Stevie Wonder wanted to meet TONTO. He had just turned 21, was flush with cash and had all these songs and sounds in his head that he couldn’t get onto tape. A friend had loaned him a copy of an album called Zero Timethat had been recorded using the world’s …
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Stan Lee, the writer, editor, and former publisher and president of Marvel Comics who co-invented Spider-Man and was responsible for turning superhero comic books into a phenomenon, died Monday at the age of 95. Lee was taken to Los Angeles’ Cedars Sinai Medical Center on Monday after suffering a medical …
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A popular filming location that served as the set of HBO’s Westworld burned down amongst the thousands of acres scorched in the southern California wildfires. The mansion that hosts the reality series The Bachelor and Caitlyn Jenner’s Malibu home were also reportedly destroyed in the Woolsey and Hill fires, which …
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Rhett Miller was a folkie of sorts before co-launching country-punk-pop heroes Old ‘97s, and befitting a Texan raised in country music’s cradle, he’s got a knack for perfectly-turned lines. “Did I lose you at ‘I love you’?,” he sings on his latest solo set, as immaculately plainspoken as a Harlan …
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Bob Christgau and I have known each other since 1969, when he’d just moved from Esquire to his first tour at TheVillage Voice and I was writing for the San Francisco Express Times and Rolling Stone. Since then we have never stopped talking — we’ve disagreed about half of everything, …
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Deceased brothel owner Dennis Hof won a seat in the Nevada state legislature on Tuesday, handily defeating his living Democratic opponentLesia Romanov. Labelling himself the “Trump of Pahrump,” the pimp, former reality star and accused sexual abuser ran a controversial campaign to win the state’s Republican-leaning 36th assembly district. After …
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Update: Amazon has announced that it chose Queens, New York and Arlington, Virginia to both be home to company headquarters. The search for a new Amazon headquarters may be nearing its end, as the tech giant is reportedly close to closing deals to set up two new offices in Long …
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As expected, the Spice Girls have reunited, without Posh Spice, for a 2019 UK stadium tour. The Spice Girls – Ginger Spice, Baby Spice, Sporty Spice and Scary Spice – officially announced their six-date trek with a video posted on social media Monday: Singer Jess Glynne will serve as special …
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Former president Barack Obama swung through Georgia and Florida on Friday campaigning for Democrats including Stacey Abrams and Andrew Gillum. The former president gave rousing speeches in favor of the Democratic candidates, but in Miami he was interrupted by protesters. Unlike the current president, who enjoys telling his supporters to …
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More than half a century has passed since Marianne Faithfull was pop music’s it girl, singing the Rolling Stones’ first original composition, “As Tears Go By,” in her light soprano. By the late Seventies, her voice deepened and she started singing anti-pop music: dusky odes to life’s dark side with …
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