Julia Louis-Dreyfus appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live Wednesday and talked about the surreal experience of watching Marianne Williamson drop a “yada yada yada” — the phrase famously used on Seinfeld — during a recent Democratic primary debate. Williamson slipped the “yada yada” in while responding to a question about gun …
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A month after her playHadestown took home the most awards at this year’s Tony Awards, singer-songwriter Anais Mitchell has announced her latest project Bonny Light Horseman, a folk supergroup of sorts with multi-instrumentalist/producer Josh Kaufman (The National, Hiss Golden Messenger) and Eric D. Johnson (Fruit Bats). In advance of their …
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Last Thursday, the producer Trap Money Benny — immortalized by Drake thanks to his preference for Hennessy over champagne — got on a call with Nate Fox, one of Chance The Rapper‘s longtime collaborators. Fox was in “crunch mode” trying to finish The Big Day, Chance’s long-teased “debut album.” “He’s …
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Martin Scorsese‘s highly anticipated new film, The Irishman, will have its world premiere at the 2019 New York Film Festival Friday, September 27th, festival organizers announced on Monday. “‘The Irishman’ is so many things: rich, funny, troubling, entertaining and, like all great movies, absolutely singular,” said NYFF festival director Kent …
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After struggling to stand out from the retro-dressed songwriters and singers in East Nashville, Cale Tyson ditched his hat, sold his stuff, and relocated west to Los Angeles. It’s a move that, so far, has done the Texas native good. His new song “Fade Me Away” is a pleasant mix …
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Blink-182 throw caution to the wind in the face of seeming unrequited love on their new song, “Darkside.” The single follows the band’s previously released singles, “Happy Days,” “Generational Divide” and “Blame It On My Youth,” all of which appear on their upcoming album, Nine. The 15-song LP will be released on September …
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Stephen Colbert found punchlines throughout Robert Mueller‘s lengthy, often tight-lipped testimony before the House Judiciary Committee and House Intelligence Committee. On Wednesday’s Late Show, the comedian skewered every aspect of the hearing — from President Trump’s Twitter reaction to the former special counsel’s tendency to side-step questions unrelated to his …
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Bluegrass group Nefesh Mountain highlight the grandeur of northern California in their new music video for “A Mighty Roar.” Fittingly, the lyrics of the track, off the album Beneath the Open Sky, are shot through with references to nature, as vocalist Eric Lindberg sings about the skies, the oceans, and …
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Tegan and Sara have announced an upcoming tour in support of their new memoir,High School, out September 24th, and their forthcoming album Hey, I’m Just Like You, out September 27th. The tour will be more intimate than previous runs, with a “solo,” mostly acoustic set done by the two sisters …
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To most people, pairing the music of “Weird Al” Yankovic with a symphony orchestra probably seems like a ridiculous proposition. After all, does “I Love Rocky Road” really need a string section to adequately convey Al’s love of ice cream? Can’t we laugh at the Amish and Coolio in “Amish …
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