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Foo Fighters Jam Out With Muppets on New Song ‘Fraggle Rock Rock’
The latest Fraggle Rock revival, Back to the Rock, premiered on Apple TV+ yesterday, and to celebrate the occasion Foo Fighters revealed that they wrote a song for its soundtrack. Aptly titled “Fraggle Rock Rock,” the track sees Dave Grohl pay homage to the show’s original theme song while also penning some pretty wacky lyrics of his own. …
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Remembering Meat Loaf, A Singer Who Was Larger Than Life
Marvin Lee Aday, known to the world as Meat Loaf, died on Thursday night at the age of 74. He was a star of the stage and the screen, in classics like Rocky Horror Picture Show and Fight Club. But more than anything, he will be remembered as the most over-the-top star of rock’s most …
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Fugees Cancel Reunion Tour
Bad news, Fugees fans. The legendary trio just announced that they’re not just postponing, but canceling their much-talked-about reunion tour. Ms. Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean and Pras were set to hit the road in celebration of the 25th anniversary of their landmark album, The Score. “We anticipate and understand disappointment but our anniversary tour will not …
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Inside the Psychology of AEW’s Hard-Hitting Music Licensing
What people don’t tell you about pro wrestling is oftentimes, the worst-kept secrets are the most satisfying. On August 20, 2021, after All Elite Wrestling (AEW) spent weeks strongly teasing and coyly shrugging about the impending arrival of a beloved, long-retired pro wrestling icon, a familiar sound rang through Chicago’s United Center. A tangled guitar …
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Louie Anderson, Stand-Up Comedian and Emmy-Winning Actor, Dies at 68
Louie Anderson, the stand-up legend and Emmy-winning actor for his role in Baskets, has died at the age of 68. The beloved comic was battling cancer. Born on March 24, 1953, in St. Paul, Minnesota, Anderson’s decades-long stand-up career broke through with his 1984 appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Following an appearance in …
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