Devo shares restored 1976 short film ‘The Truth About De-Evolution’

Jim Bennett/WireImageDevo has just released a restored version of their 1976 short film, The Truth About De-Evolution.The nine-minute film, directed by Chuck Statler, has been given a high resolution upgrade by the band’s audio and video archivist, Peter Conheim, and the Cinema Preservation Alliance.According to the description, the film "captures the essence of Devo's avant-garde vision and pioneering commentary on society, technology, and de-evolution." It features two Devo performances, a cover of "Secret Agent Man" and "Jocko Homo," which features the lyric, "Are we not men?/ We are Devo."The film […]

July 8, 2025

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‘Superman’ star Anthony Carrigan shares how Christopher Reeve helped him embrace his alopecia

Eric Charbonneau/Warner Bros. via Getty ImagesAnthony Carrigan is opening up about the deeply personal connection he has to Superman.The actor plays Metamorpho/Rex Mason in the upcoming James Gunn-directed Superman film and told Good Morning America that Christopher Reeve, who starred as the DC Comics superhero in the 1978 Superman film and its sequels, helped him embrace his alopecia, with which he was diagnosed as a child."When I was a kid, my mom told me about all of these actors and […]

July 8, 2025

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KISS unveils details for newly renamed KISS Kruise: Landlocked in Vegas, including added performance

Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Live NationBack in June, Paul Stanley revealed there were going to be some changes to the announced KISS Army Storms Vegas event — and apparently that includes the name.The band just updated fans on the experience, which is now named KISS Kruise: Landlocked in Vegas.The event is still taking place Nov. 14-16 at Virgin Hotels, but now, in addition to the previously announced KISS unmasked performance, a second acoustic unmasked performance has been added on opening night.The event will also include […]

July 8, 2025

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‘Big Brother’ season 27 cast revealed by CBS

Matthew TaplingerThe new Big Brother cast has been revealed.CBS has announced the 16 new houseguests who will compete on Big Brother season 27. Among the different personalities are a professional bull rider, an AI consultant, an aura painter and a dungeon master."This new group of houseguests is stepping into a summer where nothing is as it seems, where every twist rewrites the rules, and every turn conceals a hidden agenda," according to a press release from CBS.The names of the […]

July 8, 2025

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Liverpool honors Ringo Starr with ‘Peace and Love Sculpture’

Disney/Randy HolmesRingo Starr celebrated his 85th birthday in Beverly Hills Monday with his annual Peace & Love event, but the big day was also marked in a very special way in his home city of Liverpool, England.According to the U.K.'s The Independent, the city where The Beatles were founded unveiled the "Peace and Love Sculpture" in honor of Ringo. The silver statue, revealed by the city's Beatles Story museum, features a hand making the peace sign and was created using a casting of […]

July 8, 2025

Music

Heart extends Royal Flush tour through December

Courtesy of HeartHeart has extended their Royal Flush tour through the end of the year, including a return to Las Vegas.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers have announced a new set of tour dates, starting with a three-night stand at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas in November.The rest of the tour, with special guest Cheap Trick on select dates, includes stops in Anaheim, their home city of Seattle and Cincinnati. The tour wraps Dec. 21 in Nashville."This tour has been super exciting so far […]

July 8, 2025

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‘Slow Horses’ scores season 7 renewal at Apple TV+

AppleSlow Horses has scored an early season 7 renewal.Apple TV+ has renewed the series through its seventh season before its season 5 has even debuted.Gary Oldman stars as Jackson Lamb in the spy thriller series that also stars Jack Lowden, Kristin Scott Thomas and Jonathan Pryce.Slow Horses is based on the Slough House books by Mick Herron. Season 7 will adapt the novel Bad Actors from the popular series.The plot of season 7 will follow Jackson Lamb and his Slow […]

July 8, 2025

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Barbra Streisand extends ‘Billboard’ chart record with latest album

Columbia RecordsBarbra Streisand recently released the new album The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume Two, which features collaborations with artists like Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan and Sting, and it’s helped her extend a Billboard chart record.The album debuted at #31 on the Billboard 200, making it her 55th album to land in the top 40 on that chart. That extends her record for the most top-40 albums by a woman, with Aretha Franklin and Madonna behind her with 26.Grateful Dead are the overall leaders, with 64 […]

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On This Day, July 8, 2023: Elton John wraps his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour in Sweden

On This Day, July 8, 2023…Elton John wrapped the final show of Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour in Stockholm, Sweden. The tour, which Elton said would be his last, launched in September 2018.The final show featured performances of such classic Elton tunes as "Bennie and the Jets," "Candle in the Wind," "Good Bye Yellow Brick Road," "Rocket Man," "Your Song" and more.It also featured an appearance by Coldplay via a live video link up from their concert in Gothenburg, Sweden.The […]

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