The 18th annual AmericanaFest gets underway in Nashville today, with roots music artists, professionals and fans descending upon Music City for six days of showcases, panels and the centerpiece Americana Honors & Awards ceremony. Here’s key showcases not to miss on Day 1 of AmericanaFest. Band of Heathens, Phoebe Hunt …
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Kip Moore staged his first ever Music City Skate Jam on Sunday in Nashville. Part concert, part skateboarding demonstration, the event united the country artist, who just released his new album Slowheart, with skate icon Tony Hawk. The Skate Jam raised money for victims of Hurricane Harvey, as well as …
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Movies about writers so rarely work that it’s a wonder anyone still tries to make them. Rebel in the Rye tries very hard to get inside the head of J.D. Salinger as he struggles to write The Catcher in the Rye. Solid idea; spineless execution. Danny Strong, in his feature …
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Atlanta metal outfitMastodon offer a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of“Toe to Toes” in the new video for the track off their upcoming EP, Cold Dark Place. The studio-based performance functions like a visual collage, tracking the myriad sonic elements that went into crafting the song, from handclaps and vocals …
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Primus released a creepy new song, “The Scheme,” from their upcoming ninth LP, The Desaturating Seven. Les Claypool anchors the track with his signature, elastic bass line. Guitarist Larry “Ler” LaLonde builds tension with his jerky, palm-muted riffs and dissonant interludes. Drummer Tim Alexander holds down a marching groove with …
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Lin-Manuel Miranda belts his boisterous remake of the Magic School Bus theme song in the new trailer for the Netflix revival of the classic kids show, The Magic School Bus Rides Again. The clip also features Lily Tomlin reprising her role as Ms. Frizzle – now Professor Frizzle – and …
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Serena Williams believes black women have the power to close the gender pay gap by speaking up. In Fortune, the tennis star discussed the findings of her research partnership with SurveyMonkey about Americans’ perceptions of the pay gap. In 2017, women in the United States are paid 80 cents for …
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The watch party introducing MTV’s new reality series, Siesta Key, came to an unlikely halt after a video depicting a shark dragged to its death went viral. The series stars Alex Kompothecras, who is allegedly friends with at least one of the men involved in the animal abuse. As a …
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Don’t act so surprised, Your Highness. You weren’t on any mercy mission this time. Several transmissions were beamed to this ship by Rebel spies. I want to know what happened to the plans they sent you. In my experience, there is no such thing as luck. Partially, but it also …
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Don’t act so surprised, Your Highness. You weren’t on any mercy mission this time. Several transmissions were beamed to this ship by Rebel spies. I want to know what happened to the plans they sent you. In my experience, there is no such thing as luck. Partially, but it also …
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