UPDATE: In an emailed statement, Scott Rudin reiterated to Rolling Stonethat he was working to “enforce the agreement” made with the estate of the late author, Harper Lee. He also added that he has been “hard at work” creating a solution for this problem. “In an effort to ameliorate the …
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Along with his cohorts in Animal Collective, Panda Bear — a.k.a. singer-songwriter Noah Lennox — has spent the past two decades fashioning a psychedelic hybrid that defies all existing genre definitions. Yet while bandmates Avey Tare, Deakin and Geologist were at work on 2018’s Tangerine Reef, their marine-themed ambient LP, …
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Michael Cohen‘s testimony before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday started with a bang. The opening statement delivered by President Trump’s former attorney and fixer was strewn with bombshell revelations, including claims that Trump knew about WikiLeaks plan to release Democratic National Committee emails hacked by Russia; that he was …
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“I’m fucking pregnant,” Amy Schumer announces in a sing-song voice while rubbing her belly at the beginning of the trailer for her upcoming Netflix special, Amy Schumer Growing. But don’t expect her to become someone else, simply because she’s expecting. “Here’s the thing, you’re pregnant, but, like, you don’t change …
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One evening in late 1972, a young mother of 10 named Jean McConville was taken from her home in Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland, by four men and four women in masks. McConville’s children would never see or hear from her again. She had been disappeared and likely killed, …
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Diversity, lighthearted silliness and many shots of Queen guitarist Brian May’s luxurious gray mane took centerstage at the 91st Academy Awards on Sunday night during an otherwise unorthodox ceremony without a host. But even without a leader, the show went on, and Green Book, Bohemian Rhapsody, Black Panther and Roma …
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Gary Clark Jr. has spent the better part of a decade figuring out how to translate his guitar wizardry into compelling album-length statements. His first two offerings — 2012’sBlak and Blu and 2015’sThe Story of Sonny Boy Slim —were steeped in a sleek, modern blues-rock production style that mostly failed …
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“Up Down” singer Morgan Wallen made his debut on the Today show on Thursday, performing his Top 25 single “Whiskey Glasses.” The song appears on Wallen’s 2018 album If I Know Me. Penned by Ben Burgess and Kevin Kadish, “Whiskey Glasses” is the Knoxville, Tennessee, native’s third single release, following …
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Wilco enlisted Courtney Barnett, experimental rock act Tortoise, jangle-pop band the Feelies and — in an intriguing and unexpected turn — Mad Men actor Jon Hamm for the 2019 edition of their own Solid Sound Festival, scheduled for June 28th through the 30th at Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art in …
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Judah & the Lion have released “Pictures,” the second single to surface from the Nashville band’s upcoming album Pep Talks, which will be released on May 3rd. The new track features a prominent appearance by Kacey Musgraves, the recent winner of four Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year for …
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