The rapper Rico Nasty has at least two tattoos of herself, one on each arm. On her right shoulder sits an inked-in rendering of a pink-haired selfie taken to commemorate her first visit to the Sony Music offices following the release of her third mixtape, Sugar Trap, in 2017. Her left forearm bears an image of a cartoonish […]
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Richard Thompson has been one of rock’s MVPs since the mid-Sixties. He was a founding member of Fairport Convention — the band that invented the merger of rock and British folk — and his subsequent, musically timeless albums with his ex-wife Linda have long been revered: Their 1982 Shoot Out the Lights made Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. He’s […]
So, How Was Your 2020? is a series in which our favorite entertainers answer our questionnaire about the music, culture and memorable moments that shaped their year. We’ll be rolling these pieces out throughout December. 2020 found the Old 97’s making a new album under conditions that encapsulated this disastrous year: Recording in Nashville amid a devastating […]
As a musician, I always wonder how far technology can go? and what changes it can bring for musicians? I have seen the world changing from traditional acoustic guitars to “High-Tech Electric Guitars”, but revolution doesn’t seem to stop there, everyday we found something new and something better than what we had yesterday. I have […]
President-elect Joe Biden has selected New Mexico Representative Deb Haaland to head the Department of the Interior in his administration, outlets are reporting, a historic move that would see Haaland as the first Indigenous American appointed to the position of a cabinet secretary in the United States. If her nomination is confirmed by the Senate, Haaland, a first-term member of […]
UPDATE 12/1: The Red Hot organization honored World AIDS Day with a 30th anniversary reissue of Red Hot + Blue, releasing a PBS NewsHour piece and a message from Dr. Anthony Fauci. “Today on World AIDS Day I want to commend the Red Hot (+Blue) Organization for 30 years of art and activism that have provided critically needed assistance in the fight against AIDS,” […]
By Sara Radin Bridgerton, the new period romance from Grey’s Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes, mixes all the highly stylized drama of Grace Mercy West Hospital with the pomp and powdered wigs of Regency Era England, as eight siblings duke it out for love, status, and, well, dukes. But when a controlling older brother comes between young beauty Daphne […]
Trent Reznor reflected on Nine Inch Nails’ past and looked forward to their future in his speech marking the band’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Following an introduction from Iggy Pop, the frontman opened by acknowledging the surreal nature of this year’s virtual event. He said when he found out Nine Inch Nails had […]
Whitney Houston became one of the latest inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday, November 7th, along with Depeche Mode, the Doobie Brothers, Nine Inch Nails, the Notorious B.I.G. and, T. Rex. During Saturday’s ceremony, Alicia Keys virtually presented Houston’s induction, delivering a speech on how the legendary vocalist and performer touched her own life at […]
Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood has posted a Christmas letter to the band’s fans reflecting back on this difficult year and looking ahead to a brighter future. “Usually this letter is a happy gambol through a year of touring,” he wrote. “Or recording. Or something musical. But there’s nothing to talk about this year, except absences. It’s been a […]