One of the highlights of Jesse Malin‘s quarantined livestream series, The Fine Art of Self-Distancing, has been his cover of Tom Petty‘s “Crawling Back to You,” a track off of Petty’s 1994 LP, Wildflowers. Malin saw Petty perform the song at the Hollywood Bowl in 2017 — at what would …
Read More »Sammy Hagar: 'Van Halen Will Never Be Finished'
David Lee Roth caused mild panic in the Van Halen fan community late last year when he told the press that the band was “finished” as he announced plans for his Las Vegas residency and solo tour with Kiss. Former frontman Sammy Hagar hasn’t spoken directly to Eddie Van Halen …
Read More »Gender Is Over in Seth Bogart's Campy 'Boys Who Don't Wanna Be Boys' Video
Gender is over in Seth Bogart’s new song “Boys Who Don’t Wanna Be Boys,” which arrived with a video featuring cameos from Kate Berlant, John Early, RuPaul’s Drag Race star Tammie Brown, JD Samson, Brooke Candy and San Cha. The song will appear on Bogart’s upcoming album, Men on the …
Read More »'Riverdale' Actor Cole Sprouse Stars in 'Hill House' Writer's Spooky New Podcast, 'Borrasca'
As horror fans know all too well, sometimes the most terrifying monsters are places: Riverdale (the town with pep that’s also the murder capital of the world), Hill House (whatever walks there walks alone), Twin Peaks, Salem’s Lot — atmospheric horror wreathes these landmarks and towns. There’s not one beast …
Read More »Hollywood's Exclusive Zoom Parties: Creators Share Top Moments
Throughout the safer-at-home order, hundreds of actors, musicians and the most powerful insiders in show business have been spending their socially distanced weekends on Quarantunes, one of the most exclusive A-list parties on Zoom. The brainchild of William Morris Endeavor agent Richard Weitz and his 17-year-old daughter Demi, Quarantunes began …
Read More »Protesting Trump Supporters 'Berate' and 'Practically Chase' TV Reporter
Mean-spirited, Trump-supporting reopen protestors took out their frustrations on a local reporter who was covering their rally. Kevin Vesey, a TV reporter for News 12 Long Island, withstood verbal barbs and was “practically chased” by several angry rally-goers during a Thursday protest in the Commack area of Long Island, N.Y. …
Read More »Whistleblower Dr. Rick Bright Testifies That a Medical Supplier Warned: 'We're in Deep Shit'
Dr. Rick Bright, the former director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), testified before Congress on Thursday and painted a bleak picture about the administration’s coronavirus response and the potential of a vaccine in a short time line. Bright spoke about many missed opportunities by the Trump …
Read More »Bad Bunny en Cautiverio
E n alguna parte de la costa norte de Puerto Rico, el cantante se encuentra en un modesto Airbnb con paredes blancas y un techo cubierto de hierba falsa. En el interior, la joven superestrella de la isla lucha contra el aburrimiento como puede. Estamos a mediados de marzo, días …
Read More »See Brendon Urie, the Roots' Rousing 'Under Pressure' Remix for 'Fallon'
Panic! At the Disco‘s Brendon Urie, the Roots and Jimmy Fallon teamed up for a quarantine-at-home rendition of Queen and David Bowie’s classic, “Under Pressure.” Their new remix will air on Tuesday during The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. In the clip, Urie and Fallon take vocal lead while the …
Read More »ICE in the Age of COVID-19
A year ago, around the time an ICE agent showed up at his mother’s home in Queens looking for him, Edwin had a union job working with sheet metal, and a wife and two kids. “My brother calls me, and he’s crying,” Edwin, who has a thick New York accent, …
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