Social historian and the coolest guy in the 21st Century, Pat Thomas, just tweeted: “60 years ago this week – the Beatles debut LP is unleashed into the world (at least in the U.K.); so fresh, visceral, original, vibrant – still exciting to hear it today – it topped the British album charts for 30 …
I didn’t fill out an NCAA March Madness bracket this year. Nor was I planning to watch any of the games. A mild illness changed my plans on the latter, when yesterday my brain was too impaired for anything but mindlessly watching most of three games as the first tournament weekend concluded. My first impression …
“Stop making sense“ is about to be remastered and re-issued. In this trailer, David Byrne goes to the dry cleaner to pick up his big suit.
Photo by Jose Francisco Morales on Unsplash Baseball is one of the oldest sports in North America, and its popularity is only increasing with time. Many people love the strategic gameplay and the fast-paced action. But how did baseball become such a phenomenon? In this blog post, we will take a retrospective look at the …
Photo by alexandre saraiva carniato Biking is an activity that has been around for centuries. It provides a great way to explore the outdoors, stay fit, and enjoy the fresh air. However, with so many different types of bikes available, it can be a challenge to find the perfect one that matches your lifestyle and …
Org Music is once again thrilled to be celebrating with participating record stores for the next Record Store Day on April 22. But this year the beloved label that cares as much about music as you do is bringing out a long-underground mystery in subversive Soviet punk history: In 1989, the Ukrainian band Vopli Vidopliassova, …
FEBRUARY 28, 2023 (ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN) – The fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban on August 15, 2021, continues to resonate and claim new victims. At the end of 2022, the group banned women from working in local and foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs). No one can say how much worse the oppression against women and girls in …
When Madonna tweeted half jokingly about the swelling on her face subsiding, one could acutely feel the sting she felt to even have to respond back in that way. Of course, such viral and widespread criticism has an effect on a person’s psyche and she’s still at the end of the day, a human. But …
California has received a late-season load of snow in recent days, including blizzards in unlikely places such as Los Angeles County. This has meant ideal conditions for snowshoeing, an activity that I and my partner took up a couple of years ago as a low-risk release from pandemic-induced cabin fever. During a break in the …
New York, NY, February 27, 2023—Iconic Events will release THE LOST WEEKEND: A LOVE STORY on April 13th as a Special Event, leading into limited theatrical engagements starting on Friday, April 14th. The revealing and compelling documentary, with never-before-seen footage, moved audiences at its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival last June, garnering both …
Trackhouse Racing’s Daniel Suárez Places 12th in Thursday Night’s Daytona Duels Starts 24th in Sunday’s Daytona 500 CONCORD, N.C. – A Mexican driver would love nothing more than to win The Great American Race. That’s Daniel Suárez’s quest this week as he embarks on DAYTONA Speedweeks Presented by AdventHealth in preparation for the 65th annual …
Interview with Today’s Esquire’s Celebrity Lawyer Aron Solomon With Britney Spears dominating the news again, just hours ago, the “Baby One More Time” hitmaker and her husband Sam Aghzari shut down rumors that she needed help and an intervention, a narrative outlets like TMZ and some “fans” on the Internet have been spreading. Britney stated, …
Last Saturday, I took my daughter to see the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco. It was my first live sports event in three years, reflecting my caution regarding COVID and even the run-of-the-mill bugs that I had previously accepted as part of normal life. I missed Stephen Curry, and I missed the excitement that comes …
News stories come and go, and most of the time only the negative aspects get documented. Subsequently after a horrific news story, people move on quickly, forgetting about the victims’ aftermath. As one of the journalists that helped expose our government-funded torture labs to experiment on beagles (link: PETA Maintains Pressure on NIH To Stop Funding …
KAUAI, Hawaii – Larry Rivera, a legendary fixture of Kauai, Hawaii whose career spanned over seven decades and who worked alongside Elvis Presley in ‘Blue Hawaii’ has passed away at the age of 92. Also known as “Mr. Coco Palms,” Rivera was a key fixture of Kauai’s entertainment culture where he started his career in the 50s and performed at …
Eight artists perform songs about women, by women, for everyone. (Portland, Ore.) – Eight Oregon singer-songwriters, backed by a great band, comprise a dynamic and joyful new show, She’s Speaking-LIVE, hitting the road in March to commemorate Women’s History Month. “She’s Speaking-LIVE celebrates women’s artistry; the power of women’s voices and stories,” said co-founder …
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Hull Famed pro hockey player Bobby Hull died today. I really never knew much about him (& learned almost all of it today on Wikipedia). But for a Minnesota kid like me (from the days before Wayne Gretzky) his name was legendary, and on par with Bobby Orr and Fran Tarkenton. But like all legend-heroes, he …
NEW SHOW WILL FEATURE CURATED VIDEOS FROM WEEK’S TOP-TRENDING SONGS ON TIKTOK, ALONG WITH INTERSTITIALS FROM VIRAL CREATORS NEW YORK, NY (January 5, 2023) – Vevo, the world’s leading music video network, today announced its partnership with TikTok to create and program Trending on TikTok, a new weekly Vevo show rounding up the music videos of the top …
There is nothing that pairs with New Year’s Eve as well as Champagne (or Prosecco, or Cava). Champagne is an excellent choice to celebrate one door closing and another door opening, but there are a lot of ways to step up your bubbly game – or celebrate with a unique cocktail that is perfect for …
Independent Music Publisher and Son of Legendary Mills Music Publisher Jack Mills’ Catalog Included “Cara Mia”, “Hands Up, “My Melody of Love”& the World’s Most Beloved Party Song LOS ANGELES, CA, (FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2022) – Stanley Mills, former National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA), Harry Fox Agency board member for 30 years and music publisher of the world’s most …
What follows is another powerful chapter in my ongoing musical journey. While volunteering my regular Monday evening shift at the local no-kill animal shelter for dogs and cats, C.A.R.E. (Community Animal Rescue Effort), YouTube played two excellent songs in succession which had never previously been heard by my ears and I must tell you about …
Los Angeles, CA (December 16, 2022) – On Thursday, December 8th, 2022, the Estate of one of the most influential and legendary American entertainers of all-time—Sammy Davis Jr.—orchestrated an homage in honor of his 97th birthday at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Glendale, California, by hosting a very special and intimate private ceremony. The commemoration began at 1:30pm, and the proceedings …
Christian Pulisic and Gio Reyna weave through defenders by turns, flicking deft passes into the Netherlands box for … Haji Wright? Brendan Aaronson? Jesus Ferreira? Wright managed a freak score to get the U.S. within a goal of the Dutch, but the absence of a dynamic striker doomed their comeback. Of course, it would have …
“I don’t know if people realize this, but the hood has lots of comedians. And this one guy walked up to me and he was like, ‘What ship is you the captain of?’ I still think about this to this day.” – Fantastic Negrito In celebration of his fourth GRAMMY nomination for his song “Oh Betty” in …
Photo by Paul R. Burley – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=94250424 Five centuries before Columbus made his journey to the New World, a party of Viking explorers led by Leif Eiriksson set sail from Greenland westward to the North American continent on a voyage of discovery. After the successful journey, word traveled back via …
Dyatlov Pass is an 8 – song historical concept album by Welcome to the 21st! about the mysterious fate of eight college – age students and their guide who died while on a winter trek in the USSR’s Ural Mountains in February 1959. The students were found over time after they disappeared, with varying injuries, and …
November 18, 2022 (Los Angeles, CA) – Today, Danny Elfman’s official soundtrack for the highly anticipated forthcoming film White Noise has been released. Featuring 21 tracks, Elfman’s score serves as an ambitious and eccentric musical compliment to Academy Award-nominated writer-director Noah Baumbach’s latest project. Boasting an all-star ensemble headlined by Adam Driver, Greta Gerwig and Don Cheadle, White Noise will be released …
French-Caribbean singer, bassist and producer Adi Oasis has teamed up w/ Memphis-born songwriter Kirby for her latest single, “Adonis”, a song about no-good boyfriends which Adi describes as “an intervention from your girlfriend.” Sonically, the track blends soul-powered vocals with trumpet-laced jazz rhythms and retro-futurist production that has become a hallmark of …
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