Back in 2012, Gawker published a leaked sex tape of former WWE wrestler Hulk Hogan that led to a lawsuit backed by PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel. The $115 million verdict ultimately led to the demise of Gawker, and there’s been a screenplay about the saga making the rounds in Hollywood for a while. According to
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Noah Kahan welcomed fellow acclaimed singer/songwriter Arlo Parks last night (Aug. 2) at Montreal’s Osheaga festival for a surprise, headlining set-closing collaboration on his song “Stick Season,” the title track of his breakthrough 2022 album. The pair had never performed together before. For Kahan, who grew up about three hours away in Strafford, Vt., it
Aerosmith are retiring from touring effective immediately after concluding that frontman Steven Tyler will not be able to recover from his vocal injury. Previously, Aerosmith postponed their planned farewell tour after Tyler sustained vocal cord damage and fractured his larynx during a concert in September 2023. Although the band had announced rescheduled dates to begin
Universal Pictures will develop a feature film based on Britney Spears‘ hit 2023 memoir The Woman in Me, according to reports. The project will be developed by director Jon M. Chu and producer Marc Platt. Spears alluded to the news on social media, saying Platt has “always made my favorite movies.” The latter is known
Garbage have canceled all remaining tour dates through 2024 due to an injury sustained by singer Shirley Mason that will “require surgery and rehabilitation to correct.” “This is not a decision that we have taken lightly and we apologise to our amazing fans and supportive promoters,” the band wrote in an Instagram post on Thursday,
Growing up with parents in the music industry deeply connected DJ and producer NOMIS to music from a young age. It became clear to him, early on, that he wanted to be the one “behind the decks” where he could create music that would make people dance and inspire happiness. This compulsion has helped shape
Netflix has confirmed details of Season 2 of Squid Game, revealing that new episodes of the South Korean survival series will premiere on December 26th, 2024. What’s more, Netflix has announced that a third season of Squid Game — which will also mark the series’ final season — will air in 2025. Along with revealing
“Everyone always lies about sex. If you haven’t lied about it, it isn’t sex,” Carrie Fisher wrote in The Guardian, a response to a plea for advice from a woman who discovered her husband of 30 years had been hiring sex workers. “Have you ever faked an orgasm? Some might say that’s a kind of well-meaning
During Green Day’s North American “Saviors Tour” kickoff show in Washington, D.C., on Monday (July 29th), Billie Joe Armstrong held up a Donald Trump mask with the word “IDIOT” written across its forehead. The frontman’s actions have caught the ire of MAGA supporters, some of whom are calling for a boycott on the punk band.
Wand – Vertigo Drag City Since their 2014 debut, Ganglion Reef, the L.A.-based Wand have braided garage, psych, and classic rock into a fuzzed-out whole that constantly swings between inspiration and tribute. On their 2022 live album, Spiders in the Rain, Wand showcased their many gifts outside the studio—drawing heavily from Ty Segall, with whom many
For Vice President Kamala Harris, it’s not just a Brat Summer — it’s also a Hot Girl Summer. Megan Thee Stallion will join Harris for a presidential campaign rally in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 30th. Megan confirmed her appearance on Instagram on Monday night. According to Billboard, the rapper is slated to perform at the
Killer Mike is releasing a new 10-song collection this Friday (Aug. 2). Titled Songs for Sinners & Saints, the project (billed as Michael and the Mighty Midnight Revival) will wrap up the rapper’s successful Michael era, which saw him win three Grammys earlier this year and receive mostly rave reviews (and was our 2023 album
Sinéad O’Connor’s official cause of death has been determined to be chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma. The cause of death was disclosed in O’Connor’s death certificate, which was filed by the late singer’s family earlier this week, according to the Irish Independent. The death certificate was filed a year after O’Connor was found dead
Hank Harris’ latest album Beautiful Planet ranks high as a cohesive musical and lyrical statement. The collection’s eleven compositions span subjects internal and external without losing the same steady voice fueling the songs. The South Dakota-based songwriter surrounds himself with a capable array of musicians sympathetic to his vision, but his voice and writing are the incontestable
In 1977, vocalist/bassist Gordon “Sting” Sumner, guitarist Andy Summers and drummer Stewart Copeland were three talented but unheralded U.K. musicians attempting to carve out careers amid the momentous punk revolution led by the Sex Pistols, the Clash and the Damned. When they teamed up later that year as the Police after a series of chance
In a surprise turn of events, Robert Downey Jr. is returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe — this time to play Doctor Doom. The Iron Man star, who officially retired from the MCU with his character’s death in 2019’s Avengers: Endgame, will play Victor von Doom, a.k.a. Dr. Doom in the next Avengers film —
The Newport Folk Festival has often played host to jaw-dropping surprise performances, none more than Joni Mitchell’s first proper concert in more than 20 years in 2022. The tradition continued there yesterday (July 26), as Beck played an unannounced afternoon full-band set on the Quad Stage with a set list paying tribute to the event’s
Michael C. Hall will reprise his role as serial killer Dexter Morgan in two new Dexter series coming to Paramount+ with Showtime. Hall will star in a brand new series called Dexter: Resurrection, which is set to premiere in summer 2025. Additionally, he’ll narrate the inner voice of a young Dexter in the upcoming prequel
Crack Cloud – Red MileJagjaguwar Crack Cloud began in 2015 as a self-preserving creative outlet. In recent years, the Canadian collective have realized that art is more of a retractor that’s beneficial to examine personal wounds rather than a procedure that heals them. Around their second album, 2022’s Tough Baby, co-founder Zach Choy expressed how
Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | More Platforms Another four weeks have passed, which means that it’s time to wrap up all of the Taylor Swift stories from this month with the Good for a Weekend News Network! Hosts Kressie and MK run through developments and speculations, like Travis Kelce stealing the show at Wembley Stadium
Speech still chokes up when he talks about it, more than 30 years after his older brother and grandmother died within days of each other, inspiring what would become Arrested Development’s biggest hit, “Tennessee.” The pain of losing them hasn’t subsided. Twenty-two at the time, he was forced to grapple with his grief. It took
Verizon is offering a free subscription to NFL Sunday Ticket for the 2024-2025 season. The promotion is for new Verizon subscribers, or existing subscribers, who add a new line to their account, purchase a select smartphone, and sign up for a mobile line on an Unlimited Plus or Unlimited Ultimate plan. The promotion also covers
Jane’s Addiction have released a studio version of “Imminent Redemption,” the new song they debuted live earlier this year when their original lineup of vocalist Perry Farrell, guitarist Dave Navarro, drummer Stephen Perkins, and bassist Eric Avery performed together in London for the first time since 2010. “It is different this time,” the band says.
The Pitch: Adapted from the 1981 film of the same name, Time Bandits follows a rag-tag team of hooligans bouncing around through time in an effort to steal history’s greatest riches. Along the way, the gang (kinda-sorta led by Lisa Kudrow’s Penelope) runs into Kevin (Kal-El Tuck), a gleeful, factoid-loving kid who doesn’t quite fit in
Bad news for you, SPIN readers. When asked who would win in a street fight—SPIN readers or the cast of one of his operas—Ricky Ian Gordon did not choose you. “The characters I am drawn to are fierce, individualistic, brave, iconoclastic…and face gigantic obstacles, so I think all of my opera casts would win,” he
The 1981 film Time Bandits is a curious one: While not officially a Monty Python project, the legendary British comedy troupe’s voice can be felt in the writing and direction, given that Python members Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam co-wrote the script, with Gilliam directing. Fortunately, Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement, two of the creators
Singer Rachael Price and drummer Mike Calabrese of Lake Street Dive are in Cleveland, Ohio, hours before their band’s show at the TempleLive Cleveland Masonic, a 2,200-seat theater known for its Romanesque Revival style and its renowned acoustics. It’s a far cry from the dive bars where they cut their teeth 20 years ago. “We
After 12 weeks of Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department, topping the Billboard 200 — holding onto the spot despite competition from Billie Eilish, Charli XCX, Zach Bryan, and more — Eminem has finally dethroned the pop star with his new album The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce), taking the No. 1 spot.
Chris Cornell‘s widow Vicky took to Instagram today (July 20) on what would have been the Soundgarden frontman’s 60th birthday, soundtracking her post with a snippet of a previously unreleased cover of Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car.” Cornell died by suicide in 2017 hours after playing a show with Soundgarden in Detroit. “Chris would have turned
Eddie Vedder helped make a Pearl Jam fan’s dreams come true by inviting him onstage to perform “Yellow Ledbetter.” The moment happened at Pearl Jam’s recent two-night residency in Barcelona, Spain. The fan — a Chilean named Carlos — flew over 7,000 miles to attend the shows, and arrived prepared with an offering of Chilean wine
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