Songs built around the lyrics or titles of other songs can often tilt toward the lazy. But Eric Church‘s new “Hippie Radio,” off the just released album Desperate Man, finds a smart way to nod to gems of the past. “My daddy had a Pontiac on the beiger side of …
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Bruce Springsteen took a break from his Broadway duties on Sunday night to play a surprise three-song set with Social Distortion at the Sea.Hear.Now festival in his adopted hometown of Asbury Park, New Jersey. By this point in the festival many fans had moved over near the main stage to …
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In this week’s batch o’ trailers, we get a sneak previews of: a superheroine going dark (very dark); Michael B. Jordan getting the eye of the tiger; the next Harry Potter side franchise and a new Transformers spin-offs; and the final season of House of Cards before the Netflix show …
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Today, comedy-rock stalwarts Tenacious D have released the first episode of Post-Apocalypto, a six-part YouTube series that marks their first project in six years. The hand-drawn series features the duo — Jack Black and Kyle Gass — getting into a series of vulgar, twisted, occasionally political antics after the nuclear …
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America has now reached the point in the story where a Supreme Court nominee goes on national TV to very solemnly explain when he lost his virginity.“We’re talking about allegations of sexual assault,” Brett Kavanaugh told Fox News’ Martha MacCallum on Monday. I’ve never sexually assaulted anyone. I did not …
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It is no secret that Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is pondering a 2020 run for the White House. Last December, he admitted — in Spanish, no less, during a Univision interview — that he is “thinking about” it, and has even made recent swings through Iowa and New Hampshire. …
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It’s been more than 50 years since the Rolling Stones walked into Chess Records’ headquarters in Chicago, interrupting a Buddy Guy recording session along the way. “Muddy Waters and Willie Dixon walked straight inmystudio while I was singing with a bunch of whiteguys, who lined up against the wall,” remembers …
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John Oliver opened Sunday’s Last Week Tonight by recapping the White House’s week of President Trump criticisms –from the anonymous senior official’s New York Times op-ed that called Trump’s actions “detrimental to the health of our republic” to the slew of harsh quotes from various staffers featured in Bob Woodward’s …
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The death of Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan has been ruled a “tragic accident” at an inquest at Westminster Coroner’s Court, the BBC reports. O’Riordan died by drowning after excessive drinking. Expert witnesses said the singer showed no sign or evidence of self-harm. O’Riordan was found dead in the bathtub at …
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A quintessential Americana artist before such a thing existed, Blaze Foley’s songs were, at various turns, plaintive, hilarious and darkly intense. Merle Haggard, Lyle Lovett and John Prine were among those who recorded his songs, while Lucinda Williams and Townes Van Zandt wrote odes to Foley. And future Speaker of …
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