The Clash and Sham 69 frontman Jimmy Pursey rip through “White Riot” in a clip from the upcoming documentary about the 1978 Rock Against Racism concert, also dubbed White Riot. As noted in the clip, Pursey’s collaboration with the Clash was a savvy attempt to spread the movement’s anti-racism message …
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The USPS is refuting a viral post that suggests shopping on Amazon during their Prime Day event next week could slow down the handling of election mail. The post, which has been circulating online in various formats since last week, encourages people not to shop on Amazon during Prime Day, …
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UPDATE (10/5):The release date for Dune has been pushed from December 18th all the way to October 5th, 2021. ** The trailer for Dune — the latest adaptation of Frank Herbert’s 1965 science-fiction epic — has finally arrived. Directed by Denis Villeneuve, the film is out on December 18th. Set …
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BTS wrapped up their virtual five-night Tonight Show residency Friday with their hit “Dynamite.” For the pre-taped performance, the K-pop act conjured up disco days as BTS piled onto a dance floor under a half-dozen mirrorballs to deliver their latest single. The performance then concluded with a group rollerskating session. …
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The late Toots Hibbert appears in the new animated video for “Three Little Birds” alongside Ziggy Marley and Ringo Starr. The track appears off Toots and the Maytals‘ Got to Be Tough,out now via Trojan Jamaica/BMG Records. The animated trio performs the Bob Marley cover while flying over cities, ancient …
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On Full Frontal Wednesday, September 16th, Samantha Bee broke down a handful of down ballot Senate races across the country that could be key to the Democrats flipping the chamber in November. Bee started with one of the most intriguing races — South Carolina, a deep red state where Jaime …
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Japanese Breakfast‘s Michelle Zauner and Crying’s Ryan Galloway have teamed up for Pop Songs 2020, a new EP made in quarantine. Released under the name Bumper, the four-track album is out Friday. The project was born when Zauner asked Galloway to write a guitar part for a song off her …
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British punks Idles delivered an explosive cover of the Beatles’ “Helter Skelter” during a recent livestream performance at Abbey Road Studios in London. The performance got off to an endearingly clunky start, with a few members of Idles flubbing their opening cues. But the band soon latched onto the relentless …
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Anohni has released a new single featuring a pair of covers: Bob Dylan’s “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue” and an old live rendition of Nina Simone’s “Be My Husband.” Both songs are available digitally and will be released on vinyl October 2nd via Secretly Canadian. In a press release, …
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HBO has released an ominous first teaser for its upcoming docuseries The Vow, which chronicles the wild story of NXIVM, a self-help group that was allegedly masquerading as an abusive sex cult. The show will premiere August 23rd on HBO. The first teaser for The Vow is styled almost like …
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