It was an album created in isolation and, 20 years later, rerecorded under quarantine: The Sophtware Slump — the sophomore album byModesto, California alt-rockers Grandaddy — arrived in 2000; the byproduct of frenzied sessions where frontman Jason Lytle recorded on (as the story goes)music equipment he had to return to …
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Bruce Swedien, the celebrated audio engineer and producer who worked on records by Michael Jackson, Mick Jagger, Donna Summer, Duke Ellington, Paul McCartney and many more, died Tuesday at the age of 86. Swedien’s daughter, the musician Roberta Swedien, confirmed his death on Facebook, writing, “A legend in the music …
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“I’ve never seen such an outpouring of positivity,” says Wolfgang Van Halen, who’s used to dealing with cranky Van Halen fans online. Usingthe band name Mammoth WVH, he released his first solo single and video, “Distance,” on Monday, paying tribute to his late dad, Eddie Van Halen — and fans …
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In the latest socially distanced episode of ourUseful Idiotspodcast, hostsMatt Taibbi and Katie Halper are joined by friend-of-the-show journalist and historian Thomas Frank. For this week’s Democrats Suck, Katie takes issue with Democrats “punching left,” citing a leaked conference call among House Democrats where some Dems reportedly blamed the poor …
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How long has it been since Valerie June released new music? When her last album, The Order of Time, dropped, Donald Trump was two months into his presidency. Since then, June and her intoxicating mélange of folk, blues, and new-age R&B have been praised by the likes of Bob Dylan, …
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When J.D. Vance’s memoir hit shelves in 2016, it became a surprise bestseller, a controversy magnet, and an impromptu state-of-the-nation address — the must-read if you wanted insight into why Donald Trump was able to harness rage and frustration of the white underclass into a single presidential win. A tale …
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One week after an election that was in part about health care, President Donald Trump was at the Supreme Court trying to gut the nation’s health care laws. Ironically, it appears that at least one of the justices Trump himself appointed to the Supreme Court might not let the president …
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Hugh Grant discusses The Undoing, auditioning for Four Weddings and a Funeral, and more on Rolling Stone‘sThe First Time. Grant kicked things off by explaining how he got involved with The Undoing, the six-part HBO series he stars in alongside Nicole Kidman. He was initially surprised that director Susanne Bier …
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Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update celebrated Donald Trump’s loss and teased the soon-to-be-former president about his impending irrelevance hours after Joe Biden was named president-elect. The segment opened with video footage of revelers in the streets of New York, Washington D.C. and other U.S. cities, as well as celebrations in …
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The annual Guitar Legends benefit concert is going virtual this year with a show featuring host Billy Gibbons alongside Ashley McBryde, Brothers Osborne, Big and Rich, Tedeschi/Trucks, Mike Love, Kenny Loggins, Julio Iglesias Jr., Keb’ Mo’, the Bacon Brothers, Lindsay Ell, and Larkin Poe. It will air the air throughout …
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