Del Barber has had a strange few years. After releasing what could have been his career-making opus, Prairieography, in 2014, the Canadian singer-songwriter moved from Winnipeg to a farm in rural Manitoba. For his anticipated follow-up album, Barber decided to release a novelty record of hockey-themed cover songs under the …
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The second season of Netflix‘s Lost in Space reboot will premiere December 24th with 10 new episodes. The new season, filmed in Iceland and Vancouver, will see the Robinson family continuing their exploration of the deep reaches of space, as seen in the tense first teaser trailer. The official synopsis …
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Selena Gomez hosted an emotional roundtable discussion with three of the young adults featured in Netflix‘s docuseriesLiving Undocumented. The series, which Gomez produced, premieres Friday on the streaming site and follows eight families as they face potential deportation. Gomez sat down with 18-year-old Bar, whose family fled Tel Aviv, and …
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Two purported members of the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods were found guilty on multiple charges due, in part, to the testimony of rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine, the New York Times reports. On Thursday, a jury in the Federal District Court in Manhattan handed down several guilty verdicts to Anthony Ellison and …
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Prosecutors for the Central District of California charged three men — Stephen Walter, Ryan Reavis and Cameron James Pettit — with the distribution of drugs that they allege resulted in the death of Mac Miller. While the three men were previously hit with various charges upon their arrests, a rep …
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New Zealand’s Drax Project are enjoying burgeoning global success thanks to a unique musical blend. All of the band’s members attended music school, where they studied jazz. You can hear that influence in their use of saxophone, subtle melodies and delicate vocal interplay, which can bring to mind vintage street …
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Leo Fender, father of the Stratocaster, did not play the guitar. “But he was one of the world’s best listeners,” says Andy Mooney, the chief executive of Fender Musical Instruments — a company that, true to its founder’s legacy, is more adept at hearing and understanding its audience than anything …
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Everyone loves to make wild prognostications about Saturday Night Live before each season starts. New cast members, departed cast members, cast members that got cast and never actually made it to the season itself: Fodder. Announced hosts (even stretching into December this time around): Total fodder. The anticipation of an …
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Spider-Man is coming back to the Marvel Cinematic Universe after a contentious battle between Sony Pictures and Disney. In August, the two companies announced their partnership would dissolve and that Marvel Studios Kevin Feige would no longer produce the Tom Holland-starring Spider-Man franchise. Reportedly, the root of the problem was …
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The young Nigerian singer Lyta enlisted Davido to add a gritty guest verse to his feathery single “Monalisa.” “Monalisa” is just the third single from Lyta to appear on Spotify. The original, released in July, is a handsome contradiction, with fierce expressions of yearning — “You get my number I …
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