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Review: Sam Fender whets appetites for his arena rock moment
“Live From Finsbury Park" and “Seventeen Going Under Deluxe Edition" by Sam Fender (Geffen) It's an interesting play to release a live album just as you're emerging as an artist of arena rock stature. But that's exactly what Sam Fender has done with “Live From Finsbury Park." ...
Cameron Crowe adores recording ‘Almost Famous’ cast album
NEW YORK (AP) — Cameron Crowe believes the spirit of a place lingers long after the moment has passed. That’s what makes recording the Broadway “Almost Famous” cast album at New York’s iconic Power Station studio so special for him. “It’s like going back to the roots of...
Rolling Stones to release star-stuffed 2012 live recording
NEW YORK (AP) — The Rolling Stones plan to release what they're calling their “ultimate live greatest hits album,” with appearances by Lady Gaga, Bruce Springsteen, Gary Clark Jr. and The Black Keys, early next year. “GRRR Live!” contains songs recorded live on Dec. 15,...
Taylor Swift ticket trouble could drive political engagement
Some of Taylor Swift’s fans want you to know three things: They’re not still 16, they have careers and resources and, right now, they’re angry. That’s a powerful political motivator, researchers say. Look what Ticketmaster made them do. It started Nov. 15, when...
Judas Priest, Mellencamp leave memorable Rock Hall moments
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two weeks after the rousing entrance of Duran Duran, Dolly Parton, Eminem and Lionel Richie and many others into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the ceremony at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles will air on HBO at 8 p.m. on Saturday night, when it can also be seen...
R.E.M., Blondie, Snoop Dogg get nods for Songwriters Hall
NEW YORK (AP) — Bryan Adams, R.E.M., Blondie, Snoop Dogg, Gloria Estefan, Heart and The Doobie Brothers are among the nominees for the 2023 Songwriters Hall of Fame, part of a dazzling list of talented acts who left their mark on country, pop, rap, Broadway, post-punk, Latin and New Jack Swing. ...
New this week: 'Spirited,' Pokémon, 'Nope' and 'Slumberland'
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music and video game platforms this week. MOVIES — In “Nope,” Jordan Peele has once again made a rarity in Hollywood: a wholly...
New this week: Bruce Springsteen, 'The Big Brunch' and Sonic
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music and video game platforms this week. MOVIES — Did you follow all the “Don’t Worry Darling” fuss and forget to watch the...
John Mellencamp revisits 'Scarecrow,' his game-changing disc
NEW YORK (AP) — An urgency in the ringing guitar and thunderous drums that opened the 1985 album “Scarecrow” was the first hint that this was something different for the artist then billed as John “Cougar” Mellencamp. The disc, which is getting the deluxe reissue treatment...
Column: World Series gem shows how much baseball has changed
For those who gripe about baseball squandering far too much time wallowing in its past — yep, count me in — the only no-hitters in World Series history prove just how much the game has, indeed, changed. About the only similarity between Don Larsen's perfect game for the New York...
