The White House coronavirus response coordinator decided to blame the media for President Trump’s wildly irresponsible and dangerous remarks about using disinfectants and ultraviolet light on coronavirus patients. “It bothers me that this is still in the news cycle,” Dr. Deborah Birx told CNN’s Jake Tapper on Sunday when the …
Read More »Evanescence Filmed Their 'Wasted on You' Video in Isolation
Self-isolation and social distancing from COVID-19 have put a halt on most film productions, including music videos. But some acts, like Evanescence, have found a way to create fitting visuals for their songs while stuck in quarantine. On Friday, the band released “Wasted on You,” the first track from their …
Read More »Charli XCX Unveils Electro-Pop Stunner, 'Claws'
Charli XCX dropped a new pop gem, “Claws,” off her upcoming quarantine album, How I’m Feeling Now, out May 15th. Produced by 100 Gecs‘ Dylan Brady, the electro-pop track centers around the chorus — “I like everything about you” — with tropical artwork to match its lyrics: “I’m not shy, …
Read More »Doctor Used Republican Connections to Get Unproven, Trump-Endorsed Meds to Treat Unknowing Elderly COVID-19 Patients
A Texas physician used his Republican political connections to secure the anti-malaria medicine hydroxychloroquine and has begun administering it to elderly COVID-19 positive patients at a nursing home. Some patients and their families are not aware that they are being given the unproven drug that has been heavily-endorsed by President …
Read More »Radiohead Plot Weekly Archival Streaming Series as Coronavirus Quarantine Entertainment
Radiohead have announced a new weekly streaming series to keep fans entertained as they self-isolate during the coronavirus pandemic. Each week, the band will post an archival show from their newly-launched Radiohead Public Library onto their YouTube channel, starting Thursday, April 9th, at 5 p.m. ET. “Now that you have …
Read More »Apple Music Quietly Starts $50 Million COVID-19 Advance Fund for Indie Labels
Apple Music is the latest company to offer industry relief amid the coronavirus pandemic. It told independent record labels Tuesday that it is launching a $50 million advance royalty fund to make sure their artists get paid. According to a letter sent to the labels and obtained byRolling Stone,independent labels …
Read More »Electric Daisy Carnival 2020 Rescheduled for October
Insomniac announced its 2020 Electric Daisy Carnival has been rescheduled to the fall. The electronic festival was originally slated for May 15th through the 17th, but was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Held at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway from October 2nd to the 4th, the festival will celebrate …
Read More »'It's Sad and It's Scary': How Slim Thug Was Diagnosed With, Then Fought, Coronavirus
Slim Thug was trolling. Like many Americans, the threat of coronavirus seemed like an otherworldly concern and not a force that’d begin to change the fabric of daily existence. “I was saying stay home and yelling. I was telling people they were going to get it,” Thug says. “I was …
Read More »Dave Grohl Will Share 'True Short Stories' During Self-Quarantine
Dave Grohl has launched a new Instagram page, titled Dave’s True Stories, to share short stories from his life as we wait out the coronavirus pandemic. “Hi, my name is Dave,” Grohl wrote in his first post. “Sometimes I play drums. Sometimes I play guitar. Sometimes I tell stories. I’m …
Read More »Bruce Springsteen Appears in New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund Video
Bruce Springsteen advocates for the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund in a video for the new charity, alongside other New Jersey celebrities, including Jon Bon Jovi, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Whoopi Goldberg, Danny DeVito, Carli Lloyd, Charlie Puth, and the state’s first lady, Tammy Murphy. “These are uncertain times,” Springsteen …
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