As a child growing up in the Smoky Mountains, Dolly Parton had a homemade doll that her mother fashioned from a corn cob, with shucks for a dress and a corn tassel on top. The handmade playmate would inspire Parton’s very first song, “Tiny Tassel Top,” written when she was …
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Two-a-day workouts, studying a playbook, watching locker room footage: these are some old-school ways for a young football player to improve their knowledge of the game. The newer, and much more popular way, however, is picking up a video game controller. In a report from the Washington Post‘s Jesse Dougherty, …
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The Beach Boys‘ Mike Love unveiled a sprightly new song, “Unleash the Love,” the title track from his upcoming double LP, out November 17th via BMG. The rollicking tune boasts a busy but soulful arrangement filled with organ, piano, horns, acoustic guitar and plenty of back-up vocals and harmonies. Love’s …
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In the aftermath of Sunday’s mass shooting in Las Vegas, Republican leaders have once again deflected calls for voting on new gun control legislation. But one of the Senate’s leading progressive voices on the issue, Chris Murphy, argues Democrats should take the long view and prepare for a battle in …
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In Talib Kweli‘s gripping “Heads Up Eyes Open” video, the rapper examines the dichotomy between a father’s nine-to-five career and his son’s turn toward a life of crime. Throughout the clip, Kweli raps in front of a piano decorated with candles. In his guest verse, Rick Ross gazes out at …
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At least 58 people were killed and 500 wounded when a shooter opened fire at the Route 91 Harvest Festival, a country music festival outside Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay Sunday night. Jason Aldean was performing onstage at the time of the shooting. The shooter killed himself, according to reports, bringing …
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Patterson Hood considers himself to be a pretty cynical person. As one of the leaders of Drive-By Truckers, he’s spent the past 20-plus years channeling that cynicism into writing songs that expose the dark urges and broken promises of the American project in songs like “Putting People on the Moon,” …
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Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim workshopped their new clown show while Heidecker worked through some marital issues during a hilarious appearance on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Wednesday. The comedy duo – ostensibly on to promote their Adult Swim series Tim & Eric’s Bedtime Stories – joined Colbert for …
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By now, 25-year-old Katorah Marrero, also known as Young M.A, should be accustomed to industry accolades. In the whirlwind year that’s followed the release of her 2016 banger “OOOUUU,” the wins have been nonstop: a double-platinum plaque, a headline tour, label offers, multiple Beyoncé cosigns. But she says she’s still …
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Jesse Williams is the latest public figure to add his voice to the ongoing conversation surrounding football and the national anthem. On MSNBC Sunday night, Williams took President Trump to task for his controversial remarks about national anthem protesters over the weekend, in which he called anyone who refused to …
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