When we talk about rock, we talk about bands: Zeppelin, the Who, the Stones. But when we talk about jazz, we tend to talk about individuals: Miles, Monk, Coltrane. On some level, that makes sense: If the song is the primary mode of rock expression, the solo is generally the …
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Ben Affleck eases persuasively into The Way Back, a sports/redemption drama that’s playing way below his level — and into the role of Jack Cunningham, a former high school hoops star who once passed on a free ride at the University of Kansas. Instead, the ex-star athlete took a dead-end …
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Elizabeth Warren was the latest Democratic presidential candidate with a guest slot onThe Ellen DeGeneres Show, sitting down with the daytime host for her Super Tuesday episode. With Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar dropping out of the race to endorse candidate Joe Biden, Warren is now the third-place candidate behind …
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Amazing Stories Steven Spielberg‘s Eighties hit anthology series is getting a modern update on Apple TV+. The new teaser introduces us to five different stories, and although plot specifics remain a mystery, each has a flair for the supernatural. From otherworldly bursts of energy in the sky to a grandfather …
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Imagine having your wedding band be none other than Adele. The singer took the stage to celebrate her friend Laura Dockrill’s nuptials at the Mason’s Arms pub in London over the weekend and used the opportunity to possibly annouce a new album this fall. Adele officiated the wedding of Dockrill …
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The amalgamation of a bedazzled black cane, bowler hat and purple-tinted, rounded lenses can only mean one thing: Ozzy Osbourne is sitting in front of you. At SiriusXM’s new West Hollywood studio space, a selection of Sirius subscribers and Osbourne fan club members fill a short cascade of bleachers for …
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Before heading out on the upcoming Black Crowes reunion tour, Chris and Rich Robinson will perform a string of acoustic gigs as Brothers of a Feather. The Brothers of a Feather moniker borrows its name from the duo’s 2007 live album that similarly found the Robinsons performing stripped-down renditions of …
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Sufjan Stevens and his long-time collaborator/stepfather, Lowell Brams, unveiled a new song, “The Unlimited,” from their upcoming New Age-inspired album, Aporia, out March 27th via their label Asthmatic Kitty. “The Unlimited” finds Stevens and Brams crafting an enthralling soundscape that keeps a serene synth at its core while still venturing …
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLbdg4WM8qc Better Call Saul, Season Five The Breaking Bad prequel series is back for another season, finding Jim McGill/Saul Goodman increasingly wrapped up in criminal activity. Though the clip is set to Jim Reeves’ mellow country song “Welcome To My World,” scenes showcase a much harsher reality filled with late-night …
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“Engage.” This was the simple command that Captain Jean-Luc Picard uttered so often throughout the seven-season run of Star Trek: The Next Generation — the final word before the starship Enterprise headed off on a new adventure. But engage is also what so many recent TV revivals fail to do. …
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