Even before they revved themselves up into synth-boosted MTV hitmakers in the Eighties, ZZ Top were never an ordinary blues-rock band. After Cream and Jimi Hendrix warped electric blues into psychedelia, ZZ Top pulled it back to the dusty ground of Texas, but they weren’t as straight-ahead as they seemed: …
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Bob Odenkirk was rushed to the hospital on Tuesday after collapsing while on set in New Mexico for AMC’s Better Call Saul, as Variety reports. Better Call Saul is in production for its sixth and final season. The 58-year-old actor collapsed during shooting for the show on Tuesday and crew …
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The Kid Laroi has dropped a surprise bonus EP, F*ck Love 3+: Over You. The six-track collection accompanies his recent effort, F*ck Love 3: Over You, which was released last week. F*ck Love (Over You) is the Kid Laroi’s third and final installment in a series, following F*ck LoveandF*ck Love …
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection has terminated two border wall contracts that were issued during the Trump administration, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Friday. In a statement, DHS said the canceled wall contracts—originally planned to cover the Laredo sector of Texas spanning approximately 31 miles—were not necessary …
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Bob Dylan‘s Infidels-era Bootleg Series won’t arrive until September, but a source close to the Dylan camp says they’re already thinking about the next one. “I hate to give this stuff away,” says the source, “but I think there’s a good chance we’ll do Time Out of Mind next year …
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By the mid-2000s, Biz Markie was not only a hip-hop legend, but the kind of pop culture personality that seemed to pop up everywhere. And it was always a delight. He was making cameos in movies like Men in Black II, lending his voice to Crank Yankers and cracking jokes …
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Buddy Guy talks about meeting his idol John Lee Hooker in this exclusive clip from the upcoming documentary Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase the Blues Away, which premieres July 27th as part of PBS’ American Masters series. As Guy reveals in the film, although he was a fan of Hooker’s …
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Donald Glover’s Childish Gambino has shared a cover of Brittany Howard’s “Stay High,” which will appear on the upcoming covers and remixes project, Jaime Reimagined, out digitally July 23rd via ATO Records. Working with producer James Francies, Childish Gambino transformed “Stay High” from a piece of vintage soul pastiche to …
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Big Steve Parish, a longtime Grateful Dead roadie and manager for the Jerry Garcia Band, will mint four pieces of Grateful Dead memorabilia for an upcoming NFT drop. The auction will launch July 23rd at 12 p.m. PST and be live for 72 to 96 hours via Vccess.com The four …
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PBS upcoming docuseries, Icon: Music Through the Lens, explores the history and importance of music and concert photography. The six-part series will premiere on July 16th and air on Fridays through August 13th. A new trailer for the series teases the various facets of music photography that the series will …
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