Photo Credit A decade ago, Nike co-founder Phil Knight bequeathed a whopping amount of money to the University of Oregon to build a facility for only athletes. My memory is foggy, but I thought the structure was a hybrid dorm and training complex for football players only. Maybe not. A quick search found this: https://www.businessinsider.com/phil-knight-own-locker-oregon-football-facility-2013-9 …
PODCAST OFFERS RARE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR HUNTER BIDEN IN HIS OWN WORDS ON FAR RANGING SUBJECTS – LISTEN FIRST EPISODE PREMIERS DECEMBER 8 WITH PART TWO DECEMBER 15 Listeners to Moby’s podcast Moby Pod will get a rare chance to hear Hunter Biden speak when he’s the guest on two episodes, the first debuting today, December 8 with …
Remembering Joan Didion at the Algonquin Hotel on December 7th A celebration of the writer featuring Evelyn McDonnell, author of The World According to Joan Didion, with Cara Buckley, Peter Noel, Alex Segura, and Tammy Faye Starlite RSVP HERE “Evelyn McDonnell has written a wonderfully fitting tribute to Joan Didion: one that avoids simple platitudes, approaching …
Last night I dreamt that I killed Henry Kissinger. ‘Twas a vivid dream. Setting: a beach with many people engaged in typical beach behavior. I noticed the former Secretary of State (or as I refer to him – Satan’s Emissary on Earth) to my left with his son. Henry stood and sauntered toward the water …
The film, directed by frontman Jack Grisham, details the 1983 destruction of the revered and highly influential American punk band from those that survived it. The soundtrack features music by Greg Kuehn and T.S.O.L. The original motion picture soundtrack of the T.S.O.L. documentary IGNORE HEROES is now available digitally and on vinyl via DC-Jam Records and record stores worldwide. …
Indianapolis, November 14 2023 – Today, Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova led the old-school protest art action GOD SAVE ABORTION at Indiana’s Supreme Court. GOD SAVE ABORTION is part of a bigger reproductive rights campaign of art actions that Pussy Riot are launching this upcoming year. This first piece is in collaboration with students from Indiana University. The lyrics state: GOD SAVE …
Having just turned sixty, I’ve become accustomed to seeing older crowds at events with the artists I prefer. I anticipated that possibility when I went to see Jerry Seinfeld and Jim Gaffigan at the Chase Center in San Francisco last Friday, but the crowd turned out to be a mix of ages, with a number …
The original “Gun Class” has over 2 million Spotify streams and 8.4 million YouTube views (October 20, 2023 – Los Angeles, CA) — Geffen Records/ Flawless Entertainment – Mudbaby Ru is back with another lesson for fans with the release of the official remix to his viral breakout hit “Gun Class” featuring Nardo Wick and G Herbo. The new …
ISRAELI-AMERICAN RAPPER KOSHA DILLZ PENS NEW SONG “BRING THE FAMILY HOME” IN WAKE OF RECENT VIOLENCE
Today, Iaraeli-American rapper Kosha Dillz is sharing a brand new song penned following the news of Hamas’ most recent attack on Israel. Within just a few days Kosha Dillz (aka Rami Even-Esh), had written “Bring the Family Home” and recorded and a stunning video shot in old Jewish New York on the Lower East Side that includes shots …
MUSICALLY INTERPRETING POEMS FROM GINSBERG’S THE FALL OF AMERICA: POEMS OF THESE STATES 1965-1971 FEATURING: AI WEIWEI, PHILIP GLASS, ANNE WALDMAN, THURSTON MOORE WITH SAUL WILLIAMS, DEVENDRA BANHART, MIHO HATORI, JACK DANGERS, YONI WOLF, FENNESZ & TAYLOR DEUPREE, STEPHEN HILLAGE & MIQUETTE GIRAUDY, KAI CAMPOS & CJ MIRRA, AND DJ SPOOKY / AKA THAT SUBLIMINAL …
From the author of Listen Whitey! The sounds of Black Power 1965-1975 and Did It! Jerry Rubin: An American Revolutionary comes the next installment in Pat Thomas’ chronicling of the counterculture. Material Wealth: Mining the Personal Archive of Allen Ginsberg will be published by Powerhouse Books (distributed by Simon & Schuster) on December 1, 2023. The book is a visual treasure trove of previously unpublished …
Derek Smalls, the bass force formerly of the fabled heavy metal band formerly known as Spinal Tap, is back with a vengeance – this time with his sights firmly set on the movie phenomenon of 2023, that advocate of everything pink and fluffy, Barbie. The self-described embodiment of lukewarm water reaches boiling point with Smalls’ first track in …
Television content creators have had coverage/payment disputes with cable providers for a few years now. My first memory of such a standoff was connected to the Big Ten Network demanding more money for its content than cable operators wanted to pay. Currently, the nation’s second largest cable operator, Charter, has reached an impasse with Disney. The …
Experimental political pop artist Mary Ocher returns with a musical tour-de-force examining the collective dread of the impending future. Ocher, the eternal outsider, has an uncanny ability to craft curious intricate worlds. Unravelling our innermost fears (as described in the album’s essay), and triggering paranoia of the world we live in – which seems to be spinning out …
Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Andreas Lawen “To me, that’s the world’s scariest band.” —Chuck D, Public Enemy Ever hear about the all-Black hardcore band that unleashed one of the greatest records of the nineties, and faced a censorship battle that went all the way to the President of the United States? Did you know that …
Magnolia Pictures will release JOAN BAEZ I AM A NOISE in NY theaters on October 6, 2023 – Expanding to LA & Additional Markets on October 13, 2023 Directed by Karen O’Connor, Miri Navasky, and Maeve O’BoyleExecutive Produced by Greg Sarris, Parri Smith, Josh Braun, Ben Braun and Terry Press Neither a conventional biopic nor a traditional concert film, JOANBAEZIAMANOISE is a raw and intimate portrait …
When Seattle’s music and arts festival, Bumbershoot, rolls around every Labor Day weekend… I feel bittersweet pangs of poignancy. As I now write of it from 2,400 miles away, I’ve realized that my fuzzy-warm memories have even more to do with the festival’s site – the Seattle Center. The magic, the always-pleasant atmosphere of that …
TWENTY CONTESTANTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD REVEALED AT AUGUST 28th PRESS EVENT NETFLIX DOCUSERIES ANNOUNCED FOR 2024 AUDITION PROGRAM “THE DEBUT: DREAM ACADEMY” SET TO PREMIERE ON SEPTEMBER 1, 8AM U.S. PDT ON YOUTUBE AND ABEMA (JAPAN) [August 28, 2023 – Santa Monica]—Today, music industry powerhouses HYBE and Geffen Records revealed the 20 contestants from around the …
Ez Mil shares deluxe LP ‘DU4LI7Y: REDUX’ & “Realest” ft. Eminem lyric video + track “Podium” out now
Photo credit: Jayar Tolentino MULTIFACETED FILIPINO-AMERICAN MUSICIAN EZ MIL SHARES THE DELUXE VERSION OF SECOND LP DU4LI7Y DU4LI7Y: REDUX OUT NOW LISTEN TO THE LP HERE & SHARES TRACK “PODIUM” LISTEN HERE “REALEST” FEATURING EMINEM LYRIC VIDEO IS OUT NOW LISTEN HERE | WATCH HERE PLUS, EZ MIL SIGNS TO EMINEM & DR. DRE’S SHADY RECORDS/AFTERMATH ENTERTAINMENT/INTERSCOPE RECORDS LEARN MORE …
Ariana Delawari is an Afghan-American musician, activist and filmmaker. Her new solo album, I Will Remember, is out today on Manimal Vinyl / Virgin Music. She spoke with NPR’s Ailsa Chang about the record and has also shared a new music video for the album’s title track. Her film We Came Home (2013) documents her family, her travels to and from Afghanistan over …
Anthony Cruze (as 2GreenDollars) is the Australian pioneer and ethical innovator of AI technology and content in music and video. The first “AI” produced Music and Video (Warm, Silky) premiered to the world by Cruze in 2017. A Content Creator, Producer and working International DJ now in his 35th career year, recently had successfully changed …
Marc Ang (MA): Aron, thank you for joining me. It’s been a while, but Britney Spears is back on the news. She is releasing a memoir and some former flames are now trying to potentially block her from releasing content before it’s released. Aron Solomon (AS): First of all, this came from the US version …
Larry Ramos (April 19, 1942 – April 30, 2014), the first Asian-American to win a Grammy Award, was of Filipino descent. Born in Hawaii, his first instrument was the ukulele. He won the Grammy playing banjo with the New Christy Minstrels in 1963, but he is most widely remembered for a long singing and guitar-playing …
Happy Valley, Oregon – Wednesday, July 26, 2023 – A music festival globally renowned for its environmental sustainability practices, Pickathon announces a huge step towards the future of a truly Zero Emissions festival. Partnering with Toyota Racing Development (TRD USA) and the Pacific Northwest Toyota Dealers Association (PNTDA), Pickathon 2023 will be the first ever music festival to use a Hydrogen …
Aug Stone writes for The Quietus and The Comics Journal and his latest novel, The Ballad Of Buttery Cake Ass, recently made Vulture’s Best Comedy Books of 2023 list. The book is his ode to obsessive record collecting and what it’s like to be in your first band. It’s very funny but also a love letter …
You have to be of a certain age – to be able to remember the year 1984 very clearly – to begin to understand the impact of Tina Turner’s famous “comeback.” To understand that her resurrection was multi-layered; to comprehend how important that was to countless women. Yes, there was the incredible music… but the …
Put your head in the vice, demanded the uniformed figure twice. Or I will squeeze your balls under my jackboot, with firmness and without emotion, either will suit. Our torture methods will force you to cooperate. You acquiesce or we target your mate. If you prefer, the instructions will consist of a haiku. We want …
All Photos by Holly Homan. On the evening of May 5 I had the honor of finally seeing the infamous Pussy Riot. For those of you not in the know, Pussy Riot is fronted by Nadya Tolokonnikov who was imprisoned in 2012 for two years in Russia for openly criticizing the Putin regime. She is …
SEATTLE – Pearl Jam will hit the road in August and September performing nine shows across St. Paul, Chicago, Indianapolis, Fort Worth and Austin. Special guests Inhaler will open the Chicago, Indianapolis and Austin shows. Support for the St. Paul and Fort Worth dates will be announced in the coming weeks. A special ticket pre-sale for all tour dates begins …
Surrealist blues poet and cultural worker aja monet has released another moving single from her forthcoming album when the poems do what they do, slated for release June 9 via drink sum wtr, a new imprint of Secretly Canadian. “for sonia” is a love poem for the legendary poet Sonia Sanchez and the inspiration behind …