was doing. The inspiration for A Ballet Through Mud comes from my earliest creative output...
Hear Gillian Welch Sing Lead on First New Song in 13 Years
Gillian Welch and David Rawlings are back with Woodland, the first album of songs written by the duo in seven years. The 10-track album was recorded entirely at the East Nashville studio that bears its name, which the duo has owned for more than two decades. Tyler Childers and Dan Auerbach Will Perform for John Anderson at the Grand Ole Opry “Woodland is at the heart of everything we do, and has been for the last twenty some years,” Welch and Rawlings said. “The past four years were spent almost entirely within its walls, bringing it back to life after...
Watch Post Malone Get Ultra-Sentimental on New Country Song About His Daughter, ‘Yours’
Country songs about dads watching their daughters getting married and — as Hank Hill once put it — “feeling emotions” constitute a mini-genre at this point, from Heartland’s “I Loved Her First” to Alan Jackson’s “You’ll Always Be My Baby.” Country newcomer Post Malone became the latest contributor to that micro-canon this week, debuting “Yours,” a track from his new album F-1 Trillion, which drops Aug. 16, at his Bud Light-sponsored performance at Nashville’s Marathon Music Works Tuesday night.Watch Post Malone, Blake Shelton Perform 'Pour Me a Drink' at Nashville Concert In his introduction, Malone acknowledged he may be getting ahead of...
AOC Slams Effort to Oust Biden in Lengthy Livestream
The Republican National Convention ended with a lengthy, divisive, and exhausting speech from Donald Trump — now the official GOP 2024 nominee. For Democrats, the dawn brings a reminder that questions around their own presumptive candidate are far from settled. Biden Should Resign the Presidency to Save His Legacy Shortly after the former president’s speech ended, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) took to Instagram Live for more than an hour to discuss her reasoning for continuing to stand behind President Joe Biden. As rumors continue to swirl regarding whethert the president will exit the race amid concerns about his mental and physical...
Smashing Pumpkins Reveal New Album ‘Aghori Mhori Mei’ Out in Two Weeks
Just over a year after the Smashing Pumpkins released their triple-album Atum, Billy Corgan and company are back with another new LP titled Aghori Mhori Mei, arriving in two weeks’ time on August 2.Smashing Pumpkins Unveil New Bourbon, Cut With Tea From Billy Corgan's Emporium Soon after the release of the final installment of Atum, the prolific Corgan returned to the studio to begin work on the band’s next album while employing a recording strategy that the Pumpkins relied on in the early Nineties. “In the writing of this new album I became intrigued with the well-worn axiom, ‘you can’t go...
‘Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition’ Is a Mini-Game Collection for Masochists
In an industry rife with remakes, remasters, and re-releases, few companies have mastered the art of repacking leftovers for a nostalgia-driven appetite than Nintendo. With games like 1985’s NES classic Super Mario Bros. reissued dozens of times over four decades, even the youngest players are familiar with the look, feel, and basic gameplay of Nintendo’s classics.How the Kendrick-Drake Beef Became a Viral Video Game With a legacy like that, Nintendo doesn’t really need to try hard to sell its back catalog, and with its latest collection, Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition, it most certainly isn’t. Instead, the Japanese developer is...
Lady Gaga Returns to the Studio for ‘LG7’: ‘Happy as Ever Making Music’
Lady Gaga is giving her Little Monsters a small — but very exciting — update on the status of the long-awaited LG7. The singer posted a series of photos from inside the recording studio on Thursday, assuring fans that new music is officially underway. Katy Perry's 'Woman's World' and the End of 2010s Pop “Just me in the studio—happy as ever making music,” she wrote. “Feel so grateful, heart is peaceful. It’s like meditation. I can’t wait for you to hear what I’m working on.” In the photos, Gaga is seen standing and presumably singing behind a microphone. In another shot,...
Jane Fonda Remembers ‘Kind, Wry, and Very Funny’ Bob Newhart: ‘Just Like on Screen’
Jane Fonda and Bob Newhart’s paths didn’t cross much over the many decades of their respective careers — but in the last eight years, they became neighbors and friends, as Fonda wrote in an Instagram tribute to Newhart, who died Thursday at age 94. “He was just like on the screen: understated, kind, wry, and very funny,” Fonda wrote on Instagram. “As I’m the oldest one around here these days, Bob liked to have me come over to reminisce with him about the old timers, Red Skelton, Ed Sullivan, my dad. We’d have a beer and I’d leave when one...
Cheng Pei Pei, ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ Actress, Dead at 78
Cheng Pei Pei, the pioneering “Queen of Martial Arts” who starred in dozens of wuxia films in Hong Kong before reaching a global audience with Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, has died at the age of 78. Why the 'Newhart' Finale is the Perfect Example of Bob Newhart's Comic Genius Cheng’s family revealed the actress died Wednesday in San Francisco after she was first diagnosed with atypical Parkinsonian disorder, which she battled privately since 2019. “Our mom Cheng Pei Pei wanted to be remembered for who she was: the legendary ‘Queen of Martial Arts,’” the family said in a statement (via...
Hear ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Take on Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Billie Eilish on ‘Polkamania!’
Ten years ago this week, “Weird Al” Yankovic’s Mandatory Fun became the first comedy album to top the Billboard album chart since Allan Sherman’s My Son, the Nut in August 1963. The years following that triumph have been a busy time for Yankovic, marked by multiple world tours, a stint as the bandleader on Comedy Bang! Bang!, the recording of “The Hamilton Polka,” and the release of Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, a brilliantly twisted biopic starring Daniel Radcliffe that racked up many awards, including an Emmy for Outstanding Television Movie.Foo Fighters Cut Citi Field Concert Short Due to...
How Joe Jonas Found a Sense of Belonging and Security on His New Single ‘Work It Out’
If Joe Jonas could have any superpower in the world, it wouldn’t be the ability to fly or teleport anywhere he wanted or time travel. He wouldn’t even want to have superhuman speed or lasers that shoot out of his eyes. In the first verse on his first official solo single, “Work It Out,” the singer opts for invisibility. During the latest episode of Rolling Stone’s The Breakdown, Jonas reveals the light and dark sides of that power — one that could be used for pranking his close friends or for escaping from a world he doesn’t always feel...
Keith Gattis Was a Texas Songwriting Legend. A New Duo Honor His Legacy
Keith Gattis made a quick impression on Low Gap. Now, the Ohio band wants to remind the world of the impact that Gattis had on country music, more than a year after the songwriter’s passing.How Joe Jonas Found a Sense of Belonging and Security on His New Single 'Work It Out' On Friday, Low Gap, led by brothers Gus and Phin Johnson, dropped the new single “Waves,” which was co-written with Gattis shortly before his death in April 2023. Lyrically, “Waves” is a song in which the singer laments being in love with a person less sure of what they want....
Biden Should Resign the Presidency to Save His Legacy
George Washington could tell a lie, Taft didn’t get stuck in the bath, and Mary Lincoln never used Todd, her maiden name, after marriage. As a presidential historian, I love eviscerating falsehoods with an arsenal of contradictory evidence. I start by naming the false witness, identifying his motivations, methodically trace the lie’s evolution through secondary sources and, finally, arguing a moral imperative to intervene.The Democrats Who Could Replace Biden and Take on Trump I always win the battle, but I’ll never win the war. I’m at least a century late for that. I’m not sold on “history is written by the victors,”...
Kyle Gass Deletes Donald Trump Apology Post Following Tenacious D Fallout
Tenacious D’s Kyle Gass has deleted his Instagram apology post following intense backlash over comments he made about Donald Trump onstage in Sydney. The musician initially wrote that he regretted saying “Don’t miss Trump next time” in response to the attempted assassination of the Republican nominee, confirming, “I’m incredibly sorry for my severe lack of judgement.”Trump Promises Unity, Delivers Division in Low-Energy RNC Speech The apology, posted to Instagram earlier this week, has since been removed. There are now two recent posts on Gass’ account, one a throwback to an early acting gig in the movie Mannequin and one in...
Adrian Brody Joins Rauw Alejandro in His Cinematic Video for ‘Déjame Entrar’
Rauw Alejandro has dropped a new single, “Déjame Entrar.” The smooth-talking Latin track was co-produced by El Zorro and MAG, and follows Alejandro’s recent song “Touching The Sky.”Post Malone, Doja Cat, Rauw Alejandro Set for 2024 Global Citizen Fest The single is accompanied by a music video, which was shot in New York City and directed by Martin Seipel and produced by ABSNT. The cinematic clip features an appearance from actor Adrian Brody, who plays a friend of Alejandro inquiring about his latest flame. Alejandro debuted “Déjame Entrar” last week during his performance for the Today Show Citi Concert Series. The musician told...
Hear Cardi B Join Forces With Rob49 on Fast-Talking Single ‘On Dat Money’
Rob49 has dropped a new single, “On Dat Money,” featuring an appearance from Cardi B. The pair also shared a music video for the song, which sees Cardi rolling around in piles of cash and hitting the open road with Rob49. The clip, filmed in a New Jersey mansion, was directed by George Buford, Frederick Buford, and Directedbyfrankie.Cardi B Sued by Producers Who Claim 'Enough (Miami)' Stole Beat From Their 'Reservation Dogs' Song “I’ve been grinding hard all summer, and teaming up with Cardi B on ‘On Dat Money’ is something I’m very excited about,” Rob49 said in a statement....
Watch Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman Cameo in Stray Kids’ ‘Chk Chk Boom’ Video
Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman are really ramping up their promotion for forthcoming Marvel film Deadpool & Wolverine. The duo’s latest appearance comes in the music video for Stray Kids’ new single, “Chk Chk Boom,” which sees the actors pretending to be a weather man and a news anchor on a fictional network. Ryan Reynolds Gave Up His First 'Deadpool' Salary to Fund On-Set Writer's Room In the clip, the actors’ antics book-end the band performing the track on rooftops and city streets (with some very impressive dance moves). “Chk Chk Boom” is the lead single off Stray Kids’ new...
Trump Promises Unity, Delivers Division in Low-Energy RNC Speech
MILWAUKEE — Former President Donald Trump — who left the White House only after an unprecedented campaign to undermine the results of his 2020 election defeat, culminating in a deadly insurgency at the U.S. Capitol — has completed one of the most disturbing comeback stories in American politics, accepting the 2024 Republican presidential nomination in Milwaukee, just days after surviving being grazed by an assassin’s bullet. Kyle Gass Deletes Donald Trump Apology Post Following Tenacious D Fallout Trump, a convicted felon who was impeached twice as the 45th president, spoke Thursday night at the Republican National Convention while riding high in...
Childish Gambino’s Final Album ‘Bando Stone and the New World’ Is Here
It’s time to say goodbye to Childish Gambino. On Friday, Donald Glover officially released Bando Stone and the New World, his sixth and final album under the Childish Gambino moniker.Childish Gambino's Final Album Features Everyone From Chlöe to Yeat “It’s a big goodbye album,” he told Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1. The 17-track LP — which features singles “In the Night” with Jorja Smith and Amaarae and “Lithonia” — is meant to be a soundtrack album for a film of the same name. Glover debuted a trailer for the film during showings of A Quiet Place: Day One and at...
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