Stephen Colbert is turning President Donald Trump’s less-than-reassuring trip to assess the damage of Hurricane Florence into a children’s book titled, Whose Boat Is This Boat?: Comments That Don’t Help In the Aftermath of a Hurricane. The book arrives November 2nd and proceeds will benefit organizations helping victims in North …
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Less than a week before her death, Aretha Franklin was on the phone with a friend, planning her next record. “I knew she was under the weather,” says Harvey Mason Jr., an R&B producer and session pro known for his work with Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake. “But …
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America’s most acclaimed new electronic composer scores a piece by choreographer Wayne McGregor with her cutting-edge synthetic textures and brain-blendering pinball beats. It’s somewhat of a departure from her two critically acclaimed albums – 2015’s Dark Energy and 2017’s Black Origami – where experimental electronc textures met Chicago’s polyrhythmic hurricanes …
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Nicolas Cage, who currently stars in the action-horror filmMandy, sat down withRolling Stonefor the latest installment of “The First Time.” The Oscar-winning actor kicked off the rapid-fire chat answering the seemingly innocuous first question (“The first time You ate your favorite dish?) with, of all things, champagne and Kentucky Fried …
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Young Thug saves the best for last on his new EP: The final track, “High,” is a striking, AutoTune-slathered duet between the rapper and Elton John, whose voice is imported via a sample of the classic hit “Rocket Man.” Fervent Young Thug fans — is there any other kind? — …
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Revivalist rockers Greta Van Fleet previewed their long-awaited debut LP, Anthem of the Peaceful Army, with another new song, a sledgehammer of bluesy hard-rock titled “Lover, Leaver (Taker, Believer).” Frontman Josh Kiszka howls about two of classic rock’s go-to subjects –love and Satan –over Jake Kiszka’s snarling guitar riffs. “She’s …
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“I’m in a state that does not look to women to lead,” Paulette Jordan says. Not lately, at least. “There was a whole legacy of women leaders who were chiefs,” says the former Idaho state representative, present candidate for governor and member of the Coeur d’Alene people. “It’s this line …
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When Slash put out his first solo album – It’s Five O’clock Somewhere, under the name Slash’s Snakepit, in 1995 – he encouraged fans to ask, “What if?” about the music – “What if this were a Guns N’ Roses song?” “If I write something, my first and foremost priority …
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Kanye West took to Instagram on Thursday to address the rumors that Drake had an affair with his wife, Kim Kardashian-West. In four separate videos, the Chicago artist states that the rumors are untrue, and goes on to detail why he takes issue with Drake’s handling of the situation. “The …
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Cary Fukunaga will directBond 25, the 25th installment of the beloved franchise, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film’s producers, Eon, also announced that production would begin March 2019 and the film would arrive in theaters February 14th, 2020 (the original release date was October 25th, 2019). Bond 25 will …
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