Owsley Stanley was known as the foremost underground LSD chemist of the 1960s. But he was also an exacting pioneer of live concert sound, a man who helped invent both monitor systems and high-fidelity amplification. When he died in 2011 at the age of 76, Stanley left behind a breathtaking …
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At the end of October, Spotify introduced a new option for labels that allows them to pay to “drive incremental streams” for their artists. This is the centerpiece of an advertising initiative called Marquee. Labels can now purchase a pop-up ad prompting users to listen to Taylor Swift’s Lover, for …
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Will Ferrell portrayed U.S. ambassador and impeachment hearings MVP Gordon Sondland alongside Alec Baldwin’s Donald Trump in Saturday Night Live’s latest cold open. The four-minute sketch mocked Trump’s tendency to conduct impromptu press conferences near the loud whir of a waiting helicopter, as well as the president’s now-infamous “I WANT …
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The Recording Academy revealed the full list of nominees for the 62nd annual Grammy Awards on Wednesday, with breakout stars Billie Eilish, Lizzo, and Lil Nas X leading with the most nominations — including nods for Best New Artist. For the second year in a row, the academy has nominated …
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A pack of feral hogs in Italy sniffed out, dug up, and destroyed a stash of cocaine buried in a forest in eastern Tuscany, the Italian edition of The Local reports. The stash was reportedly worth €20,000 (about $22,000) and had been left in a forest near the town of …
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Though Lindsey Graham has a history of advocating for Congress’ right to conduct oversight of the president, his fidelity to this particularly prickly section of the Constitution has its limits. As the House of Representatives has directed its investigative levers toward President Trump, few Republicans have cried foul as loudly …
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After numerous delays and postponing, Kanye West finally released his latest album, Jesus Is King, this past Friday. The gospel-inspired project was met with a largely lukewarm reception, but Kanye can count at least one fan: our sitting president’s son, Donald Trump Jr. Attaching a picture of the Jesus Is King …
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Ted Danson was among those arrested alongside Jane Fonda in Washington, D.C., at the actress-activist’s latest “Fire Drill Fridays” climate change protest. The latest demonstration marked the third consecutive Friday that Fonda has been arrested outside the Capitol. Billing himself as Fonda’s “new trainee,” Danson spoke to the crowd of …
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Kesha has released the lead single from her recently announced new projectHigh Road. The raucous party song is titled “Raising Hell,” and features the vocals and New Orleans bounce-influenced beat of Big Freedia. Kesha layers her folksier roots over the track, creating a club-ready song that nonetheless harks back to …
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Eddie Van Halen made a rare public appearance at a Los Angeles Tool concert Monday, and his son Wolfgang captured a priceless moment from the evening on Instagram. The picture shows Eddie obliging a Tool fan who wanted a photo of himself with the stage in the background — though …
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