In 1961, a young Jerry Garcia met another struggling artist: writer and musician Robert Hunter. For more than 30 years until Garcia’s death in 1995, the two were friends and songwriting partners; with Garcia supplying the music and Hunter the lyrics, out came most of the Grateful Dead’s most enduring …
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A blood-soaked fable, the latest from South Korean auteur Bong Joon Ho (The Host, Snowpiercer, Okja) starts simply: The dirt-poor Kim Ki-Taek (the superb Song Kang Ho, a Bong regular) is out of work. He and his wife Chung Sook (Jang Hye Jin) squeeze into a dumpy sub-basement where strangers …
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Michelle Williams nabbed her first Emmy for Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie, for her role as Gwen Verdon in Fosse/Verdon, at the 2019 awards ceremony. In her acceptance speech, she noted the importance of equal pay in the industry, as well as creating healthy and productive work …
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The third Democratic presidential debate in Houston delivered. The diverse field — narrowed to the top 10 candidates, all sharing the same stage — engaged in a spirited disagreement about Medicare for All, grappled with the party’s (and Barack Obama’s) record on immigration and deportation, as well as shared personal …
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It’s quiet in the morning. The remains of a campfire smoulder beside the railroad; fog hangs low in narrow valleys people here call hollers; a bedsheet strung between the poles of an overturned tent flutters in the breeze. The bedsheet reads, “NO PAY WE STAY.” It’s day 38 of a …
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The nominees for the 53rd annual CMA Awards were revealed Wednesday morning, with Maren Morris leading her peers this year with six total nods. The Texas native will vie for Female Vocalist of the Year and Album of the Year, for 2019’s Girl. The album’s uplifting title track also landed …
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Nearly two months after Scooter Braun’s $300 million acquisition of Scott Borchetta’s Big Machine Label Group was announced, Taylor Swift may have finally figured out what’s better than revenge. The pop star claimed to CBS This Morning that she hopes to re-record her first six albums, circumventing Braun and Borchetta’s …
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Lynyrd Skynyrd have postponed this weekend’s stops on their Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour so that founding member Gary Rossington can recover from a recent heart procedure. The 67-year-old guitarist had been experiencing fatigue, according to a press release, and underwent surgery to fix a leaky heart valve …
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UPDATE: Following the release of the title track, Taylor Swift revealed Lover‘s entire 18-song track list, featuring the previously released singles as well as a Dixie Chicks collaboration titled “Soon You’ll Get Better.” *** Taylor Swift is releasing Lover, her seventh album and first with Republic Records, on August 23rd. …
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The Bird & The Bee tapped Dave Grohl for their performance on The Late Late Show, with the drummer leading the beat on the band’s “Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love.” The cover of the 1978 rock tune comes off the duo’s upcoming Van Halen tribute album Interpreting the Masters, Vol. 2: …
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