The third season of Documentary Now!, Fred Armisen and Bill Hader’s IFC series that parodies acclaimed non-fiction films, will take aim at D.A. Pennebaker’s Original Cast Album: Company, a 1970 documentary about the making of Stephen Sondheim’s Tony-winning musical of the same name. Original Cast Album: Co-Op stars Taran Killam, …
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Nicki Minaj debuted her new album Queen on Friday in an impressively unpredictable broadcast on Apple’s Beats 1 radio show. Though scheduled to begin an hour before Queenhit streaming services, the rapper started the program 23 minutes late, “exhausted and delusional” due to lack of sleep. Over the next two …
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“You talk about us like we’re electricity or something,” Alkaline Trio frontman Matt Skiba jokes when Rolling Stone mentions the pop-punk trio’s heyday at the turn of the 21st century. But at this point, it’s a simple fact: The band, representatives of a movement that once seemed eternally youthful, is …
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If there’s one thing that binds the Trump universe together, it’s the oppressive stench of shady activity. This applies to those closest to the president, as well those orbiting him from a distance, like Rep. Chris Collins (R-NY), a back-bench lawmaker who in February 2016 became the first member of …
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At a press conference on Tuesday morning, the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame rolled out its list of inductees for 2018. This year’s class will include Ronnie Dunn, K.T. Oslin, Byron Hill, Wayne Kirkpatrick, and Joe Melson, plus a first-time honor that will be presented to Reba McEntire. Established in …
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Though it broadly references the Murdoch family and the inheritance of a media empire, HBO‘s Succession is basically Large Adult Son: The TV Show, a savage comedy about the venal idiot-children of the ultra-wealthy. As health issues finally loosen the grip their domineering father Logan Roy (Brian Cox) has over …
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Will Hoge’s eviscerating “Gilded Walls,” Colter Wall’s folksy “Plain to See a Plainsman” and Rachel Wammack’s marvelous “Damage” are among the 10 country and Americana tracks you must hear right now. Jenny Tolman, “Rock & Roll to My Country Soul” A country-blooded crooner who grew up within Nashville’s city limits, …
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John Prine’s latest video is the crudely and charmingly animated clip for “Egg & Daughter Nite, Lincoln Nebraska, 1967 (Crazy Bone),” from the singer-songwriter’s The Tree of Forgiveness LP, released in April. A blend of youthful whimsy and certain mortality, Prine charts the various pursuits of misbegotten childhood, adulthood and …
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Stephen Colbert touched on how “Bigfoot porn” has entered into the midterm elections on Tuesday’s Late Show. The host broke down the Virginia’s 5th Congressional District race between Leslie Cockburn and Denver Riggleman, who – despite being months away from an election – posted a photo of Bigfoot porn on …
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Taylor Bennett made his television debut performing his new song “Rock ‘N’ Roll” on The Tonight Show Monday. The young singer-rapper showcased his impressive range and talents during the performance, moving from rapid fire rapping to a soft falsetto croon to a rowdy roar. Bennett’s band matched his energy, with …
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