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The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde Covers Bob Dylan’s ‘Standing in the Doorway’
While they’ve been in quarantine, Chrissie Hynde and James Walbourne of The Pretenders have been putting together their own series of songs called “Dylan Lockdown Series.” And their latest collaborative cover is Bob Dylan’s “Standing in the Doorway,” off 1997’s Time Out of Mind. Sticking to a similar arrangement to the original, piano, organ and electric guitar with light drums provides a soft pillow for Hynde’s vocals to lie on. Meanwhile, the video showcases a lot of outdoor space — something many people are wishing for right now — giving the song a place to breathe. “Thanks one more to Tchad Blake on mixing duties and the whole Blake family for the video,” she posted on Instagram to announce the new recording. The Pretenders have been gearing up for the release of their new album, Hate ...
Sunken Place Soldier Tristan Thompson Files Libel Suit Against Woman Who Claims He’s The Papi
Source: Hollywood To You/Star Max / Getty NBA baller Tristan Thompson is suing. The current Cleveland Cavalier and Khloe Kardashian’s baby daddy is suing the woman who claims he fathered her kid. Thompson was in a relationship with the woman way before he got with Kim Kardashian’s sister, but he feels she has sullied his good name. And considering a DNA test reportedly proved he’s not the papi, it sounds like an open and shut case. Reports TMZ: Tristan just filed the suit against Kimberly Alexander … the woman who’s very publicly claimed the NBA star is the father of her 5-year-old son — something he’s repeatedly denied. In the lawsuit, Tristan says the paternity test he took back in January “definitively concluded that [he] is not the father.” Paging, Maury Povich! Accordin...
Old Footage Of White Cops Harassing Ahmaud Arbery Surfaces
Source: Sean Rayford / Getty Ahmaud Arbery was apparently a target of Glynn County Police for some time, this after older video footage was unearthed and shared publicly. In the clip, Arbery is seen being cooperative and had his hands up but police still attempted to fire a taser gun at him. The Guardian shared the clip of the 2017 incident in where Glynn County cops approached Arbery’s vehicle as he sat in a Brunswick, Ga. park rapping to instrumental beats and enjoying a day off from work. Police claim that they approached Arbery because the area was known for drug activity and ordered him out of the car. Naturally, Arbery attempted to defend his actions and why he was there and even told the officers that he worked at a local truck washing facility. The video was obtained through a publ...
The 1975’s Ballad For Your Buds, A Twinkling Track By Kehlani, And More Songs We Like
We’re stuck inside, and there’s no shortage of articles covering how quarantine is making people feel a way about love and intimacy, or creating a general longing for a sense of connection. Jessie Ware’s “Save a Kiss” is the electric bop that gets where we are right now. “High anticipation, it’s an emotional trap,” the song begins over a synth-pop beat, and your heart starts to race. “Save a kiss for me tonight, wait for me no compromise,” the chorus rings. By now, you’re twirling, texting the lyrics to your lover, or both. Either way, in the age of social distancing, we’re all hoping someone will “save a little bit of your lovin’” for us, even if we can’t say for how long. —Virginia Lowman You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating...
Future’s ‘Tycoon’ Video Is What Success Looks Like
Future, known supporter of masks during an unprecedented global time where they’re more needed than ever before, had originally titled his eighth studio album Life Is Good. “It’s about life and being good and just enjoying life,” he told XXL earlier this year. That album is officially out as of today (May 15), including a new video for “Tycoon.” But it is no longer titled Life Is Good. Instead, Future retitled it High Off Life this week, just before he dropped it. “When you get to this point in your life, when you’ve had success, you wanna continue having success,” he told Zane Lowe in conjunction with the release. You can see it in the video for “Tycoon,” billed as a “desert cut,” which indeed features Future, i...
DaBaby Had An Epic Wild ‘N Out Proposal For B. Simone
B. Simone has made her love for DaBaby no secret — and he may have made her wildest dreams come true. During this week’s Nick Cannon Presents: Wild ‘N Outepisode, the rapper and the WNO cast member met at the alter during “Let Me Holla” (as seen in the video below). But not before B. — wedding dress and all — had to interrupt another woman in a white gown talking to her man. Two words: “Hell nah!” So why did baby girl B end up on the floor post-proposal? Are these two officially betrothed? Well? The two were as flirty as ever throughout the Old School vs. New School-themed season. Like, in Kick ‘Em Out The Classroom: And holding each other (!) as they Wildstyle: Watch the roundup of these DaBaby and B. Simone moments, then keep wa...
Lennon Stella Unpacks ‘Fear Of Being Alone’ Video Secrets
Reporting by Alissa Godwin In this age of self-isolation and quarantine, it’s never been more important to check in on each other and to connect. This goes for artists, too, who have been social distancing alongside us: livestreaming concerts and hangouts, creating their own talk shows, and… well, that’s what we want them to tell us, with Remote Access. Homemade music videos have become a necessity in the age of self-isolation and quarantine, but thanks to innovators like Lennon Stella, they don’t have to look homemade. Her recent visual for “Fear of Being Alone” is moody and artistic, following the 20-year-old singer as she poses and contorts around an empty room. Most rag-tag DIY creations often don’t rise to this aesthetic level. But Stella̵...
While You Watch: How to Work Out at Home
While You Watch is a new health and wellness series that outlines a range of activities you can do at home. Today, to quote Olivia Newton-John, we’re getting physical. Your health doesn’t have to suffer just because you’ve been glued to the television. Low or moderate-intensity workouts can be done from the comfort of your living room. But, let’s be honest, distraction is key when it comes to less-than-desirable activities, which is why we often need something short and easy to stay motivated. We want results, though, so in order to find the most effective workouts, we consulted with personal trainer Viggo Clausen for all the right moves. Below, you can start doing any number of these exercises, all without buying any new equipment. Just pop on your favorite 20-minute show … and act accord...
Roger Waters Chides David Gilmour Over Pink Floyd Ownership Claims: “Just Change the Name of the Band to Spinal Tap”
Prior to the pandemic and global lockdown, the surviving members of Pink Floyd held a peace summit to discuss a re-release of their 1977 album, Animals, and other issues that have long caused inner-band tensions. Things didn’t go as planned, however: Roger Waters seemed to insinuate that drummer Nick Mason sided with David Gilmour. “I actually suggested going democratic. I said, ‘Why don’t we just have a vote? There’s only three of us…’ No, no, they wouldn’t have that. God knows why,” Waters recounted in a recent interview with Rolling Stone. Waters said the experience reminded him of why he left Pink Floyd in the first place and quickly dismissed the idea of a post-COVID reunion as something that “would be fucking awful.” He added, “Would I trade my liberty for those chains? No fucki...
Homecoming Season 2 Adds More Stars, Builds a Bigger World, But Loses the Mystery: Review
The Pitch: As opposed to the first season of Eli Horowitz and Micah Bloomberg’s Homecoming—which saw Colin Belfast (Bobby Cannavale) covertly feeding returning soldiers a memory loss drug designed to speed their return to active duty—the Geist Emergent Group thrives. The conglomerate has now re-tooled the substance into a stress-reducing product called The Roller. Belfast’s former assistant Audrey Temple (Hong Chau) continues to climb at Geist, even while several fires erupt around her. Walter Cruz (Stephan James) is one such blaze. Now living in a secluded forest, he looks for answers after his repressed memories begin to surface. Meanwhile, an amnesiac woman (Janelle Monáe) wakes up with questions and Leonard Geist (Chris Cooper) plans to take back his company. Forget Me Not: To begin, M...
Virtual Joey Ramone Birthday Bash Features Members of Ramones, Green Day, Sex Pistols, More
The legendary Joey Ramone would have turned 69 today (May 19th), and the occasion is being marked with the annual “Birthday Bash” tribute in his honor. Only this time, due to the pandemic, it will be a virtual celebration, with members of Ramones, Green Day, Sex Pistols, and more performing. The “Joey Ramone Virtual Birthday Bash” kicks off tonight at 8:00 p.m. ET on the official Facebook page of the late punk icon. Among the performers are onetime Ramones members CJ Ramone and Richie Ramone, Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock, Dictators guitarist Andy Shernoff, David Bowie guitarist Earl Slick, and more. A late addition just announced this morning is a debut performance from Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong, who has reworked the Ramones’ “Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue” into “Now I Wanna Drink...
Roger Waters Rips David Gilmour Over Pink Floyd Website Access: ‘David Thinks He Owns It’
If you thought that time would soften the forever-going feud between Roger Waters and David Gilmour, think again! In a video posted on Tuesday, Waters ripped his ex-Pink Floyd bandmate, saying that Gilmour has cut off his access to the Pink Floyd website and that Gilmour thinks he owns it. “Nothing from me is on the website — I am banned by David Gilmour from the website,” Waters said, clearly irked. “I think he thinks because I left the band in 1985 that he owns Pink Floyd, that he is Pink Floyd and that I’m irrelevant that I should keep my mouth shut. We’re all welcome to our opinions,” he said later on. Things have been on-and-off since 1985, when Waters left the band and wanted to take hold of the Pink Floyd name. He sued his former bandmates over the name and they ...
