A smiling cardboard cutout of Rush bassist/singer Geddy Lee joined other fans in the stands for a Toronto Blue Jays game at Sahlen Field in Buffalo, New York. The Blue Jays season ticket holder joins other rocking sports fans “attending” MLB games — including late Pantera drummer Vinnie Paul — whose cardboard doppelganger made an appearance at a Texas Rangers game this week. It’s...
Future Islands have announced As Long as You Are, their first new album in three years, due for release on October 9th via 4AD. In anticipation, they’ve shared a new single in “Thrill”. As Long as You Are is the follow-up to 2017’s The Far Field. It’s the group’s first effort in… Please click the link below to read the full article. Future Islands Announc...
In our new music feature Origins, we offer musicians the chance to dive deep into the backstory of their latest single. Today, Knot explain what’s up with that “Horse Trotting, The Feet Not Touching the Ground”. Five years after calling it quits, the members of Boston rock outfit Krill decided to… Please click the link below to read the full article. Krill Offshoot Knot S...
PC Music founder and producer wizard A. G. Cook has released his sprawling new project 7G. Stream it in full below via Bandcamp. Consisting of a whopping 49 tracks, 7G is divided up into seven “discs”, each devoted to a different instrument: “Drums”, “Guitar”, “Supersaw”, “Piano”, “Nord”, “Spoken Word”, and… Please click the link below to read the full article. A. G. Cook Unleas...
David Bowie’s 1975 album Young Americans is receiving a limited edition vinyl reissue in celebration of its 45th anniversary. Due out on September 18th, the reissue comes pressed on “brick and mortar” gold-colored vinyl. Bowie’s self-described “plastic soul” album, Young Americans was recorded in Philadelphia with longtime producer Tony Visconti. Bowie… Please ...
Kanye West’s presidential campaign hasn’t made any inroads since a poll last month showed him polling at 2%. According to a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll, the rapper/mogul/presidential candidate is still only at 2% overall and only has 2% of the Black vote well. By comparison, the “No Opinion” option of the poll has 9%. The poll also shows that West isn’t having a...
Source: @the_ty_ruff / Instagram MTV’s The Real World is the OG reality television series and has been on for a cool 33 seasons. But this post is about one of its Black cast members getting popped for driving under the influence. According to TMZ, Ty Ruff, who has appeared on other MTV competition series, was busted for DUI in Los Angeles. We’ll do some of the Google-lifting for you, R...
Report: Aston Villa preparing bid for 26-goal star, attacker wants to work with Smith – originally posted on Sportslens.com Aston Villa are looking to submit an opening offer for the Brentford striker Ollie Watkins. As per Sky Sports, the highly talented striker wants to work with Dean Smith and his club are holding out for a fee of around £25m. The 24-year-old has been in red hot form this ...
Report: Jorge Mendes could bring 28-yr-old defender to Wolves this summer – originally posted on Sportslens.com Wolves have been linked with a move for the Napoli full-back Faouzi Ghoulam. As per Tuttosport (h/t Birmingham Mail), the player could be sold this summer and his agent Jorge Mendes wants to take him to the Premier League. The Portuguese super-agent has great connections with Wolve...
Report: Napoli keeping tabs on Celtic star, see him as replacement for £90m star – originally posted on Sportslens.com According to Corriere dello Sport (via Sport Witness), Napoli are keeping tabs on Celtic centre-back Christopher Jullien and have identified him as an option to replace Kalidou Koulibaly. The Senegalese is expected to be sold this summer, and while the Serie A giants are kee...