One day after the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody earned a Best Picture Academy Awards nomination, an exposé delves into the new allegations of sexual abuse and rape of underage boys against the film’s director Bryan Singer. The Atlantic‘s 12-month investigation, published Wednesday, recounts the allegations of abuse by Singer’s previous …
Read More »Supreme Court Allows Trump's Transgender Military Ban to Take Effect
The Supreme Court has allowed President Trump’s partial ban on transgender people serving in the military to go into effect, CNN reports. However, the Justices haven’t ruled on the merits of the case — they’ve just said that they won’t hear the case until the lower federal appeals court challenges …
Read More »Op-Ed: MLK Offers a Lesson on Why We Should Be Worried About Amazon and the FBI
As FBI director J. Edgar Hoover became increasingly disturbed by the growing political power of the Civil Rights Movement — and paranoid about its possible connections to communists — he directed his agents to step up their surveillance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Hoover’s obsession with King bordered on the …
Read More »Two R. Kelly Accusers Detail Allegations Against Singer on 'Dateline'
A pair of R. Kelly accusers detailed their allegations of sexual abuse against the singer in a Dateline special that aired Friday night on NBC. “Accused: The R. Kelly Story” featured new interviews with Tracy Sampson, who first spoke to the Washington Post in May 2018, and Jerhonda Pace, the …
Read More »See Rubén Blades Rock Out With Making Movies in Fierce New Video for 'No Te Calles'
Best known for anthemic salsa songs like “Pedro Navaja” and “Plastico,” the prolific Panamanian singer, songwriter and bandleader Rubén Blades tries on a new hat as a protest rocker in “No Te Calles,” his new song with Kansas City psych-rock band Making Movies. “It is like nothing Rubén has ever …
Read More »Watch Rita Ora Bring Impassioned 'Let You Love Me' to 'Fallon'
Rita Ora delivered a dazzling rendition of “Let You Love Me” on The Tonight Show Tuesday, while she also sat down with Jimmy Fallon to discus her new album Phoenix and play a round of “One Word Songs.” Ora’s performance of “Let You Love Me” opened with the British pop …
Read More »How Greensky Bluegrass Embrace the Archaic on New Album 'All for Money'
Nobody starts a string band to make a quick buck. Then again nobody can accuse Greensky Bluegrass of taking any shortcuts. The Michigan-bred quintet, known for marathon live shows that have earned a continuously swelling Grateful Dead-like fanbase, have been gigging relentlessly for nearly two decades, using the best parts …
Read More »Watch Mø's Moonlit 'Blur' Performance on 'Fallon'
Mø dropped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to perform her Forever Neverland track “Blur.” The Danish pop star’s tour begins tonight. Mø and her band performed “Blur” in front of a large moon that was backlit by a red light. It matched the song’s opening lyrics: “Under the bad, bad …
Read More »Bryan Ferry to Spotlight Roxy Music's 'Avalon' on Summer Solo Tour
Following Roxy Music‘s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, Bryan Ferry will embark on a North American solo trek focusing on the band’s 1982 album Avalon as well the singer’s own solo work and Roxy Music hits. Ferry’s 18-date North American leg begins July 30th at Toronto’s Sony Centre …
Read More »Comey Firing Prompted FBI Investigation into Whether Trump Was Working for Russia
President Donald Trump‘s firing of FBI Director James Comey triggered an FBI investigation as agents feared the president was working on behalf of the Russian government, theNew York Timesreported late Friday, citing law enforcement and others familiar with the investigation. This new reporting reveals that the investigation into Trump was …
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