Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner has released the trailer for his new anthology series, The Romanoffs. The clip shows various people talking about how they’ve descended from Russia’s royal family, which ruled from the 1600s until removed from power or killed during the Russian revolution in 1917. It will premiere …
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WASHINGTON — The Unite the Right 2.0 white-nationalist demonstration had ended early on Sunday, and a clump of bored, black-clad counter-protesters started marching north, looking for some action. After a block or two, a counter-protester in a black spiked helmet spotted a man dressed in red, white and blue. They …
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Back in 2016, Nashville-based singer-songwriter Liz Cooper was living in a dimly lit, basement apartment. She placed a vase of flowers in one of the windows to provide a burst of color and it ended up serving as a source of inspiration. “It was some really pretty purple flower that …
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In the Nineties, this Tasmanian outfit shared bills with Bikini Kill and Fugazi, scattering cassettes and one-off tracks as their live shows, led by the towering presence of yelper Linda Johnston, became renowned throughout their home country. Nearly three decades after they formed, thanks to some hard-drive wizardry and new …
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Carrie Underwood will return to the road on her headlining Cry Pretty Tour in May 2019. Like her last trek, 2016’s Storyteller Tour, the production will feature an in-the-round stage. The duo Maddie & Tae and vocal group Runaway June will support. Underwood announced the tour in an online video, …
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The Weeknd, Shawn Mendes and Cardi B will headline the 2018 Global Citizen Festival, set to take place in New York City’s Central Park September 29th. The festival will also feature Janet Jackson, Janelle Monáe and a special guest performance from John Legend. Hugh Jackman and Deborra-lee Furness will host …
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Glenn Frey and JD Souther’s Longbranch/Pennywhistle duo will be resurrected when the long out-of-print 1969 self-titled LP is reissued this September. Pre-orders are available on the duo’swebsite. The album was recorded before Frey co-founded the Eagles. It will be pressed on compact disc for the first time, while the 180-gram …
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Smashing Pumpkins celebrated their 30th anniversary Thursday with a guest-filled concert that featured Courtney Love joining the band onstage for four songs. Love led Billy Corgan and company on a pair of Hole songs, “Celebrity Skin” and “Malibu” – both co-written by Corgan – and remained onstage to assist the …
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From 1983 to 1988, songwriter Bobby Bare hosted the informal Bobby Bare & Friends show on the Nashville Network. The series was a chance for Bare to chat with many of his contemporaries and new artists as well, on a wide range of subjects, including, of course, country music. Bare …
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Two months after Weezer gave into fan demand by covering “Africa” (getting them a single in the Hot 100 for the first time in nine years), Toto returned the favor by tackling their 2001 hit “Hash Pipe” at the launch of their summer tour in Vancouver. “We figured since we …
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