A year ago, around the time an ICE agent showed up at his mother’s home in Queens looking for him, Edwin had a union job working with sheet metal, and a wife and two kids. “My brother calls me, and he’s crying,” Edwin, who has a thick New York accent, …
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Dave Greenfield — who played keyboards and sung for the U.K. punk group the Stranglers off and on since 1975 — died Sunday due to coronavirus-related complications. “Following a stay in hospital for heart problems, Dave tested positive for the COVID-19 virus last Sunday but he sadly lost his battle …
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The Rolling Stones have announced their Extra Licks weekly livestream series, featuring bonus footage from six concert films from throughout the band’s career. The series — released as part of YouTube’s #StayHome campaign — will kick off May 3rd at 3 p.m. ET with extra footage from the band’s 2016 …
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2020 is decidedly not down with the clown. Due to the spread of COVID-19, the annual Gathering of the Juggalos will be postponed until 2021. The event was originally supposed to take place August 5th through the 8th at the Nelson Ledges Quarry Park in Garrettsville, Ohio. “The bottom line …
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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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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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