When Wisconsin voters went to the polls on April 7, 2020, they did so during one of the largest pandemics to sweep the country in recent memory. Predictably and tragically, at least 40 Wisconsin voters in Milwaukee County alone contracted the novel coronavirus at the polls. In total, the state …
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As music fans continue to shelter in place, indie rock band Real Estate has decided the show must go on — just a little differently. Real Estate was originally supposed to tour venues through April and May in support of their newest album, The Main Thing, which dropped via record …
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Live from the quarantine, it’s Saturday night. Like everything else in our culture, Saturday Night Live has been on pause during the pandemic, shutting down after its last episode on March 7th with Daniel Craig, Elizabeth Warren, and the Weeknd. Saturday Night Live at Home was an experimental attempt to …
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Neil Young has released a new version of “Shut It Down” in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The track, originally released off last year’s Colorado with Crazy Horse, has been renamed “Shut It Down 2020.” Young and his wife, actress Daryl Hannah, made a striking new video to accompany the …
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John Prine, who for five decades wrote rich, plain-spoken songs that chronicled the struggles and stories of everyday working people and changed the face of modern American roots music, died Tuesday at Nashville’s Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He was 73. The cause was complications related to COVID-19, his family confirmed …
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The Billy Joel Foundation is teaming with Harry Chapin’s organization Long Island Cares to provide food to those across Long Island struggling to get fresh and nutritious meals during the coronavirus pandemic. Joel shared a note on Twitter detailing the new partnership, explaining that his foundation has previously worked with …
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Bill Gates discussed his TED Talk, which predicted a debilitating pandemic, during an interview with Trevor Noah on The Daily Social Distancing Show Thursday. He also talked about the coronavirus and the steps that must be taken to beat it and prevent a future outbreak. In 2015, Gates gave a …
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On March 9th, Margo Price was performing at the To Nashville, With Love benefit concert, raising funds for a city shell-shocked by a deadly and devastating tornado. A little more than a day later, she was quarantining at home with her husband Jeremy Ivey and two children (including 11-month Ramona …
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Like many of his peers, veteran DJ, rapper, photographer, and producer D-Nice had been living life on the road until the coronavirus pandemic forced everyone to stay home. “Life was great,” he tellsRolling Stone of his touring career, calling from his Los Angeles home. “For it to abruptly end because …
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Roger Waters has postponed the North American leg of his upcoming This Is Not a Drill Tour due to the coronavirus pandemic. The trek, which was scheduled to embark July 8th and timed to conclude a month before Election Day, will instead launch in 2021. “The bad news is: I’ve …
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