UPDATE: The war of words between the Spears sisters rages on as Britney issued another statement Friday that served as a response to comments Jamie Lynn made regarding Britney’s initial reaction to the GMA interview. “Please please stop with these crazy lies for the Hollywood book,” Britney wrote. “Now and …
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Here’s to Ronnie Spector, the loudest noise of the 20th century, the queen of the New York dolls, the ultimate rock & roll goddess. She belted her way into history with the Ronettes’ 1963 hit “Be My Baby,” flexing the bombastic power of her raw young voice, all brash passion …
Read More »Swing State Trumpers Forged Electoral Letters in Harebrained Scheme to Overturn Biden's Win
Pro-Trump groups in at least five states sent the government forged certificates of ascertainment declaring Trump the recipient of the state’s 2020 electors. MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow reported on the falsified documents Tuesday night, noting that the fake certifications, which were obtained by watchdog group American Oversight, have “almost the exact …
Read More »Queer-Country Pioneers Lavender Country to Release Second Album — After Nearly 50 Years
Pioneering queer-country group Lavender Country released their self-titled debut album in 1973, marking the first country project by an openly gay singer. It was pulled out of obscurity with a 2014 reissue and has been an important influence on artists like Trixie Mattel, Paisley Fields, and Orville Peck. Nearly 50 …
Read More »Manchin's Coal Corruption Is So Much Worse Than You Knew
O ne of the hardest things to grasp about the climate crisis is the connectedness of all things. One recent drizzly afternoon, I drove from Charleston, West Virginia, to the John Amos coal-fired power plant on the banks of the Kanawha River, near the town of Nitro. In the rain, …
Read More »Why Nobody Wins With a Zero-Sum Mindset
When I was younger, I was convinced of the validity of the zero-sum mindset: the idea that one person’s gain automatically meant another person’s loss. In my view, there was a fixed amount of available resources and there was only one way to distribute them. It wouldn’t have occurred to …
Read More »Third Man Preps Vintage Carole King Concert — and Lucy Dacus Gets in on the Fun, Too
Third Man Records‘ Vault Packages have incorporated artists outside of Jack White for some time, from Eddie Vedder to Bob Dylan. Now, the label will spotlight Carole King in the archival live album Home Again. Recorded at Central Park‘s Great Lawn in front of more than 100,000 fans on May …
Read More »Tips for Strategic Sales Success Part Two
In part one of “Tips for Sales Strategy Success,” we talked about making the call, getting the meeting and training your team. To this day, I’m constantly learning from every sales pitch I make. While I’m offering you some fundamentals, you should always approach each new client with a fresh …
Read More »'500 Greatest Albums' Podcast: How Liz Phair Remade Indie Rock on 'Exile in Guyville'
Back in 1993, a young songwriter named Liz Phair came out of nowhere to drop one of the Nineties’ defining albums: Exile in Guyville. Liz Phair came from the Chicago indie-rock scene, but she had a new story to tell: the secret life of an ordinary twentysomething woman, grappling with …
Read More »Katy Perry Sings in a Toilet, Toasts a Giant Mask, and Plays the Hits at Vegas Residency
“Play” time has begun in Las Vegas. On Wednesday night, Katy Perry launched her highly anticipated Las Vegas residency at the Resorts World Theater. Aptly titled “Play,” the show is quintessential Perry, who indulged the emotional, the over-the-top, the whimsical, the psychedelic, and even the cheesy over the course of …
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