From My Morning Jacket’s early days, frontman Jim James had a thing for vocal reverb. On his second solo covers set, it persists, and serves the project well – these classic songs feel like live broadcasts from distant memory, clouds in heaven, or an empty theater after everyone’s gone home. …
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Dave East may be the least likely member of New York’s new rap aristocracy to conquer the charts. The East Harlem native’s peers, like Nicki Minaj, Cardi B, French Montana and A$AP Rocky, all crested via genre-blending songs that blur the line between electronic pop and clubby trap anthems and …
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Born and raised in 43-person town Two Buttes, Colorado, Clare Dunn knew from an early age that she wanted to sing and “make music like [her] heroes.” “Of course, I had no idea how to go about that, but the dream was there from very early on,” says Dunn. “I …
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Should a society that values tolerance tolerate intolerance? In a world committed to non-discrimination, can a state discriminate against those who discriminate? Those mind-bending questions are behind thecase of the same-sex couple and the religious baker that the Supreme Court heard Tuesday. The facts are quite simple: A gay couple …
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The women of Saturday Night Live and guest host Saoirse Ronan banded together to tackle the influx of sexual misconduct allegations in a sketch titled “Welcome to Hell.” Ronan, Cecily Strong, Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant performed the upbeat song on what could pass as a Katy Perry music video set, …
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Jimmy Kimmel accepted Judge Roy Moore’s invitation to meet “man to man” – either in a debate or in a fight – on Thursday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live. The war of words between the late-night host and the alleged child-molesting Alabama senatorial candidate came after Kimmel sent a prankster to crash …
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UFC 218 doesn’t carry an eye-popping name like Conor McGregor, Ronda Rousey or Jon Jones. However, if you like quality fights with intriguing storylines and high stakes, Saturday’s lineup is worth your time (and money). Maybe it’s for the UFC Featherweight championship rematch between Max Holloway and Jose Aldo in …
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Miguel will embark on a North American tour next year in support of his forthcoming album, War and Leisure, which arrives December 1st. The lengthy 34-date trek launches February 22nd at the Roseland Theater in Portland, Oregon and wraps April 12th at the Greek in Berkeley, California. Prior to the …
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Taylor Swift remained at Number One as the singer’s Reputation added to its 2017-best sales with an additional 256,000 total copies in its second week on the Billboard 200. After going platinum in its opening week – and after another week being withheld from streaming services – Reputation sold 232,000 …
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Wu-Tang Clan honcho RZA has filed a trademark opposition suit against a Brooklyn dog walking company trying to register the trademark, “Woof-Tang Clan.” In a lawsuit filed November 15th, RZA (real name Robert Diggs) touted the long history of the Wu-Tang Clan mark and how its appearance on various goods …
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