Brian Wilson has postponed his upcoming tour dates to take care of his mental health. In a note to ticketholders to his June Pet Sounds and Greatest Hits Live tours, he wrote on his website that he did not take the decision lightly. His plan is to “rest, recover and …
Read More »Wilco Announce Fall North American Tour
Wilco have announced a fall North American tour, their first since 2017.The band will hit North America following a stint in Europe. They’ll kick off in Toronto on October 8th, making stops at New York’s Radio City Music Hall on October 12th and wrapping up with back-to-back nights at ACL’s …
Read More »Bruce Springsteen Promises New E Street Band Album, 2020 Tour
In a new interview with Italian newspaper la Repubblica, Bruce Springsteen has elaborated on his future plans for the E Street Band. “We will go on tour next year,” he said. “I’ll record with the E Street Band in autumn and, when we are done, we’ll go on tour. Of …
Read More »Trailers of the Week: 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,' 'Star Trek: Picard'
Has it really been less than a week since HBO dropped that wonderfully cryptic, Pink Floyd-scored Westworld teaser? It feels like several months have passed since then. Trailer-wise, it’s been a busy six days: We got an extended look at Quentin Tarantino‘s latest, a teaser for the upcoming Star Trek: …
Read More »Lady Gaga to Play Intimate Apollo Theater Show
Lady Gaga will perform a special invitation-only show at the the famed Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York City on June 24th. The event will be hosted by SiriusXM and Pandora, who completed a $3.5 billion merger in February. “Performing at the Apollo has always been a dream of mine,” …
Read More »Whitney Houston Hologram Tour, New Album in the Works
Whitney Houston‘s estate has revealed plans for a new album from the late singer, as well as a tour featuring her hologram. Estate executor (and sister-in-law to to the performer) Pat Houston told The New York Times that there are potential plans for a touring hologram, a Broadway musical, branding …
Read More »Trump Just Pardoned a Guy Who Wrote a Book Calling Him a 'Genius'
Though Donald Trump has found ways to subvert most of them, when the Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution they made sure to include several checks to the president’s power. In regard to pardons, however, the president’s authority is all but absolute. “The President … shall have Power to grant Reprieves …
Read More »415: The Most Dangerous Number
Last week, an exquisitely sensitive instrument located in a metal shack on the top of Mauna Loa, a 13,679-foot-high volcano in Hawaii, recorded a terrifying human achievement: Thanks to our ever-increasing addiction to burning fossil fuels, the level of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere has risen to 415 parts …
Read More »Kim Jong-un Reportedly Demanded 'Famous Basketball Players' for Denuclearization Talks
Kim Jong-un loves basketball. The 35-year-old North Korean leader grew up on Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls of the 1990s, and his fascination with the sport has persisted well into his tenure as Supreme Leader. He even made a point to strike up a friendship with former Bulls forward …
Read More »Zac Efron's Ted Bundy Performance Is Good, Not Killer
There’s a daring concept behind this off-kilter Netflix movie about the kinder and gentler side of serial killer Ted Bundy that should have worked: How can a pretty face blind us to the demon lurking inside? Zac Efron perfectly embodies the hotness that drew women to law-student Bundy even after …
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