A mid-2010s Bitter Southerner feature on John Prine offers an incredible look into, as author Jonathan Bernstein writes, “one of the wittiest, sweetest, most talented musicians alive.” Perhaps the most enlightening fact to come out of the gushing praise from Prine’s musical peers, collaborators and admirers, however, is that, just as they are fans of his,
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Warner Bros.’ Elvis movie from Baz Luhrmann is going a bit later from June 3, 2022 to June 24, 2022. The pic will be a pure theatrical release, not hybrid day-and-date with HBO Max as Warner Bros. pivots from its pandemic 2021 distribution plan. Elvis’ departure from the first weekend of June leaves the frame up for grabs by
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Horsegirl – the Chicago trio of Penelope Lowenstein, Nora Cheng, and Gigi Reece – have shared a new single, ‘Billy’. Their debut release for Matador, the track was recorded at Chicago’s Electrical Audio and co-produced with John Agnello (Dinosaur Jr., Sonic Youth, Kurt Vile). Check out its accompanying video below, and scroll down for the
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Last week, the Library of Congress (LOC) made a change celebrated by a wide range of organizations, including the American Library Association. After years of pushing to make changes to the cataloging subject headings “aliens” and “illegal aliens,” the LOC replaced them with the terms “noncitizen” and “illegal immigration.” The decision has been discussed since
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Forty-three years ago today (Nov. 15, 1978) was a life-altering day for Kenny Rogers: It was on that date that the singer’s multi-platinum-selling album The Gambler was released. Rogers was already one of the most successful male vocalists in country music by the time he released The Gambler, but the record catapulted him to superstar status, becoming a worldwide
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Turnstile have announced a run of North American tour dates in support of their latest LP Glow On. The tour will kick off with two California shows in February 2022 before picking up in the spring, featuring special guests Citizen, Ceremony, Ekulu, Truth Cult, and Coco & Clair Clair. Check out the band’s itinerary below.
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When IDLES released ‘The Beachland Ballroom’ as the lead single from their new album, it felt like a grand reintroduction to a band that had seemingly pushed themselves into a corner. After the riotous punk of their 2017 debut Brutalism towered over 2018’s breakout Joy as an Act of Resistance and then tumbled into its
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GQ traveled around the country with the star comedian for a month as he refined his new Comedy Central special, Imperfect Messenger. By Kevin Hall November 15, 2021 Roy Wood Jr. performs his new special Imperfect Messenger.Courtesy of Sean Gallagher “You think people know that Bo Jackson is from Alabama?” The comedian Roy Wood, Jr.
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Who else but hosts Wendy Stuart and Tym Moss could “spill the tea” on their weekly show “If These Walls Could Talk” live from Pangea Restaurant on the Lower Eastside of NYC, with their unique style of honest, and emotional interviews, sharing the fascinating backstory of celebrities, entertainers, recording artists, writers and artists and bringing
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Spontaneous Comburst. We’re only a few weeks into November, but we’re not letting the post-Halloween doldrums get us down. After celebrating our 150th (!!!) episode last week with The Lost Boys, we’re dedicating this week to a whole different anniversary: Buffy the Vampire Slayer‘s amazing musical episode, “Once More, With Feeling,” which turned 20 last week.
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We finally have a glimpse at the Halo TV series. Nearly three-and-a-half years after the project nabbed a series order at Showtime, the first footage was released during Xbox’s 20th-anniversary celebration. The original Halo videogame was released alongside the original Xbox 20 years ago today, so it makes sense that Microsoft would use this event
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“There are real grounds for optimism in our industry,” Cineworld CEO Mooky Greidinger beamed today as the world’s second largest exhibitor issued a trading update. The company reached “an important milestone” in its recovery, generating positive cash flow in October, it said in the statement. Although it didn’t get into exact figures, Cineworld did report
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Adele shared a new song, “Hold On,” tonight during her One Night Only concert special and sent viewers into an emotional spiral. The deep but inspirational ballad, which will appear on her upcoming album 30, is loaded with lyrics that’ll stick with you (the kind you’ll be cry-screaming the shower). “Sometimes loneliness is the only
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It’s always at the end of the CMA Awards ceremony. The audience full of fans and the country stars alike wait with eager anticipation to hear the name called for the evening’s highest honor: Entertainer of the Year. Since the CMA Awards’ inception in 1967, when Eddy Arnold nabbed the first-ever Entertainer of the Year trophy,
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