Month: July 2021

Nothing bonds two people together like shared musical tastes, as Bri Bagwell sings about in her brand-new song “Heroes.” The sweet country song with a traditional melody is premiering exclusively on The Boot; press play below to listen. Throughout “Heroes,” Bagwell name-checks everyone from Willie Nelson and Loretta Lynn to Johnny Rodriguez and Etta James. In the first
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You’re already well-acquainted with Amazon as your shopping preference for everything from household products to books, tech accessories to groceries. But since 2017 one of the world’s largest retail marketplaces has made a pointed effort to expand past their traditional stock. In less than four years, Amazon has introduced dozens of in-house fashion brands, making
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The finalists for the World Fantasy Awards have been announced. The finalists for novel and novella are: Novel Piranesi by Susanna Clarke (Bloomsbury) Trouble the Saints by Alaya Dawn Johnson (Tor Books) The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones (Saga Press/Titan UK) Today In Books Newsletter Sign up to Today In Books to receive
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New York’s Public Theater canceled last night’s and tonight’s Free Shakespeare in the Park performances of Merry Wives after a member of the production tested positive for Covid-19. In a statement tweeted two hours before last night’s performance, the Public noted, “Earlier today, we learned that a member of the production has tested positive for
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The Florida Latino project Juliana has recently released “Petty Boys” on Tribeca Records, a SohoJohnny Enterprise. The song is a spirited fusion of both Latin and English and features Madeleine Kaye on vocals and John Stewart on guitar. John Stewart is the director of the original Power Rangers and is the Hollywood stuntman the movie
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James Blake has announced his next album: Friends That Break Your Heart is due out September 10 (via Republic). The LP follows 2020’s Before and Covers EPs, as well as the 2019 full-length Assume Form. Today, Blake has released a new single, ‘Say What You Will’, alongside an accompanying video starring Finneas. Check it out below and scroll down
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Adam Gorightly. Saucers Spooks and Kooks, UFO Disinformation in the Age of Aquarius. Daily Grail Publishing, 2021. Adam Gorightly takes us on a fascinating exploration of the car crash that underlies and undermines ufology in the USA. He begins with the research of Stanton Friedman into Major Jesse Marcel’s testimony about the recovery of alien
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Has Earth ever been visited by spacefaring extraterrestrials? Many would contend that this much seems evident from the modern enigma of unidentified aerial phenomena, more commonly known as UFOs. Despite the popularity of this idea, it is merely one of the many interpretations of what the origins of UFOs might be. As far as the
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New York native Andy Milonakis blasted onto the scene in 2005 with wacky antics, a bizarre hip hop career and viral video moments — all while confusing audiences with his prepubescent appearance even though he was nearly 30 years old — that culminated with his MTV sketch comedy program “The Andy Milonakis Show.” Andy went
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When Wes Studi broke through in Dances With Wolves and The Last of the Mohicans, he was cast as a terrifying villain. But for many in the Native community, he was a hero channeling decades of righteous anger. Tommy Orange tells the story of an overlooked icon who forever changed the way Indigenous people are depicted onscreen. By Tommy
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The nominations for the 2021 Mercury Prize have been revealed. Arlo Parks, Mogwai, Wolf Alice, Black Country, New Road, Ghetts, and Laura Mvula are among the artists shortlisted for this year’s prestigious prize. The winner will be announced at a live ceremony at the Eventim Apollo in London on September 9. Find the full list
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When Kacey Musgraves appeared on Radio Texas, Live! With Buddy Logan in October of 2011, she was a familiar voice on Texas radio stations and a friend to the syndicated radio show’s host. By every other measure, she was a newcomer, however — one with an album cut she was very much looking forward to. Actually,
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