Prana Supreme Diggs, 18, may have grown up the daughter of hip-hop royalty — Wu-Tang Clan leader RZA and Wu-Tang vocalist Tekitha Washington — but she’s a born rock & roll fan. So, it’s only natural that she and her mother have their own rock-tinged duo, Tekitha and Prana. “The …
Read More »Allison Moorer Announces Combined Music and Book Tour for 'Blood'
Allison Moorer has announced a fall tour in support of her upcoming book Blood: A Memoirand its companion album, Blood.The tour, which will feature a mix of Q&A discussion, live music, and book signing, will hit a variety of concert venues and book stores, beginning in late October. Moorer’s forthcoming …
Read More »Ukraine Controversy 'May Force' Democrats to Move on Impeachment, House Intel Chair Says
House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff, who has been pretty much in lockstep with Speaker Nancy Pelosi when it comes to downplaying talk of impeachment, seemed to strike a different note than the speaker on matters of Ukraine and how the controversy may lead to impeachment proceedings of President Donald Trump. …
Read More »Meet the Lawyers Beating Back Trump's Reckless Environmental Policies — and Winning
This story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of more than 250 news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate story. WASHINGTON —Drew Caputo was sitting on the couch at his home in the Bay Area watching the election returns on November 8th, 2016. As soon as …
Read More »Seth Rogen Details How to Clear Your Criminal Record in New PSA
In a new PSA, Seth Rogen details National Expungement Week 2019, which is dedicated to helping those with criminal records — both cannabis-related and otherwise — during an initiative next week. “Would you like to know an absolutely crazy fact?” Rogen says in the promo. “Seventy-seven million people in the …
Read More »What's the DEA's Announcement Mean for the Future of Cannabis Research?
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency recently announced plans to expand cannabis research in the U.S. In late August, after a years-long hiatus in communications between the agency and potential growers, federal officials said they would soon resume contact with groups that have applied to register to manufacture cannabis for researchers. …
Read More »Flashback: Hear Hank Williams' Recorded Debut With 'Fan It' and 'Alexander's Ragtime Band'
September 17th marks the 96th anniversary of the birth of the country-music icon commonly referred to as the “Hillbilly Shakespeare.” Hank Williams not only earned that distinction for the many exceptional songs he wrote throughout his short, turbulent, yet influential career, but for his uncanny ability to connect with radio …
Read More »Ric Ocasek's Family Issues Statement, Reveals Singer Was Recovering From Surgery
One day after Ric Ocasek‘s death, the family of the Cars frontman wrote that he died unexpectedly — but “peacefully” — while recovering from an unspecified surgery. “Ric was recuperating very well after surgery,” the Ocasek family wrote on Instagram. “Our two sons, Jonathan and Oliver, and I were making …
Read More »'Succession' Recap: 'I Was Just Dancing'
Only in the world of Succession could something like the Aspen Ideas Festival become more pretentious than it already is. It’s pulled off, though, in this episode. The festival is called Argestes — a northwest wind in Greek mythology — and while I haven’t been to Aspen, I hope the …
Read More »Watch Stephen King's Annie Wilkes Conjure Chaos in New 'Castle Rock' Trailer
Annie Wilkes, the crazed nurse/superfan from Stephen King’s Misery, brings a fresh kind of terror to a sleepy Maine town in the new teaser trailer for Season Two of Castle Rock, which premieres October 23rd on Hulu. Like the first season of the anthology series, Season Two incorporates elements and …
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