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Movies about musicians love to hit the same melodramatic beats about fame and genius. Important but not quite famous, the ’90s indie band Pavement is the exception that unbalances the formula.
Rock music myths come and go, and a lot of them are downright false. Let's look at a few examples of the worst offenders.
It’s been 34 years since Queen legend Freddie Mercury died, and now details of his alleged secret child have come to light. Mercury died in November 1991 at the age of 45, his cause of death being ...
The Season 3 finale sees Sam leaping into the body of an institutionalized patient’s body right as an unethical orderly ...
There was a wider story. My close friend, Trevor Birney, a former Impartial journalist who was by then current affairs editor at UTV, made a documentary “When Hospitals Kill” revealing that the ...
Our recommendations for summer reading in 2025, featuring many books from Wisconsin writers, and including selections for children and teens.
Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney's close friendship and collaboration were torn apart when the King of Pop made a shocking ...
Clashes with the press, allegations of racism and misinformation, the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election is a contest like no other ...
From Buster Keaton classics to new spy thrillers and Canadian dramas, the ByTowne and Mayfair have plenty of films for all ...
Marsha P. Johnson was an activist, artist and legend of the Stonewall Uprising. Crowned in flowers, she was a smiling symbol of Pride and the dream of a better world. A bonafide New Jersey icon, she ...
1792: Kentucky is admitted as 15th US state. 1796: The last British troops withdraw from the US. On the same day, Tennessee is admitted as the 16th US state. 1815: Napoleon Bonaparte swears fidelity ...
A couple weeks back, I led an event at the Irish American Heritage Museum in Albany called “An All Ireland Affair: The Music of the Famous ...