Donald Trump delivered his first State of the Union address on Tuesday night. In a divisive speech dressed up with language of unity, the president highlighted a stock market that has “smashed one record after another”; the GOP’s corporate giveaway – “the biggest tax cuts and reform in American history”; …
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Primus and Mastodon will unite this summer for a massive U.S. tour. The co-headlining, 43-date trek launches May 6th in Morrison, Colorado and concludes July 7th in Phoenix. The joint trek promotes the bands’ respective 2017 projects. Last year, Mastodon released their seventh LP, Emperor of Sand, and a follow-up …
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Immigration policy got the most media attention in last weekend’s brief shutdown, but as lawmakers scramble to find a way to keep the government running in the coming weeks, a bipartisan group of lawmakers are also clamoring to put the nation’s opioid epidemic on center stage. Even while Democrats crossed …
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Ever since Justin Timberlake and Chris Stapleton performed their instantly viral mashup of “Tennessee Whiskey” and “Drink You Away” at the 2015 CMA Awards, anticipation has been high for a proper studio collaboration by the two vocalists. Finally, they’ve delivered, teaming up for “Say Something,” a new song on Timberlake’s …
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Modest Mouse will return to the road this spring with another tour in support of the band’s 2015 album Strangers to Ourselves. Isaac Brock and company’s 25-date trek opens April 18th in Birmingham, Alabama and circles the U.S. before closing May 24th at Oakland, California’s Fox Theatre. Two months later, …
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The Shape of Water, Get Out, Lady Bird, Dunkirk and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri led the 2018 Oscar nominations, with Guillermo Del Toro‘s horror/romance The Shape of Waterscoring an impressive 13 nods. All five of the aforementioned films were nominated for Best Picture, a list that also included Phantom …
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Playing chicken with children’s healthcare, but unwilling to deliver an agreement on the fate of undocumented Dreamers, Republicans shut down the government on Friday night. Here’s what you need to know about how we got to the “Shithole shutdown” — and what happens next. A Broken PromiseThe shutdown was set …
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Franz Ferdinand offered a theatrical flair to their manic dance-rock single “Always Ascending” on Thursday’s Tonight Show. The band opened on a dimly lit stage, with singer Alex Kapranos crooning over billowing vocal harmonies. Strobe lights flickered as the song erupted with tense guitar riffs and four-on-the-floor drums. In the …
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Michael Wolff’s explosive account of the Trump White House,Fire and Fury,will soon be a television series. Endeavor Content purchased the book’s rights for seven figures, the Hollywood Reporter reports. The series will focus on the tumultuous early days of the Trump administration. Endeavor is shopping the project to networks. Wolff …
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Seal is adamantly denying allegations of sexual misconduct being made against him by his former neighbor, actress Tracey Birdsall. On Tuesday, a rep for the singer told Rolling Stone in a statement, “Seal vehemently denies the recent accusations made against him by a former neighbor for alleged misconduct of more …
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