Hillary Clinton is launching an interview podcast this fall ahead of the 2020 presidential election, Varietyreports. The 24-episode You and Me Both with Hillary Clinton, produced by iHeartMedia, will premiere September 29th and will be available on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts and other podcast platforms. The series will feature …
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Catherine O’Hara of Schitt’s Creek summed up the pandemic edition of the Emmy Awards: “These are the strangest of days.” Well-put, Ms. O’Hara. Everything about the annual TV ceremony felt extra weird this year, for obvious reasons. The Covid era forced everyone to take an experimental approach — but that’s …
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When Michael Trottersat down on the staircase inside his home in Albion, Michigan, one day in 2017, he was ready to end his life. Grappling with post-traumatic stress disorder after serving in Iraq, Trotter thought that maybe his life insurance policy could solve his wife and young son’s financial woes …
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Kesha and Anthony Hamilton are among the artists participating in the new Team Joe Sings concert series spearheaded by Biden for President. The series launched tonight (September 17th) in support of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. The series features a new group of artists each Thursday at 8 p.m. ET …
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The family of Breonna Taylor just reached a $12 million settlement with the city of Louisville that includes common-sense reforms to the city’s police department — a move that Trevor Noah praised on The Daily Show, but said the victory felt bittersweet. The reforms include a housing credit for officers …
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One of Louis Armstrong’s trumpets, custom-made for the jazz legend in 1948 and given to a family friend five years later, will hit the auction block as part of Christie’s the Exceptional Sale. The Selmer Model 19 balanced action medium bore trumpet, inscribed with “Louis ‘Satchmo’ Armstrong 7/10/53” on the …
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Live Nation has launched a new initiative to temporarily turn venues it owns into polling sites for the 2020 elections. The concert industry giant said Wednesday that it is discussing with local officials the feasibility of converting over 100 venues across the country. So far, Live Nation confirmed four venues …
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Trent Reznor‘s secret weapon has always been his curiosity about electronic sound. Fuzzy synth beds, harshly grating electro shrieks, and airy atmospheres have comprised an exoskeleton for his vocals and guitar lines since Nine Inch Nails‘ Pretty Hate Machine, amplifying the despair, tenderness, and anger of his songs. Those same …
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The Mountain Goats have dropped another new song, “Get Famous,” from their upcoming album, Getting Into Knives, out October 23rd via Merge. “Get Famous” is a vintage bit of soulful rock & roll befitting the studio where the Mountain Goats recorded it: the legendary Sam Phillips Recording in Memphis, Tennessee, …
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NYC Nightlife United has announced a new livestream series,The NYC Nightlife United Sessions Vol. 1, to raise funds for New York’s independent music venues and their employees during Covid-19. The first concert will air live from Brooklyn venue Friends & Lovers on Sunday, September 13th, beginning at 3:00 p.m. and …
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