Late last year, Margo Price released That’s How Rumors Get Started, where she steered her sound from outlaw country into full-on arena rock, inspired by Tom Petty and Fleetwood Mac. She recorded in L.A., putting together a band that included Benmont Tench of the Heartbreakers and bassist Pino Palladino. Price …
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Last week, while Donald Trump holed up with his shrinking circle of advisors to plan nearly 150 pardons and commutations, including many for his friends and coconspirators, his Department of Justice concluded a string of 13 federal executions — breaking a 17-year hiatus of the federal death penalty. In just …
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The first day of the Biden administration brought a sensation somewhere between satisfaction and joy. Watching the day’s ceremonies felt like a kind of cleansing, as if the patriotic emblems, rituals, and all the rest on display had had an exorcism, as if things were back to something like normal. …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Joe Biden‘s inauguration has spurred renewed interest in the incoming President’s books, with many of them seeing new gains on the bestsellers charts online. An investigative look into …
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Van Morrison is planning to launch a legal challenge against regulations that prohibit live music in indoor venues in Northern Ireland due to Covid-19 safety concerns. Sarah Symington, an attorney at the firm John J. Rice and Co. Solicitors, which is representing Morrison, confirmed that the singer initiated legal action …
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Darlene Love never knew how she’d feel when Phil Spector died, but when the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation confirmed the producer’s death on Sunday, she mainly felt sorrow despite all the ways he mistreated her over the years. “My son called to tell me the news,” says the …
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The sad news came down last night that New York Dolls guitarist Sylvain Sylvain died after a long battle with cancer. “l remember the first time I saw him bop into the rehearsal space/bicycle shop with his carpetbag and guitar straight from the plane after having been deported from Amsterdam,” …
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Read Sepinwall’s Premiere Recap of the First Two Episodes The Disney+ superhero series WandaVision opens with something brand-new to TV shows based on Marvel Comics characters: the Marvel Studios fanfare and logo, complete with glimpses of Iron Man and other figures from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which was previously only …
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The Screen Actors Guild has moved its 27th annual awards show to avoid a conflict with the Grammys, which were rescheduled for the SAG Awards’ original date, March 14th. The 2021 SAG Awards will now broadcast April 4th on TNT and TBS at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. ET. The Grammys …
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On AC/DC‘s most recent tour, in 2016, the band seemed to be falling apart. Frontman Brian Johnson’s hearing was failing, and Axl Rose wound up replacing him for part of the run; rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young — the bedrock of the band — had developed dementia and could no longer …
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