Dhani Harrisongave a scorching performance of “All About Waiting” on Jimmy Kimmel Live Monday. The track appears on Harrison’s new solo debut, IN///PARALLEL. The cinematic hard rocker spanned the sonic spectrum from pounding drums and raging guitars to ethereal vocal harmonies and kaleidoscopic synths. Harrison sang over this psych-tinged milieu …
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When the president uses what used to be called his “bully pulpit” – but now is called “Twitter” – to attack a person or an issue, of course it has much broader consequences. For instance, it’s no surprise that after campaigning on a travel ban focused on Muslims and selectively …
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Singer-guitarist Torres‘ 2015 breakout, Sprinter, was a stirring study in spiritual reckoning. Her latest is even more raw, offering conflicted images of emotional and physical release over bracing industrial-rock textures co-produced by Rob Ellis (PJ Harvey). The harsh, predatory “Skim” spools through questions like “Did he hold your hips with …
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James Corden and Julia Roberts reenacted scenes from Roberts’ wide-ranging filmography on Wednesday, calling up brief, famous scenes from Notting Hill, Pretty Woman, Erin Brockovich and more on The Late Late Show. Roberts stopped by to promote her upcoming movie,Wonder. Corden got to play most of the famous leading men …
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“Can we start again?” The tall woman in the vintage Stones T-shirt isn’t happy with her scream. She’s standing in a vocal booth, sweating a bit. “When I sing really high,” she says, “it makes me really hot. And not in a sexy way.” The stately guitar riffage of T. …
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We’re still attempting to digest the stunning news of Tom Petty’s cardiac arrest and shocking death, news that’s all the more surprising considering that he finished a 40th anniversary tour with the Heartbreakers just seven days ago. The final gig took place at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on …
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Lin-Manuel Miranda penned a powerful essay asking for help for hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico, where members of the Hamilton creator’s family resides. “There’s no shortage of stories about the devastation experienced in my beloved Puerto Rico in the past week,” Miranda wrote for The Hollywood Reporter. “From the children still searching …
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The new video for Lady Antebellum‘s song “Heart Break” takes the notion of its title to a new extreme, as the female lead makes a getaway to Puerto Rico after calling law enforcement on her husband. But it’s also now become a tribute to a hurricane-scarred island and the focus …
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Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban loaned the team’s private plane to backup point guard J.J. Barea on Monday afternoon to transport food, water and supplies to Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria, according to ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. Barea, a native of Puerto Rico who has spent all but three years of …
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On September 19th, Dave Chapelle and Ed Sheeranboth performed in Washington D.C. beforecoming together at an afterparty to deliver an unlikely, but raucous rendition of Radiohead‘s “Creep.” Now, footage of the impromptu jam session at the Eighteenth Street Lounge has surfaced, along with video of Sheeran and a backing band …
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