Nashville stuffed its last-ever midseason finale like a musical powder keg and detonated it with a frenzied performance that blew up on network television. The explosive action leaves a question mark hanging over the head of one series regular and could have serious ramifications for others. Meanwhile, Deacon, who has …
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D’arcy Wretzky hasn’t been seen holding a bass guitar in public since Bill Clinton was president. But as rumors surfaced that Billy Corgan was planning to reunite the original line-up of Smashing Pumpkinsfor a tour, fans dared to hope that Wretzky might emerge from the shadows (or from a Michigan …
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Brenda Lee is sitting inside her spacious Nashville home, sipping a glass of sweet tea and staring at dead friends. She shows off an autographed portrait of the Beatles from when the group opened for her at the Star Club in Hamburg, Germany, in 1962, then points to a wall, …
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The reaction online to the school shooting in Parkland, Florida yesterday has been pitiful, which is to say, it’s been typical. Politicians from both major political parties have offered empty words on Twitter. Media pundits all agree that anyone who doesn’t agree with them is wrong, wrong, wrong. The NRA …
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When is a bad marriage something more than a bad marriage? The answer: When Andrey Zvyagintsev (The Return, Elena) writes and directs a movie about it and turns the result into a mesmerizing meditation on the state of Russia today. Loveless is not an overtly political film, but it resonates …
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Kane Brown delivered a double dose of his romantic hits on Monday night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live!, performing “Heaven” and “What Ifs” as he showed off two very different sides of his heart. Greeting an outdoor, West Coast crowd with swagger in gleaming white sneakers and an oversized jacket, Brown’s rumbling …
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Reg E. Cathey, the Emmy-winning actor who played pivotal roles in acclaimed series like House of Cards,The WireandOz, has died at the age of 59. TMZ reports that Cathey died in New York following a bout with lung cancer. Executive producers who worked with Cathey, including The Wire‘s David Simon …
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English rock trio the Wombats performed spare, taut versions of “Lemon to a Knife Fight” and “Turn” in the run-up to the release of their new album,Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life. The recorded version of lead single “Lemon to a Knife Fight” is full of buzzing electric guitars and …
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It looked like any old Super Bowl movie trailer, just another 30-second spot dropping during one of the single most watched sports events of the year. The logo for J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot production company pops up, old footage of Matt Reeves’ 2008 hit Cloverfield begins playing and then we …
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Justin Timberlake tore through a bevy of his hits including “Suit & Tie,” “Rock Your Body,” “SexyBack” and his new song, “Filthy,” during his performance at the Super Bowl LII Halftime Show. Timberlake spanned several eras and styles he’s hit through his career. He opened the 13-minutes set flanked by …
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