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Tanqueray Returns With #TattletalesFromTanqueray Series With Help From Humans of New York
Source: @humansofnewyork / Instagram The last we heard of Humans of New York’s breakout star Tanqueray, her published life stories as a 70s era stripper had social media at the edge of their seats. With her health in fast decline these days, the blog is in dire need to tell her story and raise money to help pay for her medical bills. After going viral last year, the tales of Tanqueray, born Stephanie, were initially intended to become a podcast series, but plans were halted once her health took a turn for the worse. Luckily she sat and shared her life story over a series of twenty interviews with Brandon Stanton, the founder of Humans of New York, giving him the idea to transcribe and publish them over Twitter instead. The hopeful storyteller wanted to raise awareness of her co...
Stone Roses’ Ian Brown Says COVID Is Turning People Into ‘Digital Slaves’
Over the past few weeks, a number of aging UK rockers have voiced their displeasure with the coronavirus quarantine — but perhaps no one more than Stone Roses singer Ian Brown. Brown unleashed a series of tweets about coronavirus conspiracies, claiming the pandemic, which he termed a “plandemic,” was “planned designed to make us digital slaves” and ranted about the validity of the pandemic. Brown’s previous tweets show that he’s against nearly every government precaution to stop the spread of COVID-19, including masks, lockdown and contact tracing. Brown also quoted 1984 author George Orwell, writing: “ALL tyrannies rule through fraud and force but once the FRAUD is exposed they must rely exclusively on FORCE George Orwell.” ALL tyrannies rule through fraud and force but onc...
Patti Smith, Michael Stipe and More Join Forces on ‘People Have the Power’
Patti Smith, Joan Baez, Michael Stipe, Cyndi Lauper, Stella McCartney, Tony Hawk, and Micah Nelson — along with dozens of artists and activists worldwide — recorded a socially distant version of “People Have the Power” to honor the sixth anniversary of non-profit group Pathway to Paris. The organization, co-founded by Smith’s daughter Jesse Paris Smith and cellist Rebecca Foon, is dedicated to offering tangible solutions for combatting global climate change. This version of the 1988 song, written by Smith and late husband/bandmate Fred “Sonic” Smith, features participants from 24 countries, 38 cities and six continents. Check it out below. [embedded content] In a statement on her official Instagram page, Patti Smith said of the video, “This is a gift from @pathway2paris for the autumn...
Wallows Offer Unreleased ‘Bad Remake’ Cut As Part of Voter Registration Program
Wallows are encouraging fans to get ready to vote by offering a download of the unreleased song “Bad Remake” as part of their “Are You Registered Yet?” campaign with the HeadCount organization. The tune is the final never-before-heard track from Wallows’ Nothing Happens sessions, and is only available today (Sept. 22) for National Voter Registration Day. If you want “Bad Remake,” check your voter status, register or pledge to vote here. Additionally, Wallows asked fans to recreate their “Are You Bored Yet (feat. Clairo)” music video and the official fan video can be viewed below. [embedded content] The trio dropped a single, “Nobody Gets Me (Like You),” on Sept. 9. It’s off their upcoming Remote EP, which comes out Oct. 23. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are lookin...
Howard University and Apple Team Up For ‘Rap Life Live’ Special Event
Source: Prince Williams / ATLPics.Net Apple Music and Howard Univesity teamed up to produce a live-streamed racial justice event called Rap LIfe Live featuring an elite line-up of hip-hop acts, using the prestigious campus as a backdrop in Washington D.C. Hypebeast reports that the event will deliver unique performances by Lil Baby, Wale, Rapsody, and Nas, along with Apple Music’s own Nadeska, LowKey, and, Ebro Darden as hosts. Rap Life Live aims to further extend the conversation around social issues impacting the Black community with the help of artists who use their music and influence to address police reform, racial and gender equality, social justice, and standing up to racism. “Our voice is our biggest weapon,“ Rapsody answered when asked by Howard University ...
Fleet Foxes Announce Shore, First Album in Three Years
Fleet Foxes will release their fourth album, Shore, alongside a 55-minute, Super-16mm companion art film by Los Angeles filmmaker Kersti Jan Werdal, on Tuesday at 6:31 am PST/9:31 am EST. The release will coincide with the autumnal equinox instead of for the standard “new music Friday” when albums traditionally release. The video will be available at fleetfoxes.co. Frontman Robin Pecknold dropped a hint on his Instagram account, via an IG video with footage of flowers backed with acoustic guitar strumming, and the word “Shore.” The post’s caption is “Tuesday.” <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-wp-preserve="%3Cscript%20async%20src%3D%22%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fembed.js%22%3E%3C%2Fscript%3E" data-m...
How to escape a wildfire: a hiker’s guide
Our guide on how to escape a wildfire, inspired by Peter’s close call on the Arctic Circle Trail When Peter headed to Greenland last summer to trek the Arctic Circle Trail, I knew he’d be unreachable for 7-10 days. He’s a highly experienced hiker, but there was a tiny part of me that couldn’t help but worry. What if he twisted an ankle or fell into a ravine? What if he was attacked? What if he lost his backpack from a capsized kayak? There were several scenarios that ran through my head – but a wildfire was not one of them. He was heading to the Arctic for goodness sake; to Greenland of which 80% is covered in ice! Fire was a hardly a danger. NASA A satellite image of a wildfire on the Arctic Circle Trail Only, it was. Peter got caught in a wildfire and was evacuated by helicopter. Knowing...
Eve Admits Her Wild Party Habits Caused Her Sitcom To Be Canceled
Source: WENN/Avalon / WENN At the highest point of Eve’s career, she ambitiously juggled a self-titled sitcom on UPN that became a popular weekly fix in Black households but was ultimately pulled off-air due to low ratings. Looking back at it now, the “Pitbull in a skirt” regretfully admits she is the main one to blame for the show’s failure. The rap star explained during an episode of “Uncensored” how she struggled to shake the lure of nightlife while simultaneously keeping up with the rigors of filming a television series. “Having my own sitcom was everything. It was pressure, it was fun, it was stressful. It was amazing. I was the youngest at the time, of the cast. And a lot of them were just getting married, just having babies or just buying their first house. I was still g...
Aimee Mann Shares Cover of Leonard Cohen’s ‘Avalanche’
Aimee Mann’s captivating cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Avalanche,” which serves as the theme song for HBO’s true-crime docu-series I’ll Be Gone In The Dark, is now available for download and/or streaming. It’s an especially poignant song placement for Mann, as she was close friends with the late Michelle McNamara, whose tireless research and book, I’ll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman’s Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer, helped inspire the series — and catch the criminal McNamara coined the Golden State Killer. “My husband, Michael Penn, and I had been close friends with Patton [Oswalt] and Michelle for many years and were very familiar with the ups and downs of her research,” the Academy Award-nominated and Grammy Award-winning artist said in a rele...
Dua Lipa and James Corden Share ‘New Rules’ for COVID-19 Dating
As we go into about month six of the global pandemic, we’re constantly finding ways to live as “normally” as we can. And if you’re single, that means getting back into that dating game. Luckily for you, Dua Lipa and James Corden have delivered a fun way to remember some of the safety guidelines for dating in pandemic times. And yes, they are as awkward as the guidelines the New York City Department of Health shared in the summer. Premiering on The Late Late Show with James Corden last night (Sept. 17), the lyrics to the pop singer’s “Don’t Start Now” (which SPIN named one of the best songs in 2020) and “New Rules” have been recrafted to not only discuss dating apps and meeting via Zoom but also what you should do when you’re ready to actually meet in person. “You just wish you could go out...
Feelin’ Good As Hell: Lizzo Sends Flowers To Cardi B After Divorce Announcement
Source: PYMCA / Getty Cardi B is currently sorting her life out now that she’s filed for divorce from her soon-to-be ex-husband Offset. While we’re unsure what her healing process is like these days, it’s clear the Bronx rapper has found a supportive friend in Lizzo. Fans skimming through Cardi’s Instagram Story caught a video of her fawning over a bouquet of flowers while holding a handwritten note. The sender turned out to be none other than “Feelin Good As Hell” singer Lizzo. Not one to cry, Cardi’s reaction to the gesture was excitingly sincere. “Lizzo [is] like the nicest person in the world,” she exclaimed. “Look what she sent me! She is just a beautiful ass person. I just love her so much!” The note was equally heartfelt and signaled a clear bond developed be...
Van Morrison to Release Three Anti-Lockdown Protest Songs
Van Morrison is releasing three new tracks —Born To Be Free, As I Walked Out and No More Lockdown — in response to the ongoing UK government lockdown restrictions, the Irish singer announced on his website today (Sept. 18). “I’m not telling people what to do or think, the government is doing a great job of that already. It’s about freedom of choice, I believe people should have the right to think for themselves,” Morrison stated on the site. The songs, available for download and streaming, will have a staggered release: “Born To Be Free” on Sept. 25; “As I Walked Out” on Oct. 9 and finally, “No More Lockdown” hits on Oct, 23 “No More Lockdown” has the most pointed lyrics of the trio of protest songs: “No more fascist bullies / Disturbing our peace / No more taking of ou...
