Jeff Beck, the blues-rock innovator and two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee who revolutionized how the guitar is played, died Tuesday at the age of 78. Beck’s family confirmed the former Yardbirds guitarist’s death Wednesday. “On behalf of his family, it is with deep and profound sadness that …
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The shocking news of Jeff Beck’s death came down late Wednesday afternoon. The news initially circulated Tuesday when Patti Boyd shared it on Twitter, but it was dismissed as just another social media hoax. Tragically, it was true. “After suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis, he peacefully passed away yesterday,” his family …
Read More »Brendan Fraser Loses Golden Globe for 'The Whale' After Protesting Event
Brendan Fraser lost at the Golden Globes on Tuesday night for his performance in The Whale. The actor was up for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association award for Best Actor in a Drama Motion Picture, but was beaten out for the trophy by Elvis star Austin Butler. Fraser famously declined …
Read More »Rian Johnson and Natasha Lyonne Missed Classic TV-Detective Shows. So They Made One
N atasha Lyonne thinks that the very idea of lying is bullshit. “I don’t think I believe in it philosophically, as a concept,” she says. “When people lie, on a deep level, I’m perplexed that they don’t seem to know that we’re going to die and that their lie doesn’t …
Read More »Jennifer Coolidge's Dreams Were Once 'Fizzled Out By Life.' Now She's the Star of the Golden Globes
Throughout the 2023 Golden Globes ceremony, a few women who took the stage to accept their trophies used their time in front of all of their peers to express relief at knowing that, despite their age, they could still be winners — and that women and their talents don’t come …
Read More »Madison Cawthorn Is Out of Congress But Still Screwing Over Constituents
Former North Carolina Congressman Madison Cawthorn has reportedly left Congress without passing on constituent requests and casework initiated during his tenure to his successor, Rep. Chuck Edwards. Edwards, a Republican, ousted Cawthorn from his seat in a primary challenge following a series of scandals that wreaked havoc on Cawthorn’s public …
Read More »Molly Tuttle's Guitar Picking Will Blow Your Mind. It Might Also Make Her a Grammy Winner
It’s the day before New Year’s Eve in Nashville, and Molly Tuttle is in a dressing room at the Ryman Auditorium, getting ready to open Old Crow Medicine Show’s annual year-end concerts later that night. Tuttle has played the Ryman stage in the past, but this time she does so …
Read More »Bob Dylan Unearths Original Version of 'Not Dark Yet' for Upcoming 'Fragments' Set
Ahead of the release of Bob Dylan’s Fragments — the 17th installment of The Bootleg Series, focusing on his Time Out of Mind sessions — the singer has unearthed “Version One” of that album’s “Not Dark Yet.” Unlike its released counterpart, the first run-through of the track — recorded Jan. …
Read More »No, The Government Is Not Seizing Your Gas Stove
A panic is burning through social media and the halls of Congress following reports this week that the Consumer Product Safety Commission is preparing to issue a ban on gas stoves. The agency clarified on Wednesday that there is, in fact, no plan to ban gas stoves and that it …
Read More »How Meg Remy Made U.S. Girls' Messiest, Funkiest, Most Ambitious Album Yet
The breast pump was waiting for Meg Remy at her Toronto home when returned from the hospital with twins. A friend had given it to her, even though Remy wasn’t initially sure if she’d use the machine. But with two newborns to feed, she charged it up, flipped the switch …
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