The Cranberries unveiled the poignant title-track from their upcoming final album, In the End, out April 26th via BMG. From the title to sonics and lyrics, “In the End” is a fitting album closer. The track is a simple acoustic ballad buoyed by a low rumble of drums and soft …
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Journey has taken much of 2019 off so everyone in the group can focus on solo endeavors. That ends in October when the band heads to Las Vegas for a nine-show residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace. Ticket prices begin at just $69, but primo seats will go for …
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First things first: Yes, the first official trailer for Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker has finally dropped. As did peeks at the Poheler/Fey/Rudolph comedy Wine Country (!), Beyonce’s Coachella documentary (!!) and the second season of Fleabag (!!!). All this, plus an extended Lion King clip, a …
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Weeks after the State’s Attorney dropped all felony charges against Jussie Smollett – to the dismay of the Chicago police department – the city of Chicago has filed a civil complaint against the Empire actor that seeks to recoup the money spent in police overtime during the investigation. The city …
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Frank Zappa‘s digital stand-in cranks out a guitar solo in rehearsal footage for the upcoming tour featuring a hologram of the late guitarist-composer. In the clip, “Zappa” is decked out in blue jeans and a black T-shirt, wielding his signature red Gibson SG — a visual that calls to mind …
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“Side Hustle” is a recurring column in which staff writer Charles Holmes reviews celebrity and celebrity-adjacent products. You can read his previous entry, on Ariana Grande’s Cloud Machiatto from Starbucks, here. Celebrity: Rick Ross Product: Rich By Rick Ross Who’s This For: Bosses I have a lot to tell you …
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Ah, the early 20th century — when being a “famed seeker of mythical creatures” was still a feasible career option! This is how Sir Lionel Frost (voiced by Hugh Jackman) plans to distinguish himself among London’s professional explorers, by procuring evidence that prehistoric beasties still walk, crawl, swim and slither …
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Last summer, after public outcry over the Trump administration’s newly instituted policy of separating migrant children from their parents at the border reached a fever pitch, the president responsible tried to distance himself from the action. First, he blamed Democrats. Then, he issued an executive order that put the onus …
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How do you open anew arts complex in New York City — one that costs nearly half a billion dollars and is on the edge of a glittery enclave that locals have swiftly rejected as a wealthy gated community — without wallowing in cultural elitism? Alex Poots, the Scottish artistic …
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Ahead of this weekend’s ACM Awards, where she’s nominated in the Female Vocalist of the Year category, Maren Morris was profiled by CBS This Morning, in a segment during which she asserted that singing isn’t the only thing she uses her voice to do. Mindful of the ongoing #MeToo conversations …
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