Pickathon has announced its first round of artists for the 2019 installment of its Americana-in-the-wilderness music festival, with Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats joined by fellow headliners Khruangbin, Mandolin Orange and Tyler Childers. Held across several stages in the rugged, remote woods of Happy Valley outside Portland, Oregon, Pickathon …
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According to a new poll, when it comes to taxing the rich, most Americans are “radical.” The majority of Americans, including 45 percent of Republicans and 71 percent of Democrats, expressed support for a proposal by newly-elected Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) to increase the top marginal tax rate to 70 …
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R. Kelly and his label, RCA, will finally sever their ties after weeks of protests and pressure following the airing of the Lifetime docuseries Surviving R. Kelly and years of sexual misconduct allegations against the singer. Additionally, celebrities including John legend, Lady Gaga, Chance the Rapper, Meek Mill and Jada …
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This week, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced his plan to legalize recreational marijuana in the state. The proposed Cannabis Regulation and Taxation Act would restrict sales to those over the age of 21 and seal convictions on criminal records for possession offenses that would no longer be illegal under …
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The Menendez brothers may not be part of official collectible sets of killer trading cards — which sparked outrage when they were first introduced in 1992 and have continued to be controversial as new editions pop up every few years — but their surprise cameo on an NBA trading card …
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At Purdue Pharma’s launch party for OxyContin in 1996, one of the company’s owners, Dr. Richard Sackler, told the audience to imagine a series of natural disasters — an earthquake, volcanic eruption, hurricane — before gleefully predicting that the opioid painkiller would generate “a blizzard of prescriptions that will bury …
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Dawn celebrates sexuality on her atmospheric new song “Sauce.” Cole M.G.N. (Christine & the Queens, Ariel Pink) and Hudson Mohawke (Kanye West, Drake) co-produced the single, which highlights the electronic R&B singer’s upcoming fifth LP, new breed, out January 25th. “I’ve been a good girl all week, so I can …
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Americana duo the Cactus Blossoms have announced dates for a headlining North American tour set to begin January 21st. The duo’s new album Easy Way is set for release March 1st. Beginning with a January 21st show at the Turf Club in their homebase of St. Paul, Minnesota, brothers Page …
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Eight-hundred-thousand federal workers weren’t paid on Friday because President Trump says he needs a wall to protect us. His case for continuing the partial government shutdown, repeated once more in his Oval Office fundraising speech last week, is that migrants from Mexico and Central America are poisoning our country with …
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TV tapings can be a drag. But amid the set changes and staged introductions from host Ed Helms at Saturday night’s all-star tribute to Willie Nelson in Nashville, there were some true moments of musical spontaneity —particularly from the guest of honor. Titled Willie: Life & Songs of an American …
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