Robinson

RANCHO MIRAGE —  Smokey Robinson rises from an overstuffed armchair and lowers the volume of the Masters golf tournament on the TV in his 11th-floor suite at the Agua Caliente casino here.The 83-year-old Motown legend is here in the desert to play a sold-out gig several weeks ahead of Friday’s release of his provocatively titled new album, “Gasms.” (You know what that’s short for.) But Robinson, who calls golf “the heroin of sports,” drove out early from his home in Los Angeles to squeeze in a round before…

Smokey Robinson’s first collection of new songs in 14 years is gorgeous, tender and utterly filthy – a concept album about sex called Gasms. Robinson, 83, admits he thought the title would be good for business. “When people think of gasms, they think of orgasms first and foremost … I tell everybody: ‘Whatever your gasm is, that’s exactly what I’m talking about.’” He bursts out laughing. Within seconds of meeting him, you can tell this is a man who’s done a hell of a lot of laughing, loving and living.On the title track,…

Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. My name is Houston Mitchell, and sorry for the lack of newsletter this week. Have a nasty case of COVID-19. We’ll be back to our regular schedule next week. But, today is a very special day, and it’s time for the annual Jackie Robinson newsletter.On April 15, 1947, Robinson made his major league debut at Brooklyn’s Ebbets Field in front of a crowd of 26,623. He walked and scored a run in the Dodgers’ 5–3 victory. Thus began one of the most amazing careers in sports…

DJ and producer Porter Robinson has revealed that defunct multiplayer game Star Wars Galaxies helped to inspire his first album ‘Worlds’. Speaking to NME as part of our Playback series, Robinson shared that Star Wars Galaxies – an MMO which ultimately closed down in 2011 – provided the emotion behind his 2014 debut album. “That game will always mean a ton to me because I felt really truly immersed in a virtual world for the first time,” said Robinson. “It inspired my first album because that online community shut down…

You might know Akuna Robinson as the first Black man to wear the “triple crown” for completing three of the most challenging U.S. trails: the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), the Appalachian Trail (AT) and the Continental Divide Trail (CDT). He’s also the winner of the 2022 George Mallory Award for outdoor explorers. But his advocacy and kindness loom even larger than his accomplishments: He’s a trail mentor, a nature lover and a survivor of depression and anxiety who advocates for mental health.Robinson, 41, was born in…

Sitting down for our latest Playback video, DJ Porter Robinson has discussed the impact that games have had on his life, from inspiring his first album to playing League of Legends while on tour – watch it here. In the video, Robinson revealed that his all-time favourite game, 2003 MMO Star Wars Galaxies, helped to inspire his first album ‘Worlds’ when its servers closed in 2011. “That game will always mean a ton to me because I felt really, truly immersed in a virtual world for the first time,” shared Robinson. “It…

Friday night’s MusiCares Persons of the Year gala marked the first time the Recording Academy’s charitable organization honored the work and philanthropy of two musicians instead of just one at its annual Grammy weekend tribute concert.It was also the first time one honoree sang a tender song of devotion to the other.“In my life I have been blessed enough to get a few awards,” Smokey Robinson told the crowd of donors and industry types at the Los Angeles Convention Center near the end of the two-hour event. “But this one…

Motown icons Smokey Robinson and Berry Gordy were honored in star-studded fashion Friday at the MusiCares Persons of the Year Gala, with a tribute lineup that included Stevie Wonder, Lionel Richie, John Legend, Brandi Carlile, Chloe and Halle Bailey, Sheryl Crow, Mumford & Sons and The Temptations. Robinson and Motown Records founder Gordy became the first duo to be recognized with the honor, which is awarded to musicians for their artistic achievement in the music industry and dedication to…

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. is standing its ground against an activist investor pushing for a quick and wide-ranging overhaul of the country’s biggest freight broker as the company battles declining freight demand and growing competition. Executives said on an earnings call this week that they are focused on a broad and thorough search for a new chief executive and that they aren’t working on selling C.H. Robinson’s international freight forwarding business, a central goal of investor…

A few months back fan-favorite creator Jimmie Robinson (Bomb Queen) teased an upcoming project on Twitter. Today Image/Shadowline Comics announced details for project entitled Junk Rabbit, a new ongoing series that puts a new spin on a dystopian tale of climate disaster launching in April 2023. No additional members of the creative team were mentioned in the announcement Here’s how the publisher describes the series: A new hero rises from heaps of consumer waste, mass homelessness, and devastating climate change. Some…