Nobody, absolutely nobody, was complaining Taylor Swift didn’t inflict enough emotional brutality on us this year. But here she is and here we are. Taylor is celebrating her birthday this weekend, and she decided to turn 31 in typical Swift style — dropping her second surprise masterpiece of the year, …
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Jessica Simpson has signed a deal with Amazon to develop a handful of projects, including a docuseries based on her memoir, Open Book. Open Bookwill also serve as the inspiration for a separate scripted series that’s in development. Additionally, Simpson will write two new essays — one on motherhood, one …
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For almost two decades, Yo La Tengo have put on an annual eight-night Hanukkah concert series in New York City. This year, with pandemic restrictions still in place, the celebration will look a little different: On Friday, December 18th, the last night of Hanukkah 2020, the band will host a …
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Filmmaker John Carpenter returns to his horror-movie roots on his new song “The Dead Walk.” Like the soundtracks he composed for his celebrated films like Halloween and The Fog, his keyboard does most of the heavy lifting with a plodding disco rhythm and an eerie, fuzzy, propulsive melody that leads …
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Neil Young joined forces with Danny DeVito, Herb Alpert, George Lopez, Debbie Allen, Ricki Lake, Daryl Hannah, and Kenny Ortega on Tuesday for a virtual fundraiser to benefit the Painted Turtle, a summer camp for children with serious medical needs. The entire event is worth watching, but you can fast …
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Mariah Carey has shared her list of essential 2020 reading, posing — yes — by a Christmas tree. Carey posted the image on Twitter, featuring the star leaning on a stack of her chosen books — a poinsettia nearby. Several books in the pile were written by writers of color …
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Liam Gallagher has released the new single, “All You’re Dreaming Of.” He cowrote the holiday-inspired track with longtime collaborator Simon Aldred and Miike Snow’s Andrew Wyatt produced the song. Strings and horns usher in the tender ballad before a piano melody buoys Gallagher’s vocals. “Oh what are you dreaming of/Is …
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On May 1st, 1970, just weeks after the world learned that the Beatles were breaking up, George Harrison and Bob Dylan met up at Columbia’s Studio B in New York City. Joined by bassist Charlie Daniels and drummer Russ Kunkel, their stated purpose was to start work on Dylan’s album …
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Alice in Chains will receive the Founders Award from Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP) at a virtual event to be held on December 1st. The broadcast will feature performances by Alice in Chains, as well as tributes from several notable musicians from the area. “It feels truly special to …
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Vanessa Kirby and Shia LaBeouf lose their child in a tragic home birth in the new trailer for Pieces of a Woman, out January 7th on Netflix. Directed by Kornél Mundruczó, the film stars Kirby and LaBeouf as Martha and Sean, a couple whose baby dies while Martha is in …
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