Articles by Megan LaPierre

Cindy Lee's 'Diamond Jubilee' Is on Spotify — at Least for Now
PUBLISHED Dec 19, 2024
Merry Christmas! After physical pre-orders went online alongside a digital Bandcamp arrival in October, Cindy Lee's magnum opus 'Diamond...
Sabrina Carpenter's "Motherfucker" Lyric in "Please Please Please" Was an Ad-Lib
PUBLISHED Dec 19, 2024
The latest edition of Hrishikesh Hirway's great 'Song Exploder' podcast breaks down one of Sabrina Carpenter's multiple big pop hits this...
Thievery Corporation Announce 2025 North American Tour
PUBLISHED Dec 19, 2024
Rob Garza and Eric Hilton-founded D.C. electronic act Thievery Corporation are taking their electrifying live show on the road again next...
The Replacements' Slim Dunlap Has Died
PUBLISHED Dec 19, 2024
Slim Dunlap, the Minnesota musician best known as the Replacements' lead guitarist, has died. He was 73. According to a statement made by...
Lil Wayne, Alice in Chains and More Reportedly Given Millions in COVID-Relief Grants
PUBLISHED Dec 18, 2024
If the trailer for the next season of 'The White Lotus' landing earlier this week wasn't enough rich people bullshit for you, 'Business...
The Theodore Too Tugboat Is Sinking
PUBLISHED Dec 18, 2024
If you woke up with a sinking feeling today, it might not have merely been because it's Wednesday the week before Christmas: our nation's...
Barry Manilow Maps Out North American Last Concerts for 2025
PUBLISHED Dec 18, 2024
A Barry Manilow song has a great number of uses, including (but not limited to) breaking up anti-vax protests. If you fancy the live...
Mariah Carey Makes Rihanna's Christmas Wish Come True
PUBLISHED Dec 18, 2024
It's another world out there at Mariah Carey's Christmas tour. In addition to some surprisingly violent outbursts in such a holly-jolly...