Allen Blickle, the original drummer for the Grammy-nominated sludge metal band Baroness, has died at the age of 42. “It breaks my heart to have to share the news that my dear friend, creative partner and former bandmate Allen Blickle passed away a few days ago,” Baroness frontman John Baizley …
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Donald Trump sued The Wall Street Journal in July over a story about a lewd birthday note the paper reported he sent to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in the early 2000s. The president insisted the note did not exist, calling it a “fake thing.” Well, the note does exist, …
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Olivia Rodrigo has released her two live performances with the Cure’s Robert Smith at Glastonbury as she prepares a new live album capturing her entire headlining set earlier this summer. Rodrigo’s set at the Pyramid stage back in June earned rave reviews, with Smith’s appearance garnering significant attention. In introducing …
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Young Thug recently came to tears on the Perspektives With Bank podcast while discussing his disappointment with Gunna, his former YSL signee. In 2022, the two, along with 26 other men, were ensnared in the YSL RICO case brought by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. Prosecutors alleged that Thug …
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At long last, Michael Stipe is offering answers to questions that have long plagued R.E.M. fans: What the hell is he actually saying on “It’s the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)”? The single from R.E.M.’s 1987 album Document is a masterpiece of rock …
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Billy McFarland‘s Fyre Festival is the disaster that keeps on giving. Earlier this summer, the convicted fraudster sold all trademarks related to the music festival on eBay for $245,300. Now, the chaos fest and the man behind it will serve as the basis for the upcoming musical comedy, Fyre Fest …
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President Donald Trump seemed to complain today that crime had not been totally eradicated in Washington, D.C., because local statistics continued to include domestic disturbances and incidents of domestic violence. During an extended speech at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., Trump claimed that his deployment of federal …
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Nominations for the 59th annual CMA Awards were announced on Monday, and three of country music’s most popular female singers led all nominees. Ella Langley, Megan Moroney, and Lainey Wilson each scored six nominations, including one for Female Vocalist of the Year, where Kelsea Ballerini and Miranda Lambert were also …
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Ayo Edebiri‘s response to a strange interview moment went viral over the weekend while she was promoting After the Hunt with co-stars Julia Roberts and Andrew Garfield at the Venice Film Festival. Over the weekend, the trio of actors sat with ArtsLife TV, when the interviewer directed a question about …
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In terms of wide appeal and commercial success, Saint Etienne always deserved better. The U.K. trio emerged in the early Nineties with a cosmopolitan sound that thrived on a subtle tension: their appetite for clubby anthems contrasted an obsession with the silky contours of retro British pop – think Dusty …
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