Daryl Morey did the right thing — at first. In a Friday night tweet that he has since deleted, the Houston Rockets general manager expressed support for the legions of protesters who have taken to the streets of Hong Kong. The demonstrations started as a protest against a new Chinese …
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It now appears as though the “perfect” call President Donald Trump made to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky needs a fall guy, and outgoing Energy Secretary Rick Perry may just be that man. According to a report on Saturday, a source told Axios that the president told House Republicans during a …
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Aerosmith will be honored as the 2020 MusiCares Person of the Year at a special 30th anniversary MusiCares benefit gala set to take place January 24th, two days before the Grammys. The honor comes as Aerosmith celebrate their 50th year as a band. The award recognizes the group’s musical contributions …
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Stone Temple Pilots are marking the 25th anniversary of their landmark 1994 album Purple with a three-disc deluxe edition (in stores October 18th) featuring early versions and demos of hits like “Big Empty” and “Interstate Love Song” along with a complete show the band played in New Haven, Connecticut on …
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Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi offered up words of support to Metallica‘s James Hetfield, who entered rehab for alcohol addiction last week. “My best out to James Hetfield,” Iommi tweeted. “You’ve done the right thing seeking help — I’m thinking of you, my friend, and wishing you all the very …
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WASHINGTON — President Trump and his army of far-right supporters wasted little time coalescing around a theory to try to discredit the intelligence officer who blew the whistle on Trump’s efforts to get Ukraine to interfere in the 2020 election. Promoted by House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), Sen. Lindsey …
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Green Day announced a massive promotional and marketing partnership with the NHL for the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 seasons. As part of the deal, the band will unveil a new track, “Fire, Ready, Aim,” as the opening theme song for NBCSN’s Wednesday Night Hockey, and they’ll perform the headlining set at …
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Dave Grohl was brought to tears this past weekend at the Rock in Rio festival in Brazil, where Weezer paid tribute to the former Nirvana drummer by performing a cover of “Lithium.” Loudwire reports that Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo introduced the song as a “teaser” for Grohl’s current band Foo …
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Swizz Beatz, Rick Ross and DMX have released a new collaboration, “Just in Case,” from the soundtrack to the upcoming crime drama series Godfather of Harlem. The show premieres Sunday, September 29th on EPIX. Featuring the show’s star Forest Whitaker, the video for “Just in Case” takes the three artists back …
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Jack White and Jimmy Fallon are apparently very competitive chess players. In a short but deeply intense segment for The Tonight Show the pair took things to a whole new level and inexplicably played the game with fruit. In the clip, White and Fallon are seated at a chess board …
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