Hillary Clinton paid a visit to The Daily Show on Thursday to plug a book co-authored by Clinton and her daughter, Chelsea, called The Book of Gutsy Women. But host Trevor Noah started the interview with a joke question. “I have to ask you a question that has been plaguing …
Read More »Debbie Harry: 'I've Been Criticized for My Entire Career'
When Debbie Harry first told Rolling Stone about her memoir, Face It, earlier this year, she promised it would contain “an overview of the way [Blondie] carried on through all that time, from my sort of warped little perspective.” But when it came out, it turned out to be even …
Read More »How Bob Dylan's 'Make You Feel My Love' Became a Modern Standard
Onstage in recent years, Michael Bolton routinely introduces a number he’s about to sing by first announcing its composer, Bob Dylan. The reaction is usually muted: “Bob Dylan should elicit this enormous response,” he says. “But I don’t get that.” Then the piano-based melody starts up, Bolton works his way …
Read More »Watch Bruce Springsteen Talk Family, Roots and Keep Your Kids Grounded
Bruce Springsteen is not the first guitar player in his lineage. The singer recently visited “Springsteen: His Hometown,” an exhibit at the Monmouth County Historical Association in Freehold, New Jersey, dedicated to, well, him. The exhibit traces his family all the way back to the Civil War. “The most interesting …
Read More »Here's What Has Happened in Syria in the Week Since Trump Abandoned the Kurds
As expected, President Trump’s decision to pull U.S. troops away from the Syria–Turkey border, effectively endorsing a Turkish assault on the U.S.-allied Kurds occupying northern Syria, has been a disaster. Trump made the call last Sunday after a phone call with Turkish President Recep Erdoğan, and without consulting the Pentagon …
Read More »Why Del Barber Went Off the Grid to Record His New Album 'Easy Keeper'
Del Barber has had a strange few years. After releasing what could have been his career-making opus, Prairieography, in 2014, the Canadian singer-songwriter moved from Winnipeg to a farm in rural Manitoba. For his anticipated follow-up album, Barber decided to release a novelty record of hockey-themed cover songs under the …
Read More »Brandon Flowers Pays Tribute to Ric Ocasek: 'My First King'
The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers posted a lengthy tribute to late Cars singer Ric Ocasek following his death over the weekend. Flowers shared the text of an email he wrote to Ocasek a few years ago via The Killers’ Twitter, noting, “Feeling grateful for Ric. Had the opportunity to send …
Read More »Watch Bernie Sanders and Killer Mike Discuss What It Means to Be Rich
Bernie Sanders turned heads during his 2016 presidential campaign when he drew an unlikely endorsement from Atlanta rapper Killer Mike. The two met over soul food in the fall of 2015, and Killer Mike, real name Michael Render, went on to campaign for the progressive senator. “I am here because …
Read More »Trump, for at Least the 14th Time, Says We're Close to a Deal With China
President Trump is, once again, optimistic that he will be able to strike a trade deal with China — and soon. Speaking from the G7 summit of world leaders in Biarritz, France, on Monday, the president said that he had “very good calls” with China over the weekend, and that …
Read More »Would You Invest Your Own Money Into Your Favorite Artist's Music?
This might be a golden age for artists in terms of the likelihood they can make a living from their music, but that doesn’t mean things aren’t tough out there: According to recent stats, Apple Music, the world’s second-largest audio-streaming subscription service, pays artists (and record labels) an average of …
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