Crime and chaos have overtaken the streets of many American cities. Shootings and gun violence have increased. Reported homicides are up 24 percent so far this year among the nation’s 50 largest cities, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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Pearl Jam have shared their new song ‘Get It Back’ on streaming services – hear it below.The track was previously only available on ‘Good Music to Avert the Collapse of American Democracy Vol.
2’, a recent Bandcamp charity compilation shared to support voting rights in the US.Arcade Fire, David Byrne, Phoenix, Fleet Foxes, Jenny Lewis, The War on Drugs, Little Dragon and more were also among the host of artists featuring on the new compilation, which was made available on Bandcamp for only 24
.Crime and chaos have overtaken the streets of many American cities. Shootings and gun violence have increased. Reported homicides are up 24 percent so far this year among the nation’s 50 largest cities, according to The Wall Street Journal.
President Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria could provide the ISIS terrorist group with the time and space to regrow its organization and extend its networks throughout the Middle East.
Sacha Baron Cohen has revealed how he managed to sneak into a Mike Pence speech disguised as Donald Trump.Earlier this year, the actor – dressed in full costume as the US president – attended a Conservative Political Action Conference in Oxon Hall, Maryland to film a scene for his forthcoming Borat sequel.Speaking to the New York Times, Baron Cohen recalled the difficulties he encountered when attempting to gain admission to the event.He said that after realising that security was there to
Ellise Shafer editorSacha Baron Cohen has disclosed several important plot points within the upcoming “Borat” sequel, aptly titled “Borat Subsequent Movie Film: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.”In a new interview with the New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd, Cohen revealed that the iconic Borat character uses the flower beds in front of the Trump hotel as a bathroom and keeps his daughter in a cage, among other unbelievable
The U.S. military carried out a drone strike Thursday, killing two senior Al Qaeda operatives in northwest Syria.
6 min read As all eyes are on the United States Presidential Election at the moment, many may not have registered that New Zealand polls close soon, this Saturday in fact.
Demi Lovato has launched a scathing attack at US President Donald Trump in her new track, ‘Commander In Chief’.Teaming up with Finneas to co-write the song, Lovato calls out Trump’s racial injustice, management of the coronavirus pandemic and more.Her lyrics criticise the president repeatedly and honestly, Lovato singing “If you mess with things selfishly they’re bound to come undone”, “You can’t get enough of shutting down systems for personal gain”, and “We’re in a state of crisis… while you
Demi Lovato is getting political in her new song.
Megan Thee Stallion has published a powerful new op-ed championing Black women which also sees her address the alleged Tory Lanez shooting incident.In a piece for The New York Times titled Why I Speak Up For Black Women, Megan opened by observing how Black women have become “a highly courted voting bloc” who are “expected once again to deliver victory for Democratic candidates” in next month’s US election.“Despite this and despite the way so many have embraced messages about racial justice this
Eddie Van Halen by briefly turning the Van Siclen Avenue subway station in Brooklyn, New York into ‘Van Halen Avenue’.The late guitarist passed away last week at the age of 65 following a battle with cancer.Street artist Adrian Wilson paid a unique tribute to Van Halen over the weekend by creating a stickered station sign in the style of the New York subway system and placing it on a wall at Van Siclen Avenue station.After he paid a similar tribute to the late US Supreme Court judge Ruth Bader
The X Factor has given us some great groups throughout the years including JLS, One Direction, and, of course, Little Mix. Little Mix were on the show back in 2011 (making us feel super old) and released their debut album DNA in 2012, which had the highest debut US chart position for a British girl group’s first release, breaking the record previously held by the Spice Girls.
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorA 77-track benefit album featuring Pearl Jam, David Byrne, Aimee Mann and many others raised more than $550,000 for voting-rights organizations on Friday, the only day it was available.
Even though Spike Lee is a diehard Knicks fan and a longtime resident of NYC, the latter of which has been under attack recently due to its strict COVID precautions, the filmmaker is having one hell of a 2020. Not only is his recent Netflix feature, “Da 5 Bloods,” deep in the conversation for awards season but he’s also set to release a new HBO film, “David Byrne’s American Utopia” later this month.
Lil Wayne has shared a new single featuring Gudda Gudda and Hoodybaby – listen to ‘NFL’ below.The song will serve as the soundtrack to Amazon Prime Video’s Thursday Night Football, which begins this week (October 8) with the Chicago Bears taking on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.‘NFL’ contains various references to American Football, including the repeated “I think I play in the NFL” line in its chorus.
Miley Cyrus is to front the latest edition of the revised MTV Unplugged series, with the singer set to perform covers of songs by the likes of Pearl Jam and Britney Spears during her set.The upcoming performance is part of Unplugged‘s ‘At Home’ series, which was launched by the network back in the spring due to the coronavirus pandemic.MTV Unplugged Presents Miley Cyrus Backyard Sessions will air first in the US at 7pm on October 16 on MTV (it’ll air in other countries over that weekend), and
Fresh off her fantastic performance for NPR's Tiny Desk (Home) Concert series, Jhené Aiko is back with a brand new, one-minute song called "Vote." The song debuted on Saturday and aired last night during a one-hour special of ABC's blackish dedicated to the 2020 election. In the short snippet, Aiko describes the roadblocks to voting that too many Americans face.
Pearl Jam have announced their biggest-ever London shows for summer 2021.The band will play two nights at American Express presents BST Hyde Park 2021, with the central London live concert series aiming to return to action next year following its cancellation in 2020 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.Having been part of the original 2020 line-up, Pearl Jam have today (October 5) confirmed that they have been rebooked for BST Hyde Park 2021.