There’s been a bounty of archival Stones releases this year – notably Ladies & Gentleman: The Rolling Stones, the fierce 1972 Fort Worth, Texas, show documented in the film of the same name, Keith Richards’ and Mick Taylor’s guns blazing. But this set takes the prize for ear-cocking: 32 tracks, …
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Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbertfound the holiday spirit in the latest results of Robert Mueller’s investigation into collusion between Russia and President Trump’s administration. On Friday, former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn pleaded guilty to lying about conversations he had with the Russian ambassador and agreed to cooperate with Mueller’s …
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Not a beat was missed or misused across 2017, a year filled with some career bests for veteran artists and strong debuts from new ones. From political statements to pop escapism, genre lines were blurred and artistic identities were challenged. It was a year full of determined visions and standout …
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The Last Jedi star Daisy Ridley squared off against Jimmy Fallon in a Star Wars-themed “Whisper Challenge” on Tuesday’s Tonight Show. The actor and host took turns donning a pair of headphones (shaped like Princess Leia hair buns) and clumsily attempting to read each other’s lips as they recited classic …
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Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real released their self-titled album earlier this year, landing it at Number One on the Americana chart. The group, fronted by the son of country icon Willie Nelson, has also performed on late night’sConan and The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, but gave a …
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Donald Trump went after ubiquitous basketball Dad Lavar Ball this past weekend in a tweet, and TV networks everywhere must have gone mad with glee. This racially loaded and already intensely stupid situation has the potential to buttress ratings for years. The backstory: LaVar Ball is the father of a …
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One hundred items stolen from the estate of John Lennon have been recovered in Germany, The Associated Press reports. The massive trove includes three diaries, a hand-written music score, a cigarette case and two pairs of Lennon’s famous circular glasses. Authorities in Berlin arrested a 58-year-old man on suspicion of …
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Anthrax‘s Scott Ian hailed AC/DC‘s Malcolm Young as “the greatest rhythm guitarist of all time” in a tribute to the late rocker who died Saturday at the age of 64. In an Instagram post, Ian – whose own approach was so influenced by Malcolm Young’s style that he tattooed an …
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When Cam, the Grammy-nominated singer and co-writer of the 2015 breakthrough single “Burning House,” released that starkly intense tune about a failed relationship, it set off a chain reaction she was initially unprepared to deal with. She was soon hearing what she recalls were some “really heavy” personal stories from …
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Brent Cobb has been busy in 2017 serving as an opener on some of the year’s biggest country tours, including Tim McGraw and Faith Hill’s Soul2Soul Tour and Chris Stapleton’s All-American Road Show Tour. Come 2018, the Georgia singer will appear in the headlining role with his Ain’t a Road …
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