In the eyes of David LaChapelle, Lady Gaga is a nude bubble goddess presiding over a pink-tinted orgy. Kanye West is Jesus Christ resurrected only to wear the crown of thorns once again. And Pamela Anderson is glittery garbage spilling out onto the street next to a trashcan that bears …
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In Nashville writing rooms, hit singles often spring from friendly conversation. A couple of writers may be sharing a funny story or dishing on their personal lives when boom, someone utters a clever one-liner that has the group scrambling for pens, paper and the nearest guitar. Such was the case …
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The Safeway parking lot near Tucson, Arizona, was bustling on January 8th, 2011, as people lined up to participate in a “Congress on Your Corner” event with newly reelected Congresswoman Gabby Giffords. As the three-term Democrat began talking with constituents, a man opened fire on the crowd with a semiautomatic …
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After Twitter users called on the social media platform to ban President Donald Trump over his bellicose tweets, the companyissued a statement reiterating its position on “world leaders on Twitter.” “Blocking a world leader from Twitter or removing their controversial Tweets, would hide important information people should be able to …
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New “super” trio Bermuda Triangle have made serious waves among Americana and rock fans upon first announcing their formation in mid-summer 2017. Comprising Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes, Becca Mancari and Jesse Lafser, the band made their live debut at Nashville venue the Basement East in July and have been …
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Bob Seger was having a pretty amazing year up until the morning of September 30th when he woke up and noticed that his left leg was dragging a little bit. His music was finally on streaming services after his management and Capitol Records agreed to terms following a protracted war …
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Molly Ringwald tries to influence Ally Sheedy‘s eating and sanitary habits in a hilarious deleted scene from John Hughes’ 1985 classic, The Breakfast Club. In the newly released clip (via Vulture), Ringwald and Sheedy’s characters, Claire and Allison, are in the bathroom, where Claire chastises Allison for washing her hands …
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So Tennessee Senator Bob Corker is in trouble now, because he flip-flopped to vote for Donald Trump‘s tax bill after a provision was included that reportedly helps him personally. Color me not shocked. I spent most of this past summer investigating Corker, whose personal finances have been the subject of …
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By early 1969, singer-guitarist Glen Campbell had conquered the worlds of both country and pop music, topping the album charts with his Wichita Lineman LP. He would also soon make his big-screen acting debut alongside film legend John Wayne in True Grit. But throughout the year, Campbell‘s greatest visibility was …
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In the early ’00s, while his career as a pop hitmaker was taking off, Pharrell Williams invented his side project N.E.R.D, with Chad Hugo and Shay Haley, as a dumping ground for his most off-kilter impulses – scrambling everything from funk rock to hallucinatory soul to prog-rock. If their records …
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