Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman John Fogerty issued a statement in defense of his fellow musician Bruce Springsteen’s decision to perform his anti-war anthem “Fortunate Son” for U.S. military members at the Valor Concert earlier this week. In a written statement,
It’s been a bad week for music streaming service Spotify. Just days after Taylor Swift’s record label pulled the singer’s entire music catalog off of the streaming service, at least two other artists are following her lead. According to Rolling
A group of over 50 musicians, actors, celebrities, and other public figures signed a statement in support of whistleblowing organization WikiLeaks and notorious NSA contractor Edward Snowden this week. According to Rolling Stone, the signatories include musicians Moby, M.I.A., P.J.
If you didn’t didn’t believe the reports that NBC News was ready to back up a Brinks truck in order to convince the “Daily Show’s” Jon Stewart to assume the hosting duties at “Meet the Press,” Stewart himself confirmed the
Kenny G, the poodle-haired smooth jazz saxophonist, has seriously jeopardized his status as the most popular closing act no one in China has heard of by joining in democracy protests in Hong Kong. Up until today, Kenny G was almost
The legendary Bruce Springsteen, also known as “The Boss,” announced on Thursday his plans to adapt his 2009 hit “Outlaw Pete” into a children’s book. Cartoonist and writer Frank Caruso has signed on to help the rocker transform the song into a
An army of rappers has embarked on a musical journey to protest the shooting of Michael Brown with a brand new song called “Don’t Shoot.” In light of the Aug. 9 incident, The Game invited his rapper and R&B colleagues
The America Enterprise Institute seldom has much positive to say about the impact of California’s leftist public policies on business and job growth in the less-than-Golden State. But AEI’s blog pointed to Monday’s Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment report to
A Twitter user, @TheePharoah, may have live-tweeted the shooting and death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, over the weekend. Rolling Stone writer Tim Dickinson discovered the Tweets, which included a photo that appears to be of Michael Brown’s body
Country music star Willie Nelson has weighed in on the crisis of unaccompanied minors entering the United States illegally through the southern border. “I’ve been watching, and the only thing we can do is take care of those kids, whatever
Singer Katy Perry has heard enough about the so-called Illuminati, the mystery group some say wields significant influence over society. She wants in. Perry, talking to Rolling Stone about the mysterious organization, says she wouldn’t mind finding out how to
Rolling Stone’s list of The Five Most Dangerous Guns in America includes virtually any gun that shoots bullets or buckshot. Their official list shows the most dangerous guns as pistols, revolvers, rifles, shotguns, and derringers. They cite Glock as an example of
On July 15 gun control proponent Mark Kelly – husband of Gabby Giffords – criticized Gun Owners of America’s Larry Pratt for holding the position that the Second Amendment is in place to keep the government in check. On July
While draconian gun control legislation was being pushed by Colorado Democrats in spring 2013, Governor John Hickenlooper (D) appears to have listened to then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg over sheriffs throughout the state. The question is why? When Weld County Sheriff John
During a Rolling Stone interview published July 9, Michael Bloomberg said the three successful Colorado recalls were only so because the NRA targeted senators in the parts of the state “where I don’t think there’s roads.” Those backwater, roadless areas
Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg scoffed at rural Colorado’s reaction to gun control during an interview with Rolling Stone in this month’s magazine, suggesting that only the parts of the country without even the most basic components of civilization would be
LOS ANGELES, June 19 (UPI)–NBC’s The Voice is handily beating American Idol in the ratings game. But unlike its Fox predecessor, which can claim Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood and Jennifer Hudson among its success stories, The Voice has yet to
On Wednesday, Breitbart.tv posted a video of Rolling Stone magazine’s Matthew Farwell accusing U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s platoon mates of being “arranged by Republican strategists.” Farwell responded Thursday on “CNN Newsroom” by accusing Breitbart of attacking him for a
Rolling Stone magazine writer Matthew Farwell accused U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s fellow soldiers of being arranged by Republicans as part of a political strategy on Wednesday’s episode of “CNN Newsroom.” He said, “I find it a bit curious that
On Steve Malzberg’s Monday NewsMax TV show, Ret. U.S. Army Lt. Col. Ralph Peters, a Fox News strategic analyst, told host Steve Malzberg that he has never seen the amount of outrage he is seeing and hearing from his colleagues
In the wake of Tim Dickinson’s article in Rolling Stone last year pronouncing Gov. Jerry Brown’s “miracle” in California comes John Nichols’s paean in The Nation, entitled: “How Jerry Brown Got Californians to Raise Their Taxes and Save Their State.” While
Today the Obama administration publishes its latest National Climate Assessment on the state of global warming. The bad news – inevitably – is that the news is very bad: more heat, more extreme weather, more drought, everything worse than ever
Barrett Lancaster Brown, a Dallas-based activist with ties to hacking group Anonymous, pled guilty to several charges April 29. Specifically, Brown admitted to obstructing the execution of a search warrant and making threats toward FBI agents online, among other reduced charges.
CHICAGO (AP)–Rashad Harden, a house music and footwork pioneer who performed as DJ Rashad, was found dead over the weekend in Chicago of an apparent drug overdose, authorities said Sunday. He was 34. Chicago Police spokeswoman Janel Sedevic said a
Brad Pitt’s next assignment will bring him into the complex world of Afghanistan, adapting a book written by the journalist whose work cost a key U.S. general his job. Animal Kingdom helmer David Michôd will write and direct The Operators, which will be developed
