Nathaniel Rateliff has released a cinematic new video for “Time Stands,” a track from his solo album And It’s Still Alright. The project was released earlier in 2020 via Stax/Concord. Filmed during quarantine, the clip, directed by Rett Rogers, captures the lonely detachment and distance necessitated by the present moment. …
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Elton John has announced a weekly archival concert footage series that will air on his official YouTube channel, beginning this Friday, July 3rd, at 12:00 p.m. EST. Elton John: Classic Concert Series will premiere with Live at the Playhouse Theatre, Edinburgh, from 1976, and will be followed by five more weekly concert …
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Carl Reiner didn’t mean to create The Dick Van Dyke Show — or, rather, he didn’t mean to create a show for Dick Van Dyke. When he sat down to write what was then called Head of the Family, Reiner was basing its hero, Rob Petrie, on his own experiences …
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The Dalai Lama has released “One of My Favorite Prayers,” the latest offering from his upcoming album Inner World, out July 6th in honor of His Holiness’ 85th birthday. Featuring soothing, subtle instrumentation, the track includes a verse by Shantideva, an eighth-century Indian scholar that His Holiness quotes “sometimes a …
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In this week’s quarantine episode of ourUseful Idiots podcast, hosts Matt Taibbi and Katie Halper are joined by Omar Wasow, assistant professor of politics at Princeton University. Our hosts Matt and Katie debate (or as Matt describes it, “I decided to pick a fight with Katie”) the shifting attitudes of …
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Engaging with one’s audience is a golden rule of marketing — and R&B star 6lack is doing that in droves with his new EP 6pc Hot, which drops on Friday and aims to promote open dialogue around race and community. The set is coming with an eclectic all-out marketing campaign …
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Fantastic Negrito has teamed up with Tarriona “Tank” Ball of Tank and the Bangas for a new single and music video, “I’m So Happy I Cry,” off of his upcoming albumHave You Lost Your Mind Yet? “I was really inspired to write ‘I’m So Happy I Cry’ the day after …
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A U.S. Army private is accused of planning a violent attack on his own unit with the Order of the Nine Angles — a neo-Nazi satanic group based in the U.K., sometimes called the O9A or ONA — according to a grand-jury indictment unsealed Monday. Ethan Melzer, a 22-year-old soldier …
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Bobbie Nelson will document her time playing in her sibling Willie Nelson‘s band for 47 years in the upcoming Me and Sister Bobbie: True Tales of the Family Band, a co-written memoir with her younger brother Willie. The book, a collaboration with music biographer David Ritz, will tell the story …
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Beyoncé dropped her surprise new song “Black Parade” on Juneteenth, hours after the singer announced a new initiative of the same name to support black-owned businesses. “Happy Juneteenth Weekend! I hope we continue to share joy and celebrate each other, even in the midst of struggle. Please continue to remember …
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