With her bouncy, honey-streaked hair, tastefully pastel-and-beige-hued grid and effortless ability to wear such garments as shapeless khaki rompers, Ciara Chanel Self, a Dallas, Texas-based interior designer and parent of a toddler, appears on Instagram to be the prototypical mom influencer. She regularly posts aspirational photos of cream-colored nurseries, 2-year-olds’ …
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Michael B. Jordan honored his late Black Panther co-star and “big brother” Chadwick Boseman in a moving Instagram statement on Monday, writing, “I’m dedicating the rest of my days to live the way you did.” “I’ve been trying to find the words, but nothing comes close to how I feel,” …
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While Chadwick Boseman was fighting colon cancer during the filming of Black Panther, he drew inspiration and motivation from a surprising source: two young boys who had been diagnosed with terminal cancer. During a cast interview with SiriusXM in 2018, the star became overwhelmed as he spoke about this connection …
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Rhiannon Giddens has released a new solo recording, the snarling blues number “Don’t Call Me Names.” Over hypnotic, murky bass, Dobro, and violin tones, Giddens stands her ground against a cruel lover. “You wouldn’t treat a dog that way, don’t call me names,” she sings. Mid-song, it reaches a feverish …
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UPDATE (11/5): The 2021 All the Best festival — which serves as a tribute to the late John Prine — has been postponed with no new date given. The event was expected to feature Prine’s sons, Jack and Tommy. “Sixthman and Oh Boy Records feel it is only appropriate to …
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A review of “Sundown,” the series premiere of HBO‘s Lovecraft Country (which I reviewed earlier this month), coming up just as soon as my life is saved by Jackie Robinson… “I love that the heroes get to go on adventures in other worlds, defy insurmaountable odds, defeat the monster, save …
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“When Trevor Noah andThe Daily Show ask you to Cardi B, you do it,” Margo Price wrote on Twitter last night. That would explain her folksy cover of Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s highly explicit rap song “WAP,” which she performed Thursday night for the program. (“WAP” begins at …
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In the months since George Floyd was killed at the hands of police in Minneapolis, protests over systemic racism and police brutality have continued unabated in cities around America. Initially, a protest movement unfolded in parallel in the music industry, starting on June 2nd, when the major labels decided to …
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On June 30th, Couch Guitar Straps received a warning from a potential customer. The man wanted to buy a new guitar strap, but he was upset that Couch was running Facebook ads at a time when a growing number of companies — including Eddie Bauer, Magnolia Pictures, Patagonia, and Ben …
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KISS guitarist Ace Frehley embarks on a wild intergalactic adventure in the new animated video for his cover of Deep Purple’s “Space Truckin’.” The track will appear on Frehley’s new album of covers, Origins Vol. 2, out September 18th. Frehley delivers a faithful take on “Space Truckin’,” cranking up the …
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