“Why do we build the wall, my children?” asked folksinger Greg Brown, playing the character Hades, on the 2010 recording of Anaïs Mitchell’s “folk opera,” Hadestown. “We build the wall to keep us free!” answers the chorus, over ghostly pedal steel. “Who do we call the enemy, my children?” he …
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Excerpted from David Kushner’s book, The Players Ball: A Genius, a Con Man, and the Secret History of the Internet‘s Rise, published by Simon & Schuster. [Find the book on Amazon.] Gary Kremen nervously lingered inside his grandfather Manny’s barbershop, ready to bust his move. It was the late 1970s …
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Rival Sons play a feverish version of “Too Bad” to an empty theater in the song’s new video. The clip cuts between polished shots and grainy, VHS-quality footage, adding an eerie touch to the hard rock band’s performance. “You miss me so much/And now you’re burning with that old flame, …
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Sorry, Eddie. After Ed Sheeran made a much-maligned cameo appearance during the seventh season of Game of Thrones, the HBO series has finally revealed what happened to his character. In the premiere of season eight, the show’s final season, Bronn (Jerome Flynn) discovered that “Eddie” was a victim of dragon …
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Every April, vinyl geeks from around the world congregate at local music shops to celebrate Record Store Day. It’s a chance for them to get their hands on limited-edition LPs they can’t buy online or at chain stores and catch intimate in-store performances. The tradition began in 2008 and it’s …
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The country of Ecuador withdrew its political asylum for Julian Assange on Thursday, paving the way for the WikiLeaks founder’s arrest in the United Kingdom and possible extradition to the United States. Assange has lived in the country’s London embassy in since June 2012. On Twitter, Ecuador’s president, Lenín Moreno, …
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UPDATE:Julian Assange has been indicted on 17 counts of violating the Espionage Act, the Justice Department revealed on Thursday. “Assange, WikiLeaks affiliates and [Chelsea] Manning shared the common objective to subvert lawful restrictions on classified information and to publicly disseminate it,” the indictment said. *** WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was …
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The structure of Game of Thrones makes a best episodes list feel beside the point, even if there are a few clear standouts like “Blackwater.” It’s a show where the nostalgically inclined may be better served skimming highlights on YouTube than rewatching whole hours on HBOGO. These 10 sequences capture …
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The B-52s have announced a world tour commemorating the band’s 40th anniversary. The 43-date trek includes a headlining North American summer run along with European dates and festival appearances. Tickets for the 43-date trek go on sale on Friday. OMD and Berlin will serve as support on select dates. The …
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Morrissey recruited Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong and the Regrettes’ Lydia Night for his soulful cover of the 5th Dimension’s “Wedding Bell Blues,” the first official single from the singer’s upcoming Sixties/Seventies covers LP, California Son. The guest duo add breezy backing vocals throughout the Laura Nyro-penned track, while Morrissey …
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