The Turnpike Troubadours are coming home again for two nights, and so is “King of Oklahoma.” Turnpike will play January 19-20 at Oklahoma City’s Paycom Center, joined by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit. Together, they represent two of the hottest acts in independent music and two of the most …
Read More »How Tiffany 'New York' Pollard Changed the Game for Black Women on Reality TV
“The original HBIC is here, bitches!,” Tiffany “New York” Pollard proclaims, sauntering into the frame and showing off her fresh pedicure. So begins her introduction on House of Villains, E!‘s latest reality TV series assembling a motley crew of the genre’s classic antagonists, including Vanderpump Rules’ Jax Taylor, The Bachelor‘s …
Read More »Team Trump Is Using 'Fyre Festival Strategies' in N.Y. Fraud Case
In the weeks leading up to the start of his $250 million civil fraud trial in New York, Donald Trump and his attorneys privately discussed how they believed defeat in this trial was preordained. Their best chance — and it wasn’t much, according to two sources familiar with the matter …
Read More »'Frasier' Revival Is an Unfunny, Uninspired Dud
There’s a joke in the fourth episode of the Paramount+ revival of Frasier that is not the worst to be found in this new take on Kelsey Grammer’s famous psychiatrist Frasier Crane, because there are unfortunately a lot of bad ones to choose from. But it typifies the biggest problem …
Read More »Renée Rapp and Jennifer Hudson Pay Homage to Destiny's Child With 'Dangerously in Love' Cover
Growing up, there wasn’t a girl group more important to Renée Rapp than Destiny’s Child. The influence of the trio’s runs and harmonies are subtly woven into the pop singer’s performance style, which was also shaped by the group she spent some time in: the questionably named Daddy’s Little Girls. …
Read More »Elon Musk Deletes Tweet Telling People to Follow Antisemitic Account for War Updates
As verified accounts on X, formerly Twitter, continue to spread misinformation on the violent conflict between Hamas and Israel, Elon Musk directed his nearly 160 million X followers to follow accounts known for disseminating lies. “For following the war in real-time, @WarMonitors & @sentdefender are good,” Musk posted on X …
Read More »AC/DC Make Victorious Return With First Live Show in Seven Years
AC/DC took to the stage for the first time in seven years on Saturday night of the Power Trip festival. It was the first time lead vocalist Brian Johnson performed live with the group since September 2016 in Philadelphia, following a 79-date Rock or Bust world tour. The ill-fated trekrequired …
Read More »Nancy Mace Wants Jim Jordan as Speaker, Claims Ignorance About Allegations He Ignored Abuse
Rep. Nancy Mace announced she plans to support Rep. Jim Jordan to replace ousted House speaker Kevin McCarthy, whom she voted to remove from office last week. When pressed about the allegations that Jordan ignored sexual assaults by a team doctor while he was a wrestling coach at Ohio State …
Read More »Teezo Touchdown is the Future of Rap-Rock
For Teezo Touchdown, his sound started with his look. When the Beaumont, Texas singer/rapper went into the studio in 2019 to record what became the Panic at the Disco-sampling track “100 Drums,” he surprised himself by leaning hard towards rock influences —an approach that would become the template for his …
Read More »American Hostages Captured in Assault, Israeli Ambassadors Say
Americans have been captured and are being held hostage by Hamas amid the militant group’s attack on Israel that began Saturday, two Israeli ambassadors said, although the number of American hostages remains unconfirmed. Israel’s U.N. Ambassador Gilad Erdan said that “dozens” of Americans are being held in Gaza amid a …
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