Rob, the record-store-owning hero of Nick Hornby’s classic novel High Fidelity, has strong opinions on many musical subjects, particularly the making and deployment of a great mixtape. He has rules about what kinds of songs to use, in what order, and believes that structuring the playlist just the right way …
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Toy Story‘s de facto troubadour Randy Newman took the stage at the 92nd Academy Awards to perform “I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away,” from Toy Story 4. Newman is nominated for Best Original Song for the track, which scores a hilarious scene in the movie in which Woody the …
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American taxpayers are paying as much as $650 per room per night for Secret Service accommodations at Trump properties while protecting the president a new report from the Washington Post has revealed. This directly contradicts President Donald Trump‘s claims that his company only charges the government minimal fees or “at …
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A memorial service for Lakers star Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and the seven other victims of the January 26th helicopter crash will take at Los Angeles’ Staples Center, “the House That Kobe Built,” on February 24th. The Los Angeles Times confirmed that the date of the public memorial combines …
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Radiohead member Ed O’Brien will release his debut solo album, Earth, on April 17th via Capitol Records under the name EOB. The musician has previewed the upcoming album with “Shangri-La,” which will appear alongside previously released track “Brasil.” “Thank you to all the incredible musicians who helped me and the …
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Hayley Williams stopped by BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge and took the opportunity to unveil a cover of Dua Lipa‘s song “Don’t Start Now.” The singer, who will release her debut solo album this spring, also performed her own recent single “Simmer.” Listen to the full performance and interview here. …
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Andy Samberg and Jimmy Fallon love a good high kick. Or, at least, they do according their new joint song “High Kickin’,” which the duo performed on The Tonight Show. In the funk-inspired number, Samberg and Fallon trade off verses about their obsession with high kickin’ and the problems those …
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In the lead-up to her Super Bowl LIV halftime performance, Jennifer Lopez appeared in a new ad for the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Miami, alongside other Floridian celebrities like her fiancé Alex Rodriguez, DJ Khaled and more. The spot was directed by Michael Bay (who makes a cameo …
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Morrissey has unveiled a dramatic new song, “Love Is on Its Way Out,” from his upcoming album, I Am Not a Dog on a Chain, out March 20th via BMG. The track boasts cavernous drums and a prickly synth arpeggio that periodically veers into atmospheric spaces while still steadily building …
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Orville Peck brought some gloomy atmospherics for his late-night television debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live, performing the song “Dead of Night” from his debut album Pony on Wednesday night’s episode. Wearing his trademark fringed mask and bathed in murky red light, Peck begins the song with only the help of …
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