Thursday was supposed to be the night when President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden held their second debate for the presidential race in a town hall-style event on ABC. But after Trump refused to follow the virtual town hall format that was put in place after he …
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Ward Davis, a contemporary and collaborator of modern-day outlaws Cody Jinks and Kendell Marvel, has announced his new album Black Cats and Crows. Due November 20th, the announcement arrives with the brooding title track, an ominous piano ballad in which Davis questions why the deck is stacked against him. “God …
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Lyn Lapid, a 17-year-old singer-songwriter-multi-instrumentalist, has been posting cover videos on TikTok since October 2019. Early this year, she had a moment that countless cover-singers pray for: A producer in the music industry reached out to compliment her work and explore the possibility of collaboration. But any elation proved to …
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Jerry Lee Lewis turned 85 years old on September 29th — a remarkable milestone, especially considering that Lewis was one of the hardest-living of all the original Fifties rock & roll pioneers. He suffered a serious stroke last year, but regained his ability to play the piano in time to …
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When America lost Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the world lost a symbol of justice, brilliance, and goodness. She was petite in size, but monumental in impact. Her passing is an incalculable loss for our democracy and for all who strive to build a better future for our children. Justice Ginsburg …
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Cyndi Lauper has released a new lyric video for her classic hit song “Time After Time” in honor of National Coming Out Day on Sunday, October 11th. The animated lyric video was created by Malikah Holder, a 22-year-old graphic designer, animator and illustrator from the United Kingdom, and features a …
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Netflix has released the first teaser for Mank, David Fincher‘s upcoming film about the screenwriter ofCitizenKane, which arrives December 4th. “1930s Hollywood is reevaluated through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz (Gary Oldman) as he races to finish the screenplay of Citizen Kane,” Netflix …
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Edward “Bunny” Lee — the influential producer who both expanded reggae‘s sound and helped proliferate the genre’s audience worldwide — has died at the age of 79. Trojan Records, which licensed Lee’s Jamaican productions in the U.K., confirmed the producer’s death. While Lee’s exact cause of death is unknown, he …
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Brian Burton (a.k.a. Danger Mouse) and Nigel Godrich have created a new mobile app called Station Rotation, released last week in a surprise drop on the iOS App Store. The free music discovery app allows music artists, producers and directors to program individually curated radio stations for sharing within the …
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The Kills have announced Little Bastards, an album of rarities and B-sides, out December 11th via Domino. Little Bastards consists of material from 2002 through 2009. The duo — Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince — previewed the album with the 2009 demo “Raise Me.” The accompanying creepy video features Mosshart …
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