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Read More »Toots Hibbert, Reggae Pioneer Who Infused Genre With Soul, Dead at 77
Frederick “Toots” Hibbert, frontman of the pioneering reggae outfit Toots and the Maytals and one of the greatest voices in popular music, died Friday evening at the age of 77. “It is with the heaviest of hearts to announce that Frederick Nathaniel ‘Toots’ Hibbert passed away peacefully tonight, surrounded by …
Read More »Fox Host's Fear-Filled Rant: If Trump Wins, He and Other Conservatives Will Be Murdered
In a bizarre rant, Fox’s Greg Gutfeld said that because the nation is so divided, the reelection of President Trump will turn Joe Biden supporters into blood-thirsty lunatics looking for murderous revenge against conservatives and right-wing talk show hosts like himself. “If Biden loses, I’m being told that there will …
Read More »Yusuf/Cat Stevens Duets With His Younger Self in 'Father and Son' Video
As Yusuf/Cat Stevens prepares to drop the rerecorded Tea for the Tillerman² in honor of the album’s 50th anniversary, the singer-songwriter shared a stop-motion video for “Father and Son.” The new version of the beloved track features Yusuf duetting with his younger self — he sings the role of the …
Read More »Pearl Jam Announce Massive Voting Initiative
With less than two months to go until the presidential election, Pearl Jam are stepping up their efforts to engage fans in the process with the announcement of PJ Votes 2020. A big part of the initiative involves asking their audience to accept the Take-Three Pledge of “Vote by Mail,” …
Read More »Trump Claims 'Sophisticated Friends' Say He's 'Most Innocent' President Ever
Both the president and vice president made delusional and untrue remarks on Monday as they continue their war against the truth while once again showing their willingness to lie to the American people in an attempt to hold on to power. During a Labor Day press conference held at the …
Read More »Nashville Music Clubs Get Emergency Relief Funding: 'It Buys Us Some Time'
The live music industry has been decimated by the Covid-19 pandemic, with distancing guidelines and local ordinances keeping nearly all event spaces out of operation since March. In Nashville, independently owned venues got a much-needed lift on Thursday, as Metro Council approved a resolution to provide $2 million from CARES …
Read More »Mick Jagger and Keith Richards on 'Goats Head Soup,' Life in Lockdown, and Why They'll Never Quit
Mick Jagger got a call from his label recently with some news: While working on a reissue of the Rolling Stones’ 1973 album Goats Head Soup, the crew found some unreleased tracks. “I remember thinking, ‘Oh, no,’” Jagger says. “Unreleased tracks, to me that always means a lot of work. …
Read More »The Birth of QAmom
With her bouncy, honey-streaked hair, tastefully pastel-and-beige-hued grid and effortless ability to wear such garments as shapeless khaki rompers, Ciara Chanel Self, a Dallas, Texas-based interior designer and parent of a toddler, appears on Instagram to be the prototypical mom influencer. She regularly posts aspirational photos of cream-colored nurseries, 2-year-olds’ …
Read More »Michael B. Jordan Remembers Chadwick Boseman: 'You Paved the Way for Me'
Michael B. Jordan honored his late Black Panther co-star and “big brother” Chadwick Boseman in a moving Instagram statement on Monday, writing, “I’m dedicating the rest of my days to live the way you did.” “I’ve been trying to find the words, but nothing comes close to how I feel,” …
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