The Harmonious Living Amendment Act improves on past proposals to fine street musicians. It still suffers from all the typical problems that come with top-down regulation.
Also: Cancel culture knives are out for The United States of Al. It doesn’t deserve them.
What we know about Holiday’s mistreatment is compelling enough without muddling her history.
Behemoth frontman Adam 'Nergal' Darski was fined $5,000 for a 2019 social media post that showed him stepping on an image of the Virgin Mary.
Alex Winter's new film celebrates the Rock Hall of Famer's individualism, anti-authoritarianism, and entrepreneurship.
The rock legend fought for free speech and self-expression in ways that appealed to dissidents in America and communist countries alike.
For a small production, it's a remarkable technical achievement.
How can a place that we're intimately familiar with—more than half of America lives in the suburbs—be so unknowable?
We don't normally talk about how rock's late, great lead guitarist was an immigrant success story and inspiration to early hip hop, but that's only because he (and America!) were too busy getting rad.
'Political correctness has grown to become the unhappiest religion in the world.'
As bans on mass gatherings persist, musicians are increasingly turning to livestreamed shows as a substitute for traditional performances.
Nashville's Metro Council repeals the city's blanket ban on home businesses servicing customers onsite.
He does not appear to have told the Federal Elections Commission yet.
In the winding hills above Hollywood, musical history was made.
Remy hangs ten but could be out in five with good behavior.
Little Richard helped make the United States a little more black, a little more queer, and a little more free.
"I would rather be remembered for writing something that was...offensive, than to be forgotten for writing something bloodless."
Iggy Pop's new book documents the life of a great individualist who, even more than Sinatra, did things his way.
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Evan Stevens Hall was essentially blackmailed by a would-be therapist. The media has hardly forgiven him.
"I've never been to school. I grew up homeschooled, stayed homeschooled, never was not homeschooled."
The song and music video amount to grotesque, self-obsessed celebrity activism.
The city limits busking to its tiny Theater District, and it makes you jump through hoops even to play there.
The late drummer left behind a legacy of unparalleled musicianship and freedom-celebrating lyrics.
Prof. Erik Nielson says in Rap on Trial: Race, Lyrics, and Guilt in America rappers everywhere are not getting a fair shake in the courtroom.
Because the world needs another ballot access Christmas carol.
The Fox News star talks about Donald Trump, the 2020 election, the end of politics, and why he's ready for a whole new reality.
Harlem’s famous incubator of black performers gets a closer look on HBO.
In his new manifesto The Three Dimensions of Freedom, the veteran punk rocker calls out libertarians for focusing solely on economic freedom. Is his case worth buying?
"Antifa and the Far Right," he adds, are "good for nothing."
Friday A/V Club: When Timothy Leary, Ayn Rand, and Big Mama Thornton shared a microphone
"The Definitive Capitalism vs. Socialism Rap Battle" is live!
A Davidson County judge ruled Tuesday that Nashville's ban on home businesses servicing clients on site is constitutional.
The Grateful Dead lyricist filled a generation with a sense of amused, loving, liberatory patriotism.
The videos show a U.S. military jet's encounter with what appears to be a fast-moving, unidentified object.
You don’t have to enjoy the genre to find this 16-hour PBS docuseries fascinating.
This Showtime documentary sings. You should listen.
If a chaotic concert that nearly failed "defined a generation," what does that actually mean?
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