Charles Grodin — the actor who appeared in movies such as The Heartbreak Kid,Catch-22,Heaven Can Wait, andBeethoven — died on Tuesday in his home in Wilton, Connecticut. He was 86. His son Nicholas stated to theNew York Timesthat the cause of death was bone marrow cancer. Born in Pittsburgh in …
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Whether it’s coming out of Nashville, New York, L.A., or points in between, there’s no shortage of fresh tunes, especially from artists who have yet to become household names.Rolling Stone Countryselects some of the best new music releases from country and Americana artists. (Check outlast week’sbest songs.) Flatland Cavalry, “Some …
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Taylor Sheridan’s Those Who Wish Me Dead — adapted from Michael Koryta’s 2014 novel of the same name — starts as three stories before whittling its way down to one. In the first, a smokejumper is haunted by memories of a burn gone wrong, in which she and other firefighters …
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Katy Perry has dropped the video for her uplifting new song “Electric.” The track appears on upcoming compilation Pokémon 25: The Album, which will arrive this fall via Capitol Records. In the video helmed by Raya and the Last Dragon director Carlos Lopez Estrada, Perry and Pikachu spend time in …
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Iamdoechii’s “Yucky Blucky Fruitcake” is named for an entry in the Junie B. Jones series of children’s books first published in 1992. The titular kindergartener was odd and disruptive, which resonated with Iamdoechii — Doechii for short, Jaylah Hickmon for long — as she reflected on her own childhood. On …
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Liz Phair has released “In There,” the latest track from her upcoming seventh studio album,Soberish. The simmering track, released with an animated lyric video, sees Phair contemplating her own vulnerability in the shadow of a new relationship. “Like smoke under the door/Like cold comes through the floor/You got in there,” …
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Weezer performed their new song, “All the Good Ones,” on The Tonight Show Monday, May 10th. The track, which appears on the rock outfit’s latest album, Van Weezer, boasts stomping drums and crunching power chords, while guitarist Brian Bell gets to throw in some dazzling hair metal-style guitar tricks as …
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Gal Gadot said that filmmaker Joss Whedon threatened her career while they were working together on the DC Comics movie, Justice League. In an interview with Israel’s N12 News, Gadot was asked about previous reports regarding the contentious atmosphere on the set of Justice League, including claims that Whedon didn’t …
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Cuco takes a hazy adventure in the new video for “Forevermore.” The clip opens with the Chicano singer-songwriter walking through empty roads until a yellow bicycle materializes. He rides along, enjoying the scenery — until he realizes he’s pedaling, yet not necessarily going anywhere. Attractive women drive by, while hardcore …
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Frank Turner envisions the first concerts after Covid-19 lockdown on his new song, “The Gathering,” featuring Jason Isbell and Muse drummer Dom Howard. Considering its subject matter, “The Gathering” is appropriately arena-sized from the start as Turner bellows over booming drums and towering glam rock riffs: “The first time that …
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