For days, heavy rains have mired the annual Burning Man festival in thick mud in the remote desert of Black Rock City, Nevada, stranding tens of thousands of attendees who nonetheless struggled to keep the party going. At least one person has died, and organizers announced yesterday that the traditional …
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Zac Brown Band paid tribute to Jimmy Buffett Saturday hours after their “Knee Deep” collaborator’s death with a performance of “Margaritaville” at the group’s concert in Gilford, New Hampshire. Brown and company had played the 1977 classic a handful of times live of the years — including a CMT Crossroads …
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Not all Republicans are impressed with Donald Trump. New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu bashed the former president, blaming him for the party’s losses in special elections and local elections this year. “Republican school board members… have lost their seats because they felt like they had to constantly answer for being …
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The Rolling Stones’ long-anticipated first album of original songs in 18 years may finally be imminent as the band is teasing the new single on a seldom-working website. On Saturday, the Stones’ social media accounts linked to a website for a track titled “Don’t Get Angry With Me” (or “Angry”), …
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The world woke up to the sad news Saturday morning that Jimmy Buffett died at the age of 76. “Jimmy passed away peacefully on the night of September 1st surrounded by his family, friends, music and dogs,” read a statement on his website. “He lived his life like a song …
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Kenny Chesney, whose own beach-forward country songs owe a debt to the tropical vibes of Jimmy Buffett, paid tribute to the “Margaritaville” songwriter with a solo performance of “A Pirate Looks at Forty.” Buffett died Friday at 76. Seated on some island beach before dawn with only his guitar, Chesney …
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Paul McCartney paid tribute to Jimmy Buffett, who died on Friday at the age of 76. In a heartfelt remembrance, McCartney wrote of his late friend’s generosity, kindness, humor, and his songwriting. McCartney recalled one particular holiday, where he forgot to pack his guitar, and Buffett came to the rescue. …
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A posthumous album from Lil Peep is coming next week. On Friday, the late rapper’s estate released the single “November,” and his mother Liza Womack announced that Diamonds will be released Sept. 8. Womack said that the upcoming record is Lil Peep’s “last cohesive full body of work” made with …
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A long time ago, in what might as well have been a galaxy far, far away, Donya (Anaita Wali Zada) was a translator for the U.S. Army in Afghanistan. Now, this young woman lives in the Bay Area town of Fremont, a stone’s throw from Silicon Valley and a dozen …
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Stuart McDonald deeply admires Netflix’s first interactive movie Black Mirror: Bandersnatch. He describes the film as a dark journey wherein a viewer’s decisions in a gamer nerd’s life could lead to acid trips, existential torment, suicide, stuffed bunnies, and decapitated heads. But McDonald knows audiences will have a different reaction …
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