Rodney Reed has spent the past 22 years in prison after being convicted of the 1996 murder of Stacy Stites. He is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on November 20th, but if his high-profile supporters like Rhianna, Kim Kardashian, Dr. Phil, and a bipartisan group of Texas legislators …
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Leslie Jones and John Cena play the starring roles in a new audio comedy series, 64th Man, released by Audible. The 10-episode series arrived on Thursday. Developed by Saturday Night Live writer Bryan Tucker and Zack Phillips (Above Average, The Kicker), 64th Man stars Cena as Billy Logan, a successful college football …
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One day after announcing their upcoming double album, Everyday Life, and releasing two tracks from the project, Coldplay have shared their video for one of the songs, “Orphans.” The clip, directed by Mat Whitecross, takes a behind-the-scenes look at the songwriting and recording process for “Orphans.” We hear audio of …
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Nick Cave‘s and PJ Harvey‘s music have always shared a similar gloomy sensibility, but where his was often stark and gothic, hers was ethereal and impressionistic. The two artists’ worlds collided in the mid Nineties; they collaborated on the morose “Henry Lee” for Cave’s album Murder Ballads and dated for …
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Just days after releasing her first new music in five years, Liz Phair visited CBS This Morningto perform three songs in a “Saturday Sessions” mini-concert. The alt-rock singer, who just released her debut memoir Horror Stories and shared an exclusive audio excerpt of her reading it, performed her new single …
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Sesame Street will tackle the opioid crisis and its impact on families with the help of a new Muppet whose parent has a “grown up problem.” Earlier this year, Sesame Street introduced the green-furred character Karli to its free online program Sesame Street in Communities, with the six-year-old Muppet moving …
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Mick Jagger could not have foreseen that he’d still be rocking out in his seventies. In fact, according to the Rolling Stones‘ former accountant, he discussed the possibility of setting up a pension plan back in the day. “I was having a meeting with Mick while he was waiting for …
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Rock of Ages has extended its off-Broadway run 14 weeks (through January 14, 2020), meaning hair metal fans can now sit back and take tequila shots in their Harley Davidson T-shirts in New York City for a little longer. Held at the Theater District’s New World Stages, the production is …
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This year’s CMA Awards aims to do something that country radio doesn’t: give women in country music their moment in the spotlight. According to a release on Monday morning, the 53rd annual CMAs will be “celebrating legendary women in country music throughout the ceremony.” As a reflection of that mission …
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On a recent visit to New York from their home country Jamaica, the No-Maddz pop into a record store and seek out the reggae section — only to find a few scantly filled bins near the back. “They treat it like it’s niche,” sighs tall, lanky Sheldon “Sheppie” Shepherd. Everaldo …
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