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Tosten Burks

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Los Angeles, CA, United States

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Recent:
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Past:
  • SPIN
  • deathandtaxes
  • VICE

Past articles by Tosten:

Juice Wrld Died From Accidental Overdose, Autopsy Rules

Juice Wrld's death has been ruled an accidental overdose of oxycodone and codeine. → Read More

Stephen Malkmus Goes Folk on New Song “Xian Man” From Upcoming Album

The lead single from Stephen Malkmus' new album 'Traditional Technique' features acoustic Afghani instruments. Take a listen. → Read More

Beastie Boys Doc Directed by Spike Jonze Coming to Apple TV+

The film, out in April, is described as "an intimate, personal story of their band and 40 years of friendship." → Read More

Moby and Dead Kennedys' D. H. Peligro Partner on "Power Is Taken"

Moby has released the first single, "Power Is Taken," from his new album 'All Visible Objects.' Dead Kennedys' D. H. Peligro features. Listen here. → Read More

New Mac Miller Album 'Circles' Coming This Month

Mac Miller's family has announced a new album from the late rapper and producer titled 'Circles.' The release date is January 17. → Read More

Bon Iver Cancel Shows Amid Dance Troupe Harassment Claims

Bon Iver canceled performances with TU Dance after the dance company's founder was accused of sexual harassment. → Read More

Coachella 2020 Lineup: Rage Against the Machine to Headline

Rage Against the Machine, Travis Scott, and Frank Ocean will headline Coachella 2020. View the full lineup here. → Read More

Here are Barack Obama's Favorite Songs of 2019

In 2019, Barack Obama liked Lil Nas X, Solange, Bruce Springsteen, Big Thief, and more. View his full list of favorite songs here. → Read More

Iggy Pop and John Prine to Receive Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

Iggy Pop and John Prine will be among 2020's recipients of the Recording Academy's Lifetime Achievement Award. View the full list here. → Read More

Rihanna Has a Massive Documentary Deal, Too

A documentary about Rihanna's life reportedly sold to Amazon for the same amount of money that Billie Eilish's doc sold to Apple, $25 million. → Read More

Bad Religion Announce 40th Anniversary Tour With Alkaline Trio

Bad Religion and Alkaline Trio are touring North America in 2020. Here's the schedule. → Read More

Paul McCartney's Netflix Movie 'High in the Clouds' Sounds Good

Paul McCartney's debut children's novel 'High in the Clouds' is being adapted for Netflix by the writer behind 'Paddington 2.' → Read More

Watch Courtney Barnett's Lovely Cover of Leonard Cohen's "So Long, Marianne"

Courtney Barnett covered Leonard Cohen's ''So Long, Marianne'' during her new 'MTV Unplugged' set. Watch it here. → Read More

R. Kelly Bribed Government Employee in Order to Marry Aaliyah: Report

R. Kelly reportedly bribed a government employee to obtain the fake ID he used to marry Aaliyah when she was 15. → Read More

How Big Is Billie Eilish's $25 Million Documentary Deal?

Billie Eilish's $25 million documentary deal with Apple reportedly tops how much streaming services paid for films about Beyoncé and Bob Dylan. → Read More

David Crosby Does Not Want to Read Roger McGuinn's Tweets

Have you been wondering how David Crosby, the only person worth following on Twitter, currently feels about his former Byrds bandmate Roger McGuinn? → Read More

Kid Rock Closing Detroit Restaurant After Anti-Oprah Rant Sparks Protest

Kid Rock appears to be facing real-life consequences for his latest crude comments toward women. → Read More

Jack White Produces New Tenacious D Single "Don't Blow It, Kage"

Jack White and Jack Black, together. Listen to Tenacious D's new single. → Read More

Stone Temple Pilots Announce New Acoustic Album 'Perdida'

Stone Temple Pilots go acoustic on new single ''Fare Thee Well'' from their new album 'Perdida.' Listen and find their 2020 tour dates here. → Read More

Pearl Jam's Christmas Songs Are Coming to Streaming: Listen

Pearl Jam's Christmas songs are coming to streaming services this holiday season. Listen here. → Read More