A 2019 video of Robbie Robertson playing “The Weight” with Ringo Starr and musicians from all over the world went viral again this week for reasons that aren’t quite clear, but maybe people isolated in their homes just needed something uplifting to watch. “This started circulating on Twitter again a …
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Pearl Jam are asking their fans to dial long distance (assuming they don’t live in Rochester, New York) to get a taste of their upcoming album, Gigaton, out this week. Fans can call 585-20-PEARL (585-207-3275) for the chance to hear songs beyond “Dance of the Clairvoyants” and “Superblood Wolfmoon.” Those …
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War: What is it good for? A mediocre theme park, say it again! In this week’s Westworld (“The Winter Line”), we return to the WWII-themed Warworld — and both the robotic Maeve Millay and narrative specialist Lee Sizemore (Simon Quarterman) mock it for being, well, a little corny. It’s hard …
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With Washington State reeling from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard has written a folk song, “Life in Quarantine,” for his home state. Over gentle acoustic guitar, he sings about empty streets, bars, and cafes, and streetlights that change for no reason. He …
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On Thursday evening, Adam Weiner of Low Cut Connie performed the first of several free livestreamed shows. Billed as “Live From South Philly,’ Weiner treated fans to an acoustic duo set on Facebook and Instagram from the comfort of his South Philadelphia home, performing a mix of selections from recent …
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Oprah Winfrey was forced to debunk an outrageous QAnon-sourced conspiracy theory that she was arrested for her role in a global sex-trafficking ring. Winfrey’s name began trending on Twitter Tuesday night, thanks to a conspiracy theory that began with a viral QAnon Facebook post that started circulating over the weekend, …
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All across the country, Americans are staying home in an effort to slow the progress of the COVID-19 pandemic — and looking for ways to fill those endless inside hours. For Stephen Malkmus, the once-and-future Pavement frontman, one way to get through these scary and unfamiliar times is to turn …
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Idris Elba revealed that he has tested positive for the coronavirus. He broke the news via Twitter on Monday. “This morning I got some test results back for coronavirus and it came back positive — and it sucks,” he said in the clip, his wife Sabrina Dhowre behind him. Elba …
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With Major League Baseball, like all major sports, delaying its 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic, PBS is allowing fans to share in America’s pastime by making Ken Burns’ 1994 documentary series Baseball available to stream for free. “This is a difficult time for all of us,” Burns said …
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Ellie Goulding goes full vampire mode in her new video for “Worry About Me,” in collaboration with Blackbear, who appears in the clip as a set of twins. Directed by Emil Nava and set in a “middle American” woodland, the video shows Goulding stranded in the woods with the two …
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