Professor Anthony Michael Kreis teaches constitutional law at Georgia State University and authored the book ‘Rot and Revival: The History of Constitutional Law in American Political Development.’ As a legal scholar and Georgia taxpayer, he found himself captivated by the YSL gang and racketeering trial – a record-breaking proceeding that …
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This year, J. Cole gave rap fans the opportunity to wade into nostalgia. His new podcast series, Inevitable, recollects the first chapter of his career, and he’s spent the past few weeks re-releasing his early mixtapes to DSPs. Later this month, he’ll take the stage at Madison Square Garden for …
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AC/DC‘s Power Up world tour is coming to North America next year for a stadium run that kicks off April 10 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and wraps up May 28 in Cleveland, Ohio. If they stick to the script from the European leg earlier this year, expect all the big hits …
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The last time Jesse Malin performed in New York, in March 2023, he jumped off the stage at Webster Hall, waded through the crowd, and ended up singing atop the bar at the rear of the venue in a punk-rock display of sweaty artist-fan communion. Malin’s sold-out performance Sunday night …
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Will Cullen Hart always seemed like he existed outside of time. The beloved Southern musician and visual artist, who died at age 53 on Nov. 29, spent his life writing and recording some of the most stunningly profound, beautifully naïve psychedelic music ever made. He was at the heart of …
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For the better part of the past decade-and-a-half, Laura Marling has been releasing albums at a prolific pace, becoming one of the most acclaimed singer-songwriters from the British “nu-folk” scene in the process. In 2011, she won the Brit Award for Best British Female Solo Artist and was nominated in …
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Devon Allman was just 17 years old when Dickey Betts, the late guitarist for the Allman Brothers Band, asked him to do something that would change the course of his life. On Oct. 15, 1989, Betts requested the teenager join him and the Allmans onstage that evening at the Sunrise …
Read More »Hear Snoop Dogg, Sting, and Dr. Dre Reinvent 'Message in a Bottle'
Snoop Dogg‘s new single from his upcoming Dr. Dre-produced album Missionary takes major inspiration from the Police‘s 1979 single “Message in A Bottle,” using part of the melody and Sting‘s replayed version of the guitar line —as well as fresh vocals from the former Police frontman. “Me and Snoop made …
Read More »How Daniel Nigro Reinvented Pop With Chappell Roan and Olivia Rodrigo
Chappell Roan and Olivia Rodrigo, two of the biggest and most interesting pop artists of the past half decade, have a not-so-secret weapon in common: producer and co-writer Daniel Nigro, formerly the frontman of the ’00s band As Tall As Lions. Nigro, who just scored a Grammy nomination for Producer …
Read More »Meet the Production Team Working to Make Juice WRLD Immortal
The rapper Juice WRLD’s emotional vulnerability, often crooned on an emo-rap canvas, captivated millions, making him one of the highest-streamed artists years after his tragic death in 2019. His prolific nature, marked by hourlong freestyles and a 3,000-plus song vault, has only added to his legacy. Grade A label co-owners …
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