David Bowie’s unreleased Earthling-era semi-instrumental “Nuts” is the latest installment in the Is It Any Wonder? series, a six-week unearthing of rare tracks that the late icon recorded in 1996 and 1997. “Nuts” was recorded at the same November 1996 studio sessions that yielded Earthling’s “The Last Thing You Should …
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Huge congratulations to Kansas ’— uh, we mean, Missouri’s — Kansas City Chiefs! But despite taking home their first Super Bowl trophy in a half century, the real winner was us, the viewers, because we all know that the best thing about the Big Game is always the commercials (and …
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We are born, we live, and we die. Before we can get on that particular merry-go-round, however, we must first be interviewed. The interrogator is tall, quiet, fastidious, well-dressed. Small granny spectacles perch on his nose as he asks questions of those who sit before him. And when he’s not …
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The worst kind of backyard barbecue, it unsurprisingly turns out, is one hosted by an undercover Nazi, as evidenced by the new trailer for the upcoming Jordan Peele-produced Amazon series, Hunters. The new clip — which is set to air during the Super Bowl on Sunday — centers around Biff …
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In our new series, we look at eight cities where live music has exploded — from legendary hubs like New Orleans and Nashville and Chicago, to rising hot spots like Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Portland, Maine. Our latest: Detroit, where pressing plants, innovative studios, and offbeat festivals make it one of …
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The Who, Stevie Nicks, Dead & Company, Foo Fighters, Lizzo, and Lionel Richie are set to perform at the 2020 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. The 51st annual festival will take place over two weekends: April 23rd through 26th, and April 30th to May 3rd. The first weekend will …
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Sixteen years ago, after a campaign event in New Hampshire, Ohio congressman Dennis Kucinich talked about what happens in politics if voters can be convinced to spend more time worrying about polls than ideas. “Unless we’re motivated by principle in our voting, we walk into a mirrored echo chamber, where …
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The assassination of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani by an American drone strike near the Baghdad International Airport last week has brought the U.S. to the precipice of yet another war in the Middle East. The Trump administration’s sudden, violent confrontation with Iran stands in contrast to the methodical march to …
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David Byrne discussed his hit Broadway show American Utopia and what led him to become an American citizen after six decades on this week’s CBS Sunday Morning. In a conversation with Serena Altschul, the former Talking Heads bandleader talked about how he turned his 2018 album American Utopia into a …
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Def Leppard, Mötley Crüe and Poison have added seven dates to the rockers’ 2020 stadium mega-tour. The new slate of dates take place before the tour’s previously announced starting point of July 7th in Miami, with the bands now opening their much-anticipated trek on June 21st at San Antonio, Texas, …
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