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Bruce Springsteen Stars in New Episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm
Bruce Springsteen made a surprise appearance as himself in the penultimate episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm. Find photos from the episode below. Some light spoilers are ahead. Misjudging Larry David as a hero, Springsteen organizes a meeting with David, who is awaiting trial in Georgia for offering water to a voter outside of a polling place. After a brief discussion…
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Watch Benjamin Gibbard Perform the National Anthem at Seattle Mariners Opening Day 2024
Last night, lifelong Seattle Mariners fan Benjamin Gibbard got to perform “The Star-Spangled Banner” at T-Mobile Park before the Mariners’ home opener against the Boston Red Sox. The Death Cab for Cutie frontman stood just in front of home plate to sing the national anthem. Watch Gibbard’s performance, which preceded a tough loss for the home team, below. Gibbard has…
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Bruce Springsteen Movie Starring Jeremy Allen White in the Works: Reports
Bruce Springsteen and his manager, Jon Landau, are involved in the making of a new narrative feature film about the creation of Nebraska, Deadline and Variety report. Jeremy Allen White, star of The Bear and The Iron Claw, is reportedly in talks to portray Springsteen. According to Deadline and Variety, Scott Cooper is directing and writing the film, and Scott…
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Nourished by Time Announces North American Tour
Nourished by Time has announced a tour behind his new EP, Catching Chickens—his first in North America. A string of UK dates and European festival dates are also in the calendar. Check out his itinerary below. The Baltimore-based singer-songwriter and producer released Catching Chickens today, after introducing the EP with a “Hand on Me” video. Read Julianne Escobedo Shepherd’s Rising…
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Shellac Announce First New Album in a Decade
Shellac are coming back with their first studio album since 2014. To All Trains, the follow-up to Dude Incredible, is out May 17 via Touch and Go. See the album cover and tracklist below. Guitarist Steve Albini, drummer Todd Trainer, and bassist Bob Weston made their new album over a series of weekends in November 2017; October 2019; September 2021;…
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Shigeichi Negishi, Original Karaoke Machine Inventor, Dies at 100
Shigeichi Negishi, the Japanese entrepreneur who invented the first-ever karaoke machine, died on January 26, The Wall Street Journal reports. Negishi, who was based in Tokyo, was 100 years old. Journalist Matt Alt, who interviewed Negishi for his book Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World, reported the news on X and expanded on Negishi’s legacy in an obituary…
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Vybz Kartel, Sentenced to Life in Prison in 2014, Wins Appeal of Murder Conviction
In 2014, Vybz Kartel was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of the 2011 murder of Clive “Lizard” Williams. The Jamaican dancehall star has now won an appeal of his conviction due to juror misconduct in the original trial, Reuters reports. A Jamaican appeals court will now decide whether the musician and his co-defendants will again stand trial.…
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Pig Destroyer’s Blake Harrison Dies at 48
Blake Harrison, who played samples, noise, and other sound design in Pig Destroyer as a full-time member between 2006 and 2022, has died, Blabbermouth.net reports. The band issued a statement on social media commemorating Harrison, writing, “Everyone that knew Blake loved Blake. Light bent around him. You only had to meet him once. We in Pig Destroyer are forever grateful…
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Sleater-Kinney Share New Frayed Rope Sessions EP: Listen
Sleater-Kinney have released a new three-song EP called Frayed Rope Sessions. As the title suggests, it features alternate versions of tracks from Little Rope. Check it out, along with a mini-documentary featuring Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker, below. Brownstein and Tucker recorded the Frayed Rope Sessions EP with producer John Goodmanson at the same studio where they made Little Rope,…
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Mustafa Signs to Jagjaguwar, Shares Video for New Song “Imaan”: Watch
Mustafa, the Toronto artist formerly known as Mustafa the Poet, is back with another new song and news that he’s signed to Jagjaguwar. “Imaan” is a tender love song between two people in search of God and purpose. Helping to establish that dynamic is Snoh Aalegra, who adds guest vocals to the song. Watch the self-directed video, which stars Imaan…
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