What is considered bizarre in many American cities has long been the norm in Portland. A much-satirized stronghold of nonconformity, Oregon’s largest city boasts a whole museum dedicated to weirdness – and, perhaps even weirder, another to vacuum cleaners. It has a vegan strip club. It has a franchise that …
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At the moment, it can seem nearly impossible to avoid talking about Trump, especially when discussing America’s most exciting punk band, Downtown Boys. But since well before 45’s reign, this Providence outfit hasbeen merging social activism with a riveting bilingual sound. “It’s been assumed that we’re doing this because of …
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CMT has announced the lineup for the 2017 Artists of the Year special. Chris Stapleton, Florida Georgia Line, Keith Urban, Luke Bryan and Jason Aldean will all be honored for their successes over the past year at an October 18th ceremony airing live on CMT. This marks Bryan’s sixth consecutive …
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