Black Pumas performed their Grammy Record of the Year-nominated single “Colors” during Saturday’s first Biden-Harris pre-inauguration event, “America United: An Inauguration Welcome Event Celebrating America’s Changemakers.” “President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, we’re looking forward to a new sense of optimism, unity and peace for all American people,” …
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In striking, unvarnished language, the federal government is now describing the events of January 6th as a “violent insurrection that attempted to overthrow the United States Government” and alleges that “the intent of the Capitol rioters was to capture and assassinate elected officials.” These shocking phrases feature prominently in a …
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Siegfried Fischbacher — of the animal training and magic duo Siegfried & Roy — has died at the age of 81 from pancreatic cancer. His death comes just eight months after his performing partner Roy Horn died from complications related to Covid-19 at the age of 75. https://thisforall.net/DanLinden/status/1349723149919776768 The German …
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Black Sabbath released live renditions of “Heaven and Hell” and “The Mob Rules” from the upcoming reissues of their two albums of the same name, which were their only to feature frontman Ronnie James Dio in the Eighties. The performance of “Heaven and Hell” is a rarity previously released only …
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Weyes Blood has revealed “Titanic Risen,” an outtake from 2019’s Titanic Rising, through the game Roblox. Natalie Mering has cited the ill-fated maiden voyage of the 1912 White Star Line Ship as one of the album’s themes, and now fans can hear “Titanic Risen” while playing Roblox Titanic. Players find …
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British punks Sleaford Mods have released a new single, “Nudge It,” featuring Amy Taylor from the Australian outfit Amyl and the Sniffers. The track will appear on the duo’s upcoming album, Spare Ribs, out this Friday, January 15th. “Nudge It” arrives with a music video directed by Eddie the Wheel …
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If there’s ever a Hall of Fame for climate scientists, Michael Mann will be among thefirst to be inducted. More than 20 years ago, Mann — now a distinguished professor of atmospheric science at Penn State, as well the director of the university’s Earth Systems Science Center — co-authored a …
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Earlier this week, a press release went out for the upcoming production of Sell/Buy/Date, a film adaptation of playwright Sarah Jones’ one-woman show about the sexual exploitation of women, produced by such luminaries as Meryl Streep, Rashida Jones, and Laverne Cox. Following outrage among sex workers on social media, however, …
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PJ Harvey has revealed a demo for “This Mess We’re In,” from her upcoming reissue of Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea, out February 26th via UMe/Island. Whereas the original recording features Thom Yorke (he also contributed backing vocals to “One Line” and “Beautiful Feeling”), the demo is …
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After rocketing to worldwide fame in the early Nineties as an actress and a member of the Fugees, Lauryn Hill took a big risk with her solo debut, 1998’s The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. It made her an even bigger star at age 23, sold millions of copies, and won …
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