Jenny Slate says playing Nikki on ‘Dying for Sex’ helped her express anger

Jenny Slate as Nikki in 'Dying for Sex.' (Sarah Shatz/FX)There was so much about working on Dying for Sex that excited Jenny Slate."I think this is the kind of work that actors have appetite for," Slate told ABC Audio of the FX limited series.Dying for Sex is based on the true story of friends Molly Kochan and Nikki Boyer as described on their podcast of the same name. Slate plays Nikki on the show, and her performance has earned her a 2025 Emmy nomination for outstanding supporting actress in a […]

August 13, 2025

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Sammy Hagar & Michael Anthony look back at Van Halen’s ‘dark’ record ‘Balance’

Cover of Van Halen's 'Balance'/RhinoAhead of the upcoming expanded edition release of Van Halen’s 1995 album, Balance, former members Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony are reflecting on the record in a new video posted on YouTube.In the clip, Hagar calls Balance "one of the darkest records lyrically I've ever done in my life." He adds, "And a lot of it was just coming off of what was going on within the band. ... Everyone's life was going through changes on this record.”Despite the turmoil, Sammy says Balance was a "great record," and […]

August 13, 2025

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Robert Plant on turning down Black Sabbath’s farewell, why there won’t be another Led Zeppelin reunion

Robert Plant performs with Alison Krauss at Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park on September 04, 2022 in Austin, Texas./Photo by Rick Kern/Getty ImagesRobert Plant reveals in a new interview with Mojo that Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi invited him to participate in their Back to the Beginning farewell show, but declined the offer. The concert, in Birmingham, England, turned out to be Ozzy Osbourne’s final performance before his death."I said, Tony, I’d love to come, but I can’t come. I just can’t," the former Led Zeppelin frontman says. "I don’t know anything about […]

August 12, 2025

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‘What’s Happening!!’ star Danielle Spencer dies at 60

Danielle Spencer from 'What's Happening!!' poses for a photo in November 1976, in Los Angeles. (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)Danielle Spencer, a former child actor best known for her role as Dee in the 1970s sitcom What's Happening!!, has died, a publicist for her family confirmed to ABC News.Spencer died Aug. 11, due to gastric cancer and cardiac arrest. She was 60, according to Sandra Jones, a family friend who is serving as the family's spokesperson."This untimely death is really hard to process […]

August 12, 2025

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Special IMAX screening of ‘Spinal Tap’ sequel will feature Q&A with band and director

Imax screening poste for 'Spinal Tap: II: The End Continues/Courtesy of IMAXSpinal Tap II: The End Continues, the sequel to 1984’s mockumentary This is Spinal Tap, is hitting theaters Sept. 12, but some fans will get a chance to see it a couple days early thanks to a very special IMAX screening.Dubbed the On, Off, and Around the Record Live Event, the screening will include an exclusive Q&A with director Rob Reiner, in character as documentary filmmaker Marty DiBergi. He'll be joined by Spinal Tap band members David St. Hubbins, […]

August 12, 2025

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‘KPop Demon Hunters’ heads to select theaters for sing-along event

Still from 'KPop Demon Hunters.' (Netflix)Get ready to sing your hearts out and seal the Honmoon with a KPop Demon Hunters sing-along.The hit Netflix animated film is coming to select theaters for one weekend in August, the streaming platform announced Tuesday.A series of screenings of the film will take place across the U.S. and Canada on Aug. 23 and 24. The limited theatrical screening event will be a sing-along version of the movie, according to a press release.Tickets will go on sale Wednesday, Aug. […]

August 12, 2025

Music

Billy Joel’s motorcycle shop is movin’ out of Long Island

Billy Joel at 20th Century Cycles in Oyster Bay, New York in 2010 (Bruce Gilbert/Newsday RM via Getty Images)In what's perhaps the clearest indication that Billy Joel will be spending most of his time in Florida in the future, his motorcycle shop in Oyster Bay, Long Island, is closing down.Newsday reports that 20th Century Cycles, which opened in 2010 and housed the Piano Man's collection of more than 75 vintage motorcycles, will not be renewing its lease when it expires at the end of […]

August 12, 2025

Music

The Joe Perry Project announces lineup change for upcoming tour

Joe Perry performs with Hollywood Vampires at The O2 Arena on July 09, 2023 in London, England/ Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty ImagesAerosmith guitarist Joe Perry is set to kick off his summer tour with his band The Joe Perry Project, and he’s just announced a last-minute lineup change.The tour was supposed to feature Stone Temple Pilots’ Eric Kretz on drums, but in a post on Instagram, Perry revealed that Kretz is no longer able to participate in the tour “due to a family emergency.”The post noted, “Longtime JPP drummer Jason Sutter will join […]

August 12, 2025

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Denzel Washington calls A$AP Rocky ‘intelligent,’ ‘amazing young man’

Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty ImagesDenzel Washington made an appearance on Good Morning America Tuesday, where he discussed his latest film, Highest 2 Lowest. He stars in the movie alongside A$AP Rocky, but he admits he didn't "spend that much time with him" on set."I wanted to stay away from him,” Denzel says. “That’s kinda how I work. We meet when we meet.”“But I’ve spent the last couple of days with him,” he notes. “Amazing young man. Intelligent. I was like, ‘Oh, OK. Rihanna. I see. This […]

August 12, 2025

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