Month: January 2024

Legendary band Meanstreak, the “Real Housewives of Heavy Metal,” reunited in 2022 and were the supporting act for John Petrucci’s recent solo tour. Now, the reunited Meanstreak have announced their first reunion album, a new EP due out February 2nd called Blood Moon, which in no way sounds like it should actually be the title
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Hollywood is rampant with famous stars who go by names that are not completely true to their legal identities. Did you know Reese Witherspoon’s real first name is Laura? Lizzo is really Melissa, Ashton Kutcher is actually Christopher, and Jamie Foxx is really Eric. Wild, right? Well, modern horror queen Anya Taylor-Joy also has a
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Dolly Parton is not only arguably the most famous country star of all time, but she’s one of the most notable and recognizable figures in all of entertainment, even to this day. With a career that spans over fifty years, Parton has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling musical artists
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Elle Varner is heading back on the road this spring. The Grammy-nominated singer and songwriter has announced dates for Elle Varner: Unplugged.  The mini tour kicks off April 7 at City Winery in Chicago. Varner will make additional stops at City Winery locations in the U.S., including St. Louis, Atlanta and Philadelphia. The tour concludes April
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Luis Vasquez, known as the musician behind the project The Soft Moon, has died at the age of 44. The Soft Moon released a series of six textured, goth-inspired post punk albums between 2010 and 2022 on the US independent labels Captured Tracks and Sacred Bones. The news of Vasquez’s passing was confirmed in a
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Although the John Wick franchise was able to expand beyond the core film series prior to 2023 thanks to some video games and a tie-in comic book series from Dynamite Entertainment, last year marked its entry into the television realm. Peacock subscribers were able to watch the three-episode limited series The Continental, which explored Winston
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Since its introduction, country music has become the most popular genre of music on the radio. There have been artists who have come and gone, and then there are those who have had hits that span across multiple decades. Toby Keith, for example, makes this list of the Top 40 most-played country songs of the past 50 years four different times. Country radio
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Our friends down in Uruguay are gonna be bummed about this one. Earlier this afternoon, Megadeth announced on their official social media pages that a show set to take place there on April 11 isn’t happening anymore. And details behind the show’s cancellation are pretty scarce at this point. The legendary thrash band was supposed
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Ava Max is consistently one of pop’s catchiest stars, churning out earworm after earworm. She’s also known for sampling and interpolating other famous music in her songs, especially ’90s and 2000s electronic and pop music. Since breaking out with her smash single “Sweet but Psycho” in 2018, Ava has released a string of upbeat, dancefloor-friendly
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With so many looming departures between seasons, it makes sense that  Chicago Fire Season 12 Episode 1 made it a focal point. Two series regulars will be off the canvas by midseason, and a recurring character has already moved on to another house. That’s how life works. People move in and out of our lives.
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Thirty-four years ago today (Jan. 19, 1990) was a career-changing day for Reba McEntire: It was on that date that the singer made her film debut, appearing in the movie Tremors. Tremors, which stars Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward and Michael Gross, is about residents in a small town who are forced to defend themselves against underground creatures that are
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