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Everything you need to know about the coronavirus
Public health experts around the globe are scrambling to understand, track, and contain a new virus that appeared in Wuhan, China, at the beginning of December 2019. The World Health Organization (WHO) named the disease caused by the virus COVID-19, which references the type of virus and the year it emerged. The WHO declared that the virus is a pandemic. The Verge is regularly updating this page w...
Jeff Tweedy Shares Potential Plan for Reparations in the Music Industry
On June 18, Jeff Tweedy announced that he would start donating 5% of his writer royalties to racial justice organizations and urged other artists to do the same. And in a new interview, Tweedy explains not only its importance but also how this promise can turn into an industry-wide mission. “It’s not an exaggeration to say our culture wouldn’t be our culture without black genius,” the Wilco singer...
How Tate McRae Evolved From A Dance Star To A ‘Vicious’ New Talent
Before she was an subterranean pop artist navigating the darker spaces on songs like “Vicious” and “You Broke Me First,” Tate McRae was a dancer. She even appeared as as finalist on So You Think You Can Dance. But she learned how to play piano, and since then, McRae’s been digging into her musical side. “Music has kind of always surrounded me,” the Canadia...
City Girls And Doja Cat Mean Business In Their NSFW “Pussy Talk” Video
After a seemingly endless parade of obstacles — including jail time and the leak of their latest album, the 15-track City on Lock — paved the way for their fateful reuniting last fall, City Girls are back, and they mean business. That much was made clear with the Sunday (July 6) release of the music video for their trash-talking single “Pussy Talk.” The visuals plac...
STYX’s TOMMY SHAW Performs ‘Fooling Yourself’ With CONTEMPORARY YOUTH ORCHESTRA
43 years ago today, legendary rockers STYX released their triple-platinum album “The Grand Illusion”, which included the smash hit “Fooling Yourself”. With that release, STYX became the first band to score four triple-platinum albums in a row: “The Grand Illusion” (1977), “Pieces Of Eight” (1978), “Cornerstone” (1979), “Paradise The...
JACK RUSSELL Teams Up With ROBIN MCAULEY For Quarantine Acoustic Cover Of TOTO’s ‘Hold The Line’
Jack Russell (GREAT WHITE, JACK RUSSELL’S GREAT WHITE) and Robin McAuley (MCAULEY SCHENKER GROUP, SURVIVOR) have teamed up with several friends to record a quarantine acoustic cover version of the TOTO classic “Hold The Line”. Joining them are Robby Lochner (JACK RUSSELL’S GREAT WHITE) on steel-string acoustic guitars, Jose Antonio Rodriguez on nylon-string guitars, Felix &...
Here Is New Video Of Original KISS Drummer PETER CRISS Singing ‘Don’t You Let Me Down’ From His 1978 Solo Album
Original KISS drummer Peter Criss has released a video of him singing the song “Don’t You Let Me Down” from his 1978 self-titled solo record. Criss uploaded the video to Vimeo, writing in an accompanying message: “My friend and a longtime fan Mark stopped by my house to help me out with a few things and while he was here. He asked if I would sing for him one of his favorite...
JETHRO TULL’s IAN ANDERSON Endorses ‘Made In America’ Hand Sanitizer
The small businesses in Virginia today received a major endorsement for their hand sanitizer project from progressive rock and roll legend Ian Anderson, founding member of the band JETHRO TULL, for their efforts producing a “made in America” hand sanitizer. The Virginia Hand Sanitizer consortium coordinated by the Center For Applied Innovation, LLC (CAI) in Yorktown, Virginia has been ...
Jonah Ray: How ‘Bout a Nice Hawaiian Punk?
(Like all of Jonah’s articles, there is a corresponding Spotify playlist of all the bands he mentions. Feel free to immerse yourself and listen while reading. Imagine that, a feast for yer eyes and ears at the SAME TIME.) When I tell people I was born and raised on the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu, they usually say “WHY DID YOU EVER LEAVE?!” or “WOW! I thought you were from the Midwest or something.” ...
Ten-a-Key Karen Fired From Job After Screaming “White Lives Are Better” At Black Lives Matter Protestors
Source: Twitter / Twitter During the past few years for “inexplicable reasons” racist white folk have felt emboldened to show their true colors in public when dealing with Black and Brown folk. But it seems like the recent Black Lives Matters demonstrations seemed to have had them in a frenzy even when in front of a camera phone. The latest —and certainly not last—incident came this past Saturday ...
Black Thought Announces ‘Streams of Thought, Vol. 3: Cane and Abel’ EP
Source: Sean Zanni / Getty For well over two decades, Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter has maintained his status as one of the best Hip-Hop artists to ever grace a microphone. Although the Bad Lieutenant is forever connected to The Roots for good reason, Black Thought’s solo run via his Streams Of Thought series will be getting a new installment on July 31. The latest EP, Streams of Thought, Vol. 3: ...
It’s #BlackoutDay2020, Here Is What You Need Know About The Economic Call To Action
Source: Grace Cary / Getty Tuesday (Jul.7) marks the arrival of Blackout Day 2020. The economic protest sparked by Calvin Martyr is a call to action urging Black people across the country to not spend their money except with Black-owned businesses only. Organizers behind the movement want Black people to understand the power in their dollars. On the website dedicated to Blackout Day 2020, the call...
