‘Love Goes To Buildings On Fire: Five Years in New York that Changed Music Forever,’ by Rolling Stone contributor Will Hermes and available today, chronicles the period between 1973-1978 during which punk, hip-hop, salsa and other revolutionary forms of popular music were born or reinvented. In this exclusive excerpt, Hermes tells the stories of three era-defining musical beginnings: the collaboration of punk pioneers Tom Verlaine and Richard Hell, the early days of the New York Dolls and the legacy of jazz legend Sonny Rollins. Tom Miller was tripping his balls off on LSD in his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware. The next thing he knew, a week later, he was in New York City, crashing in a crappy East Village apartment with his old friend Richard Meyers. They were both 19 years old. They’d met at Sanford, a boarding school for ne’er-do-wells and other types near Wilmington. Meyers was raised in Lexington, Kentucky, a town shadowed by the Lexington Narcotics Farm rehab facility, … [Read more...] about Exclusive Book Excerpt: ‘Love Goes To Buildings On Fire: Five Years in New York that Changed Music Forever’
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Bizarrap: Meet the Mysterious Argentinean Producer Whose Viral Freestyle Videos Have the Whole World Talking
For the past couple of years, a 23-year-old producer from the suburbs of Buenos Aires has been challenging the mainstream of Latin music, one viral YouTube video at a time. Known to the world as Bizarrap , Gonzalo Julián Conde is one of the most streamed Latin American artists in the world thanks to his BZRAP sessions and their exhilarating fusion of hip-hop, trap, and EDM. Every month a new session pops up, featuring some of the most intriguing MCs in Latin rap – from Argentina ’s L-Gante and Paulo Londra to Spain’s Ptazeta to San Jose, California-born Snow Tha Product to Puerto Rico’s Residente, whose Bizarrap freestyle made headlines this spring with its ruthless bars aimed at J Balvin. You only need to watch a couple of sessions to understand the rules of the game. There are 49 videos so far, numbered and posted in chronological order, each with a different rapper. Biza comes up with a backing track, then the guest MCs record vocals at the producer’s minimalist home … [Read more...] about Bizarrap: Meet the Mysterious Argentinean Producer Whose Viral Freestyle Videos Have the Whole World Talking
From a Gun-Free Bubble, NRA Demands ‘More Guns’ To Limit Mass Shootings
HOUSTON—The biggest names of the National Rifle Association’s annual gun show wouldn’t take the stage until mid-afternoon on Friday. B ut a young man with a vintage Make America Great hat, and a couple wearing matching “ULTRA MAGA” shirts, began camping out in the third-floor hallway of the convention center not long after 9 a.m. to guarantee themselves of prime seats for the star attraction: former president Donald Trump . The timing of this conference, the NRA ’s guns-palooza, is beyond perverse, coming just days after 19 students and 2 teachers were massacred by an 18-year-old wielding an AR-15 in Uvalde . By noon on Friday, a protest was in full-tilt across the street from the convention hall. D emonstrators for gun control held signs aloft with slogans like “NRA OWNS GOP.” One listed the names of the children killed in their classroom on Tuesday, etched in black and blood red. “¡Asesinos!” yelled a man repeatedly into a megaphone, using the Spanish word for “killers.” … [Read more...] about From a Gun-Free Bubble, NRA Demands ‘More Guns’ To Limit Mass Shootings
Tracy Morgan Honored by Friars Club and Jokes About Near-Death Accident
Tracy Morgan got a rare, high honor Friday night ... a coveted Friars Club award, and he did not miss an opportunity to tell a couple of hilarious jokes about his near-death experience. Tracy received the Icon Award in NYC, where 500 people showed up to honor the comedian. Among them ... Sherri Shepherd , JB Smoove , Chris Kattan , Allan Houston , Obi Toppin , Immanuel Quickley , Paul Shaffer , Ben Vereen , Bill Boggs , Carol Alt , Joe Piscopo , Geraldo Rivera , NYC Mayor Eric Adams , Vincent Pastore , Brian Quinn , Joe Gatto , Rudy Giuliani and Anthony Weiner . NYC Mayor Adams presented TM with a framed document declaring May 26, 2022, as Tracy Morgan Day. Friars Club President, Arthur Aidala , honored Tracy with an Icon Award trophy. His speech was great! As you know, Tracy was in a limo that was hit by a truck and it was touch-and-go for a while ... Tracy's rehab was arduous and long, but he bounced back … [Read more...] about Tracy Morgan Honored by Friars Club and Jokes About Near-Death Accident
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The Baby-Formula Shortage Has Spawned a New Brand of Mom-Shamers
For the past few weeks, parents have been panicking over a nationwide baby formula shortage. The shortage, which stems from the closure of a manufacturing plant in Michigan due to a contaminated product that resulted in the deaths of two babies, has been going on for months, and has uniquely impacted children with specific dietary needs who require special formula. It has also sent parents into a panic over how they will feed their infant children, prompting them to turn to scammy formula-sharing groups on Facebook and Instagram and even, in some cases, to develop their own homemade formula (which doctors strongly advise against, as it poses a significant health risk). In light of the formula shortage, many people have responded not by sympathizing with terrified parents worried about whether they’ll be able to feed their children, but by asking a simple and terribly ignorant question: why don’t parents just breastfeed? Considering nearly 15 percent of new parents deal with … [Read more...] about The Baby-Formula Shortage Has Spawned a New Brand of Mom-Shamers
Friday Ratings: ‘WWE Friday Night SmackDown’ Makes Biggest Noise Of Quiet Night
A quiet pre-holiday Friday night saw plenty of action from the WWE Friday Night SmackDown , which topped the demos once again, this time with an 0.4, easily beating the competition. The perennial Friday night winner featured a six-person tag-team main event that saw Drew McIntyre emerge as the surprise tag partner to help The New Day overcome The Brawling Brutes. At NBC , the season finale of The Blacklist saw two series regulars depart, but the needle hardly moved, as the show scored its usual 0.2. That was followed by a Dateline rerun. ABC chimed in with an ABC News special. Soul of a Nation returned with a special presentation, Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage, marking the network’s first primetime program celebrating those communities. The special had an 0.2 on the night, with its trailing 20/20 in repeats. The CBS competition Come Dance With Me came in with an 0.2, despite the special … [Read more...] about Friday Ratings: ‘WWE Friday Night SmackDown’ Makes Biggest Noise Of Quiet Night
George Shapiro Dies: Legendary Talent Manager & ‘Seinfeld’ Producer Was 91
George Shapiro , the deeply respected talent manager, producer and co-founder of Shapiro/West & Associates, died Thursday evening of natural causes at his home in Beverly Hills. He was 91. Along with his partner and childhood friend Howard West, Shapiro was personal manager to comedy greats Jerry Seinfeld , Andy Kaufman and Carl Reiner , among others. He and West would go on to executive produce Seinfeld , one of the top comedy series of all time. Born in New York, Shapiro spent summers during his teenage years as a lifeguard at the Tamiment Resort in the Poconos, where he met performers like Dick Shawn, Pat Carroll and Carol Burnett, singer Barbara Cook, and choreographer Herb Ross. That’s when he also got to know talent agents. “These guys came up … I didn’t even know what an agent was, but they came to see the show, to talk to the girls, talk to the comedians,” said Shapiro in a past Television Academy Foundation interview. “I said, ‘This is your job? To … [Read more...] about George Shapiro Dies: Legendary Talent Manager & ‘Seinfeld’ Producer Was 91
Donald Trump’s Media Company Plans “Non-Woke Alternative” To Netflix And Disney+; Streaming Slate To Feature “Cancelled Shows”
Donald Trump ’s emerging media and technology company has taken a stab at further refining its business plans, promising in a new SEC filing that its forthcoming streaming service will be a “non-woke alternative” to Netflix and Disney+. Following a merger with the blank check firm (or SPAC) Digital World Acquisition, Trump Media and Technology Group has embarked on a path toward a public listing, with expectations for regulatory approval to come before the end of 2022. DWAC is already publicly traded but is for now just the shell company for Trump’s media effort, which is backed by $1 billion from a range of investors. TMTG started off in social media, launching Truth Social earlier this year. It then plans to move into other sectors, designating TMTG+ as its vehicle for taking on the giants of streaming. This morning, the former president’s company detailed more of its plans in an expanded prospectus disclosed to the SEC. Programming on TMTG+, the document … [Read more...] about Donald Trump’s Media Company Plans “Non-Woke Alternative” To Netflix And Disney+; Streaming Slate To Feature “Cancelled Shows”
Bigg Boss Malayalam 4: Kamal Haasan Joins Mohanlal, Promotes Vikram In The Show
Kamal Haasan joined Mohanlal on the popular show Bigg Boss Malayalam 4 , on Saturday (May 28, 2022) episode. The veteran actor came on the show to promote his highly anticipated film Vikram, which is all set to hit the theatres on June 3, Friday. Kamal Haasan and Mohanlal's collaboration for Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 4 left both their fans and movie buffs, supremely excited. The Vikram actor looked dapper in the blue blazer, which is paired with a white shirt and denim pants. The complete actor, on the other hand, looked dashing in his traditional navy blue outfit. Mohanlal and Kamal Haasan had a fun time together in the show and the Ulaganayagan interacted with the Bigg Boss Malayalam 4 contestants. Vikram , which is unarguably one of the most-hyped Tamil films of recent times, marks Kamal Haasan's first collaboration with the young filmmaker Lokesh Kanagaraj. The movie, which is touted to be an out-and-out action thriller, marks the National … [Read more...] about Bigg Boss Malayalam 4: Kamal Haasan Joins Mohanlal, Promotes Vikram In The Show