The storied Atlanta strip club Magic City became a battleground last Thursday as trap progenitors Jeezy and Gucci Mane rekindled, then seemingly squashed, their 15-year-long beef in front of nearly 2 million people on Verzuz, the wildly popular music-battle livestream started by Timbaland and Swizz Beats. With no one sure …
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Katy Perry recruited Darius Rucker for an intimate performance of “Only Love” at the 2020 American Music Awards on Sunday. Perry and the Hootie and the Blowfish frontman sat opposite each other in wooden chairs, duetting on the Smile track. The two traded off verses, with Rucker strumming the acoustic …
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A review of this week’s The Mandalorian, “The Siege,” coming up just as soon as I use the Force to steal your macaroons… Everything old is new again on The Mandalorian, from the use of practical effects like the Baby Yoda puppet to the mission-of-the-week structure. So why not revive …
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Anthrax are celebrating their 40th anniversary with a special graphic novel inspired by their 1987 album, Among the Living. The collection boasts contributions from an all-star group of writers and artists from the worlds of music and comics, and it’s set to arrive April 2021 via Z2 Comics. The Among …
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Tierra Whack has released a pair of new songs, “Peppers and Onions” and “Feel Good.” “Peppers and Onions” boasts a playful beat centered around whistling, the percussive but melodic click of a tongue against the roof of a mouth, and some booming bass hits to hold down the low end. …
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A Promised Land, the first volume of former President Barack Obama‘s presidential memoir, is available today. The book covers President Obama’s early life through the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden in 2011. This period covers his historical 2008 presidential campaign, and most of his first term in office. The …
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Oprah Winfrey has unveiled an exclusive interview with former U.S. President Barack Obama about his new memoir, A Promised Land, premiering Tuesday, November 17th on Apple TV Plus as part of her interview series The Oprah Conversation. In their wide-ranging conversation, Obama reveals the inspiration behind the memoir’s title, his …
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Phoebe Bridgers has a remarkable ability to invest seemingly banal scenes with profound emotion. On this year’s Punisher, she showed she could makea bored visit to an overseas 7/11 or an argument at a Whole Foods feel as deep and meaningful as the funeral on her first album. In moments …
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John Fetterman, the lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania and one of the more intriguing figures in the Democratic Party, sounds exasperated. He’s exasperated that Democrats saw a blue wave in 2020 and underestimated the enduring appeal of Donald Trump. (“I call him the Bulworth president. [He] has created a brand loyalty …
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X pay tribute to fans with the new “I Gotta Fever” video, a track off Alphabetland, their first LP in nearly 30 years. The clip features fans’ archival photos and videos of the band over the last 40 years, including several sold-out marquee signs, ticket stubs, and sweaty crowds. “This …
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