My Chemical Romance will tour North America for the first time in nine years this fall. The reunion run launches September 9th at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit and continues through the next month, wrapping October 11th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. My Chemical Romance announced the tour …
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Sir Patrick Stewart’s return to the Star Trek universe and the role of the captain that made him famous in Picard has been greeted with widespread critical acclaim and unbridled nerd enthusiasm. Rolling Stone’s Alan Sepinwall hailed the show and rightly called Stewart“far and away the best actor to be …
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On Sunday night, Tyler, the Creator won his first Grammy when 2019’s IGOR took home the year’s award for Best Rap Album. He had mixed feelings about it. “I’m half and half on it,” he said, immediately after accepting the award. “On one side, I’m very grateful that what I …
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Seven microphones used by BTS during the K-pop group’s Love Yourself tours sold for over $83,000 Friday at a Grammy week auction in support of MusiCares. The microphones, the first-ever BTS-authorized items to be auctioned, well exceeded their pre-auction estimate of between $10,000 and $20,000, Julien’s Auctions said. BTS are …
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Fifty years ago this week, Simon and Garfunkel released Bridge Over Troubled Water. It was not only their most successful album — selling millions of copies and earning them six Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year — but it was also their final LP. They reformed several times over …
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Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard explained how the group’s upcoming album, Gigaton, captures “the spirit of the band” in a new interview with Zane Lowe on Beats 1 radio. The first single from Gigaton, “Dance of the Clairvoyants,” found the band exploring funkier and more experimental sonic territories, with Gossard …
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Weyes Blood, a.k.a. Natalie Mering, has announced 2020 North American tour dates in support of her album Titanic Rising. Titled A Lot Has Changed Tour, the extensive trek kicks off at both weekends of Coachella on April 11th and 18th. She’ll hit major cities — including Denver’s Bluebird Theater on …
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The Weeknd chases some extreme highs and ends up with a bloody face in the new video for his single, “Blinding Lights.” Directed by Anton Tammi, the clip stars the Weeknd as a lounge lizard-like fellow who bears a passing resemblance to jazz legend Herbie Hancock, circa 1978’s Sunlight. (“You’re …
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Just a few elections ago, the national press policed the boundaries of both Democrat and Republican politics. You couldn’t sniff either party’s nomination without media assent. After more high-profile crackups, including a few over the weekend, the press might be months from being pushed all the way to the outside …
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Rising Brooklyn rapper Pop Smoke was arrested Friday on federal charges of transporting a stolen vehicle, the New York Times reports. The rapper was arrested at John F. Kennedy airport in New York City upon returning from Paris Fashion Week. Pop Smoke, real name Bashar Jackson, is accused of transporting …
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