New Zealand Herald — Lady Gaga's dog walker, who was shot last week during a robbery in Hollywood when two of the singer's French bulldogs were stolen, described the violence and his recovery "from a very close call with death" in social media posts Monday.Ryan... more info

Stereogum — Over the weekend, the phrase “RESPECT TAYLOR SWIFT” was a trending topic on Twitter. We here are proponents of respecting Taylor Swift (of the “motherfucking craft” variety), but this trending topic was in relation to a joke made on the recently-released Netflix show Ginny & Georgia. It goes: “What do you care? You go through men faster than Taylor Swift” — a reference to Swift’s “long list of ex-lovers,” as she herself sings on “Blank Space.” more info

Metalsucks — The effort finds him handling all instruments in addition to vocals. The post Stream Protest the Hero Frontman Rody Walker’s New Solo Album, Sharks Fly appeared first on MetalSucks. more info

Stereogum — Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Jon Batiste won the 2021 Golden Globe for Best Original Score for their work on Soul, Pixar’s metaphysical jazz film. They were introduced by category presenter Tracy Morgan, who misread the name of the film as “Sal.” In his acceptance speech Reznor said, “I think this is the first piece of art I’ve ever made in my life that I can actually show my kids.” more info

JamBase — In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Mick Fleetwood discussed the future of Fleetwood Mac including possibly reconnecting with former guitarist and singer-songwriter Lindsey Buckingham. more info

Consequence of Sound — "I would love the elements that are not healed to be healed," the drummer said in a new interview. Mick Fleetwood Is Now Open to Fleetwood Mac Reunion with Lindsey Buckingham Nina Corcoran more info

Stereogum — Getting famous sucks. We all know this. We’ve heard the horror stories. We’ve seen the cautionary tales play out over a series of headlines. Your privacy vanishes. Any misstep can spiral into a viral ordeal. You start to wonder what new interlopers and even old friends want from you. As the late Christopher Wallace once told us, more money begets more problems. The perils of worldwide notoriety have long since become clichés. Yet watching some young talent cope with newfound celebrity never ceases to be sobering. more info

Consequence of Sound — Legendary guitarist and singer-songwriter catches up with Kyle Meredith to discuss new album In Another World. Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen: “I Think We’re A Lot of People’s Fifth Favorite Band” CoS Staff more info