As Covid-19 spreads throughout the United States at an alarming rate — a million cases in the last six days — Dr. Anthony Fauci delivered some dark news on CNN’s State of the Union. Fauci said that a recent University of Washington model projection that estimated the country could see …
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Eels superfan Jon Hamm stars in the band’s new video for “Are We Alright Again,” “the feel-good hit of the feel-worst year” off their latest LP Earth to Dora. In the video, “a typical Eels fan finds solace in Eels music,” the band says. The “typical” fan, in this case, …
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For understandable reasons, the country is so focused on the presidential election right now that almost nobody is talking about the upcoming Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. But on Saturday night, the 2020 class of Depeche Mode, the Doobie Brothers, T-Rex, Nine Inch Nails, Whitney Houston, and …
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With the hasty, hypocritical business of Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation to the Supreme Court completed, the Republican-led Senate has gone into recess for the next two weeks — meaning there will be no action on a new economic relief bill before the election. The move by majority leader Mitch McConnell …
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Legacy Records has announced an expanded edition of Forever Words, the 2018 collaborative album that found artists like Chris Cornell and Elvis Costello setting poems and lyrics of Johnny Cash to music for the first time. The deluxe version of Forever Words will be released to streaming services in four …
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Music streaming killed the video star — and then brought it back to life? Apple is offering a new riff on The Buggles’ infamous proclamation:Early on Monday morning, the Cupertino brain trust announced Apple Music TV, a new station within Apple Music that provides users with a 24-hour ongoing livestream …
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To kick off this year’s socially distanced Billboard Music Awards, host Kelly Clarkson performed “Higher Love” with a cappella group Pentatonix and legendary drummer Sheila E. inside an empty Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Originally a hit for Steve Winwood in 1986, “Higher Love” has gained new attention over the past …
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Farm Aid partners Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews each performed virtually for the Farm Aid 2020 On the Road livestream. Margo Price, Chris Stapleton, Bonnie Raitt and Boz Scaggs, Brandi Carlile, Jamey Johnson, Black Pumas and many more also took part in the 35th anniversary of …
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Queen + Adam Lambert‘s upcoming concert album Live Around The World comes out on October 2nd, but right now you can watch a preview of “I Was Born To Love You” from an August 2014 gig at the Summer Sonic festival in Osaka, Japan. The song originally appeared on Freddie …
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Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz’s Antebellum begins where you can rightly expect a film with a title this brash to begin: on a plantation. This is the kind of movie that makes a point of throwing its audience, to say nothing of its characters, into the deep end. And so, …
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