Tuesday 31 May 2016

George Carlin Hologram to Appear at National Comedy Center

A hologram of George Carlin will perform stand-up sets at the National Comedy Center, which is scheduled to open in Jamestown, New York in 2017, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Reports that the $50 million center would feature holographic images of late comedians — including Carlin, Bob Hope, Milton Berle and Rodney...

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Gun Found in Car Carrying Troy Ave Matches Bullet From Show Shooting

A gun found in the car that took Troy Ave to the hospital after a shooting at New York City's Irving Plaza has been matched to the bullet that killed the rapper's friend and bodyguard Ronald McPhatter, DNAinfo New York reports. Following the shooting, Troy Ave — real name Roland Collins — was driven...

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Hear Pusha T, Jay Z Confess on 'Drug Dealers Anonymous'

Pusha T and Jay Z have teamed for a menacing, meditative new track, "Drug Dealers Anonymous," which has arrived via Tidal. The track notably features a sample of conservative pundit Tomi Lahren calling out Jay Z in a rant criticizing BeyoncĂ©: "Your husband was a drug dealer," she said. "For 14 years he sold crack cocaine." Jay, however, owns the...

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Lin-Manuel Miranda's 'In the Heights' Set for Film Revival

A film adaptation of Hamilton mastermind Lin-Manuel Miranda's debut musical, In the Heights, has been revived by the Weinstein Company, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Universal was developing an In the Heights movie with screenwriter Marc Klein (Serendipity) and director Kenny Ortega, but dropped the project in 2011 over casting difficulties and its proposed $37 million budget. The Weinstein Company...

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Where Did 'Alice Through the Looking Glass' Go Wrong?

Like a heroine tumbling through the rabbit hole, Disney took its own great fall this past weekend, as prospective tentpole Alice Through the Looking Glass coughed up a meager $34 million at the box-office in its opening days of release. A paltry sum in comparison to the $116 million opening weekend that Tim Burton's 2010...

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Hear De La Soul, Snoop Dogg's Funky, Cathartic 'Pain'

Following the release of their EP For Your Pain and Suffering, legendary hip-hop trio De La Soul is revving up for the debut of their crowdfunded, comeback album And the Anonymous Nobody by recruiting Snoop Dogg for the funky, breezy "Pain." De La Soul's release of "Pain" comes with an interactive...

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How 'Counter-Strike' Introduced Itself to Cable Audiences

The strangest part of TBS' first broadcast of the ELeague Counter-Strike tournament Friday night came right at the start, during the Turner Sports pre-roll video. Right there, in the middle of pro and college basketball highlights, was a brief clip of Counter-Strike. Not as a novelty, not as a bastard...

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Margo Price Plots 2016 Fall Tour

Singer-songwriter Margo Price has a busy summer ahead with her debut album Midwest Farmer's Daughter out now via Third Man Records, but she's already thinking ahead to fall. Following her performances at the 2016 Austin City Limits Festival, Price will launch her 2016 fall tour on October 13th at Los...

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Hear Kaytranada's Dreamy Remix of Rihanna's 'Kiss It Better'

Kaytranada debuted a dancey, bubbly remix of Rihanna's "Kiss It Better" on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 show. The Canadian producer released his debut album 99.9% earlier this month. Kaytranada's version of the track speeds up the more languid, guitar-driven funk-soul track and transforms it into a brighter, more summer-ready tune. "I...

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Green Party's Jill Stein on Why Bernie Sanders Should Go Third-Party

America's two major political parties are poised this year to pit a couple of historically disliked presidential candidates against each other. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton's unfavorable ratings are bad news for both the Democrats and the Republicans — but those ratings could be another candidate's chance to dismantle the country's two-party system.  That's exactly what presumptive Green Party nominee...

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The Seattle Mariners Head for the Horizon

The last time the Seattle Mariners made the playoffs they had perhaps the most magical season in baseball history – that didn't end in a World Series title. It was 2001, and Ichiro Suzuki had led the team to a record-tying 116 wins (while also becoming just the second player ever...

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'Young Hodor' Actor Pens Stirring Tribute Ballad 'Hold the Door'

Sam Coleman, the 19-year-old actor who played Young Hodor on recent episodes of Game of Thrones, immortalized Bran Stark's beloved caretaker in a simple ballad posted to SoundCloud. Spoilers ahead. Titled "Hold the Door," Coleman posted the track a few days after the heartbreaking fifth episode of GoT's sixth season. In "The Door,"...

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Watch Frankie Ballard's High-Octane 'Sweet Time' Video

Continuing his El Rio visual series, Frankie Ballard's new video for "Sweet Time" recently premiered online. The song appears on the singer-guitarist's forthcoming full length album El Rio, which will be released on June 10th. Ballard sets things up with a description of a powerful car, but his narrator isn't interested in...

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Darius Rucker Fronts All-Star Show for St. Jude: The Ram Report

For the seventh straight year, Darius Rucker will provide the unofficial kickoff to CMA Music Fest with a star-studded show at downtown Nashville's Wildhorse Saloon. Billed Darius Rucker and Friends, the June 6th event will feature performances by Charley Pride, Hunter Hayes, Drake White, Terri Clark, Locash and Scotty McCreery. Rucker...

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Inside the Kristofferson-Worthy Songwriting of Parker Millsap

Parker Millsap understands that we all have a soft spot for the underachiever, the lone wolf maverick or the guy on the fringes who just needs one more thing to go wrong. They're the kinds of characters who frequently inhabit his songs, particularly those on his latest album The Very...

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Minor Victories: Mogwai, Slowdive Members Talk Long-Distance Supergroup

Technically, Minor Victories' history as a band is a short one. But the U.K. foursome's self-titled debut – a carefully constructed mĂ©lange of shoegaze, post-punk and noise rock, out June 3rd on Fat Possum – reveals them as the group of veterans that they are. To complete such a record through...

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Listen to 'Rolling Stone Music Now' Podcast: Craziest Concert VIP Packages

The latest episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, our first-ever podcast, is now available. Listen and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Spotify or check it out below. This episode, Rolling Stone's Andy Greene, Jason Newman and Nathan Brackett take a tour of the most deluxe – and often absurd – concert VIP packages available...

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James Blake Plots North American Tour

James Blake will embark on an 18-date North American tour this fall in support of his new album, The Colour In Anything. The tour begins September 23rd at the House of Blues in Dallas and includes stops in Austin at ACL Live at the Moody Theater (September 25th), New York's Radio City Music...

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Robert Kirkman: Inside 'Walking Dead' Creator's Twisted Mind, New Show

If you drive through Culver City, Los Angeles, past the fast food joints and tattoo parlors, you'll come to a nondescript building tucked away on a side street. Go up to the fourth floor, and you'll find a cozy office filled with folks chattering over gigantic iced lattes and copies...

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Blake Shelton's 'Honest' Album Is Number One Country Seller

Blake Shelton's If I'm Honest is the week's top-selling album in America in terms of physical product, with more than 153,000 copies sold. Released nearly one year after a very public split from ex-wife Miranda Lambert, the album rounds up a new batch of songs that deal with heartbreak, healing...

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Hear Jack White's Theme for Maya Rudolph, Martin Short Variety Series

Jack White has penned and produced a funky instrumental theme song for Maya Rudolph and Martin Short's new NBC variety show, Maya and Marty. Along with White — who handles drums on the track — the Maya and Marty theme features Third Man Records musicians Dean Fertita on organ, Dominic Davis on bass, Fats...

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See Vance Joy Credit Metallica for Teaching Him How to Break Rules

Vance Joy, born James Keogh, has seen his star as an indie folk singer-songwriter steadily rise. His 2013 single "Riptide" stayed on the charts in his home country of Australia for over 100 weeks and he nabbed a prime spot as an opener on Taylor Swift's 1989 World Tour last year....

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Ro James, Miguel Songwriter, Blazes Guitar-Heavy Path

Until his hit single "Permission," Ro James' biggest claim to fame was co-writing "Use Me" from Miguel's Kaleidoscope Dream. And like that 2012 R&B outsider, James' major-label debut, El Dorado, shows little interest in the flavor of the moment. He prefers drums that are big and blocky. Guitars linger over singer/songwriter licks,...

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Daniel Radcliffe, Paul Dano Bring Bombastic 'Montage' to Life

Daniel Radcliffe and Paul Dano fittingly narrate their own montage in the short, pithy lyric video for "Montage" a song from their upcoming movie Swiss Army Man. Manchester Orchestra's Andy Hull and Robert McDowell wrote the song and soundtrack. "Montage" is an exuberant, baroque indie pop track with the same cheekiness as Team America. Dano and Radcliffe provided...

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Roger Daltrey on Wild Beatles Fans, Eddie Vedder, Teen Cancer Charity

Roger Daltrey says that making Tommy, the 1975 cinematic adaptation of the Who's like-titled rock opera, was a turning point in his life for a surprising reason. "When we filmed it, we worked with lots and lots of extremely disabled people in some of the scenes, and some of them...

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Southern 'pre-cancels' trains due to conductor sickness

Passengers have been saved from finding their trains cancelled at short notice - by Southern not running the service at all.Southern Rail has had to cancel 83 services over the last month due to a high number of conductors calling in sick.The unprecedented number of absences has meant trains have been cancelled at short notice - leaving commuters stranded or severely delayed.Last week, Southern revealed an average of 83 services were cancelled daily due to the ongoing absences.Today, it told...

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Watch Gwen Stefani Strike a Pose in 'Misery' Video

Gwen Stefani's new video for "Misery" is like Miss Havisham from Great Expectations meets Bushwick, Brooklyn, as Stefani poses demurely in couture gowns throughout an abandoned warehouse. She's clearly been sitting pretty in this loft space for so long she has no clue how to get out, so she takes the stairs and...

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Prophets of Rage: Inside New RATM, Public Enemy, Cypress Hill Supergroup

"We're not a supergroup," says Tom Morello. "We're an elite task force of revolutionary musicians determined to confront this mountain of election year bullshit, and confront it head-on with Marshall stacks blazing." He is describing Prophets of Rage, a new band that brings together members of the guitarist's old band, Rage...

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Bob Weir on Dead & Company's Future, John Mayer's 'Classicist' Style

It was as simple as this, according to Bob Weir: "We all liked the look in each other's eyes. What eventually rattled out was this band." The Grateful Dead singer-guitarist was speaking on the eve of his second road trip – 24 dates in U.S. amphitheaters and stadiums, starting June 10th in...

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Surfer Blood Guitarist Thomas Fekete Dead at 27

Surfer Blood guitarist Thomas Fekete died Monday after battling a rare, aggressive form of cancer, his wife, Jess, wrote on the musician's GoFundMe page to cover medical expenses. He was 27. "Even as his body failed him, his mind and spirit soldiered on," Fekete wrote. "Never was there a day that we weren't filled...

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See Sam Hunt's Blissful 'Single for the Summer' Video

If Sam Hunt appears in the "Single for the Summer" video, he's very hard to find — a blurry shape who occasionally darkens the edge of the frame, perhaps, but never visible in the foreground.  Unlike the brooding figures from "Take Your Time" and "Break Up in a Small Town" or the happy carouser...

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'WWE Raw': AJ Styles Clubs John Cena

It was a good night for John Cena, who might finally have the crowd in his corner after A.J. Styles pissed all over his comeback, right in the midst of a fiery speech about Dylan Thomas. It was a great night for folks who think WWE motors best when there's a...

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Kraftwerk Lose Copyright Case in German High Court

Germany's highest court has ruled against Kraftwerk in a 19-year copyright case involving a two-second sample used in a song by rapper Sabrina Setlur, Agence France-Presse reports. The ruling favors the use of sampling and concludes that if a sample does not significantly impact the usage rights of the original artist, "then artistic freedom overrides...

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How New Doc 'Merci Congo' Sheds Light on Deadly Conflict

"This machine is called a computer." Neema Namadamu is standing in a small room in the remote Itombwe Plateau in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, teaching a group of women how to use a laptop. It's the first time most of them have ever seen the technology. The scene serves...

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See Chris Janson Sing Vince Gill's Prediction for 'Song of the Year'

Chris Janson's new single is the autobiographical ballad "Holdin' Her," about his courtship, marriage and daily life with his wife Kelly. Janson sang the song at the Grand Ole Opry this past Friday, receiving a standing ovation for the performance and prompting the evening's host Vince Gill to take the...

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Bernie Sanders Fights On: The Rolling Stone Interview

Not even "the math" can spoil a Bernie Sanders rally. The democratic-socialist senator from Vermont has outperformed any rational expectation, building an insurgent campaign that has captured 20 states, propelled by more than $210 million in grassroots contributions, averaging under $30 a pop. But with each passing state election –...

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Rapper Troy Ave Pleads Not Guilty in Shooting at T.I. Concert

New York rapper Troy Ave has been formally charged with attempted murder and criminal possession of a weapon stemming from a shooting at T.I.'s New York concert May 25th that left one person dead and four people, including Troy Ave, injured. The rapper born Roland Collins pleaded not guilty to all...

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The Immortal Golden State Warriors Rise Again

Can we dispense with at least a modicum of the idiotic talk-radio criticism now, with the facile notion that a team that relies more on finesse than brute force is somehow not as mentally tough as those historic champions that tended to bull their way through the playoffs? Maybe you're...

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Secamb chief executive leaves trust following scheme which...

The chief executive of South East Coast Ambulance service has left the trust following criticism of a scheme which delayed sending help to critically-ill patients. Secamb, whose services cover Surrey, today announced that Paul Sutton has left the organisation to "pursue other interests". A statement released this morning said: "The trust would like to thank Paul for his contribution to the developments and achievements of the Trust over the past 10 years. "The process...

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Monday 30 May 2016

Snoop Dogg Slams 'Roots' Remake, Calls for Boycott

Snoop Dogg slammed the new Roots miniseries, which premieres Monday night on The History Channel, and called upon his fans to boycott the four-part series based on Alex Haley's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. "I'm sick of this shit. How the fuck are they going to put Roots on, on Memorial Day?" the rapper...

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Questlove Pens List Explaining Why Prince Was 'Hip-Hop Pioneer'

Questlove has penned another tribute to Prince, this time a humorous Instagram post that lists 40 reasons why the legendary artist was a "hip-hop pioneer." Inspired by the Prince-dedicated issue of The Source, the Roots drummer broke down what made Prince such an influential artist and cutting edge talent, from the fact...

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See T.I. Talk 'Roots' Remake Role, His 'Quest for Truth'

Tonight, the first part of the new remake of the classic 1977 miniseries Roots will premiere. On the fourth night of the series, T.I. will figure prominently into the story as the character Cyrus, a slave fighting for freedom in the Union Army, and will join a star-studded cast that includes...

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The Last Word: Ronnie Spector on Childhood Hero, Sobriety, Life with Phil

In April, Ronnie Spector released English Heart, a new LP that explores her surprisingly deep rock & roll roots. The legendary Ronettes singer told Rolling Stone how she hung out with the Beatles, toured with the Stones, dated David Bowie and fended off advances from Jimi Hendrix. In a more recent...

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Watch John Oliver Demand 'Bread Pants' in 'Last Week Tonight' Web Exclusive

"How Is This Still a Thing?," a reoccurring segment on Last Week Tonight, often finds host John Oliver questioning antiquated concepts like Daylight Savings Time, Ayn Rand and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. With the HBO series on a one-week hiatus for Memorial Day Weekend, Oliver flipped that question around –...

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Some 2,500 Americans Have Died in Afghanistan and Iraq Under Obama

In Barack Obama's keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention — the speech that catapulted him onto the national stage — the bright-eyed, loose-limbed senator from Illinois spoke of America's responsibility to its soldiers. "We have a solemn obligation," Obama said, "not to fudge the numbers or shade the truth about why they're going,...

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How Beatles' Game-Changing 'Paperback Writer' Paved Way for 'Revolver'

In the annals of Beatles singles, we have what we might think of as a game-starter in "Please Please Me," a game-ender in something like "Let It Be," and a host of game-changers, the most important of which is rarely discussed as one of the band's top efforts. And yet, "Paperback Writer"...

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10 Movies to Stream on Memorial Day

Memorial Day is that time Americans set aside each year to remember and honor the sacrifices of our fallen military veterans. But it's also a day off from work, and for those who want to spend the day in front of their TV without feeling unpatriotic or ungrateful — relax,...

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Sunday 29 May 2016

'Game of Thrones' Recap: Get Back

"You have very expressive eyes, Mercy ... Do you like pretending to be other people?" We've just seen a troupe of actors reenact the events of the show within the show. One of them, an actress marked for a hit by Arya Stark, notices the presence of her would-be assassin...

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Watch Bruce Springsteen, Bono Perform 'Because the Night' in Dublin

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's The River Tour headed to Dublin, Ireland this weekend, and at the second of two shows at the city's Croke Park Sunday, the group was joined by U2's Bono, who performed the Patti Smith classic "Because the Night" alongside Springsteen and company. This wasn't the first time...

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On the Charts: Drake Fends Off 'Dangerous Woman' to Stay Number One

Drake's Views stayed Number One on the Billboard 200 for a fourth straight week, fending off heavy competition in the form of a pair of new releases, Ariana Grande's Dangerous Woman and Blake Shelton's If I'm Honest. In its fourth week of release, Views racked up another 189,000 total copies – although only 50,000...

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Director Sam Mendes Exiting James Bond Franchise

While fans of the James Bond franchise continue to wonder whether Daniel Craig will return to the role of 007 or if another actor will replace him, Skyfall and Spectre director Sam Mendes, a key contributor to the revitalization of Bond, has firmly announced that he won't helm the next film in the...

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Watch Gay Couple Renew Vows Onstage at Edward Sharpe's North Carolina Show

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros took a stand against North Carolina's controversial HB2 at the band's concert Friday in Raleigh when they invited a married gay couple onstage to renew their vows in front of a sold-out North Carolina Museum of Art show. During the band's performance of "Home," frontman Alex...

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N.W.A Reflect on 'Efil4zaggin,' 1991's Most Dangerous Album

"When we broke up, the group was Number One on the Billboard chart," N.W.A's DJ Yella, says. "I mean, groups don't break up at Number One. They break up at Number 1,000." "It was, like, shit – all good things come to an end," says bandmate MC Ren. N.W.A issued their second...

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Chance the Rapper, Donnie Trumpet Celebrate 'Surf' Anniversary With Unreleased Track

Saturday marked the one-year anniversary of the release of Donnie Trumpet and the Social Experiment's Surf, the collective's acclaimed LP that heavily featured Chance the Rapper. To celebrate the occasion, Trumpet unveiled "The First Time," a seamless, 10-minute mix of unreleased material from the Surf sessions. "This is a collection of unused...

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Saturday 28 May 2016

Box Hill woman believes 'massive' insect is Asian hornet

Could this insect, found inside a Box Hill home, be an Asian hornet? Paula Linke, of Devonshire Avenue, discovered the bug in a study room at lunchtime on Wednesday. Mrs Linke, an oral surgeon at East Surrey Hospital, said: "I think it's an Asian hornet. I heard this noise, like a drone, went into the study and there's this massive flying, horrible wasp thing. "I sprayed it with some Raid [wasp killer]. Then went out for 45 minutes, came back and it was still alive. I sprayed...

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Shed of the Year: Are these the best sheds in Surrey?

The humble garden shed has traditionally been used for storage - and a refuge for dad - but it can also be an extension of your home's living space or workshop... or a cocktail bar, a Tardis, or a swashbuckling pirates' ship. Yes, that's right. The people of Surrey have outdone themselves with their bottom-of-the-garden creations. Not content with a B&Q flat pack, amateur architects have designed, built and lovingly decorated their retreats, fully embracing a theme and turning a one-man...

Shed of the Year: Are these the best sheds in Surrey?



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Billy Joel: Donald Trump's Campaign 'Very Entertaining'

At Billy Joel's concerts over the past year, the singer has often dedicated the performance of his 1974 single "The Entertainer" to Donald Trump, with one such shout-out occurring Friday night at Joel's monthly gig at New York's Madison Square Garden. While there is debate whether the dedication is genuine or...

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Robyn to Debut Remix Project at Festival Gigs

Robyn kicks off a brief North American tour Saturday at Boston Calling, and for the Swedish singer's three upcoming festival gigs, she'll revisit some of her biggest singles as part of a remix project that she'll debut live onstage. For the performances, Robyn invited nine producers – some of her favorite artists...

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Watch Courtney Barnett Cover Grateful Dead Classic on 'Fallon'

Less than a week after Courtney Barnett delivered a killer musical guest spot on the season finale of Saturday Night Live, the Australian singer-songwriter was back on NBC as she and her band visited The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Friday. While Barnett's SNL performance spotlighted tracks off her acclaimed 2015 LP Sometimes...

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See Bernie Sanders Talk Trump Debate, Superdelegates on 'Real Time'

Ahead of the crucial June 7th California primary that could tip the balance of the Democratic presidential nomination, Bernie Sanders appeared on Friday's Real Time With Bill Maher to discuss superdelegates, his platform and why it's hard to formulate a strategy to defeat Donald Trump come Election Day. "He is so unpredictable...

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Friday 27 May 2016

Forget Boaty McBoatface: Here is the billion dollar boat

BOATY McBoatface was the most famous ship on the planet earlier this year. But now the crown belongs to a new vessel.Harmony of the Seas is the billion-dollar cruise liner which has been both lauded as a briliant feat of engineering and dismissed as a "Butlins of the sea."Warren Chrismas finds out what it is like sailing in the lap of luxury.Basking in excess, the world's largest cruise ship has already caused a wave of controversy. It cost a billion dollars to build, weighs 226,963...

Forget Boaty McBoatface: Here is the billion dollar boat



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Watch Lonely Island's Oddball 'I'm a Weirdo' Video

The Lonely Island's pop mockumentary Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping arrives June 3rd, and before the comedy hits theaters, Conner4Real – the fictional pop star played by Andy Samberg – has unveiled another new track, "I'm a Weirdo Freestyle." Recorded on an iPhone, the video finds Conner4Real and his for-hire crew,...

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2 Chainz, Lil Wayne Celebrate Excess in 'Gotta Lotta' Video

2 Chainz and Lil Wayne have unveiled their new video for "Gotta Lotta," the rappers' latest single off their collaborative Collegrove. A fire breathing woman, a marching band drummer, rapper Mack Maine and Lil Wayne's "Make America Skate Again" all make appearances in the colorful video. "We gotta lotta dope / We gotta...

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2 Chainz, Lil Wayne Celebrate Excess in 'Gotta Lotta' Video

2 Chainz and Lil Wayne have unveiled their new video for "Gotta Lotta," the rappers' latest single off their collaborative Collegrove. A fire breathing woman, a marching band drummer, rapper Mack Maine and Lil Wayne's "Make America Skate Again" all make appearances in the colorful video. "We gotta lotta dope / We gotta...

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Skrillex Refutes Justin Bieber Lawsuit: 'Sorry But We Didn't Steal This'

Skrillex, who was named in the lawsuit filed against Justin Bieber over the hit "Sorry," has responded to the copyright infringement allegations. "SORRY but we didn't steal this," the producer tweeted alongside a video of how the songwriters crafted, and not sampled, the "Sorry" vocal hook at the center of the...

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Watch Chad Smith, Jack Johnson Cover Sly Stone With Kids

Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, Jack Johnson, Paula Abdul, Jason Mraz, Tim Robbins, Keb' Mo' and Elizabeth Banks were among the musicians and celebrities to perform music alongside students as part of the Turnaround Arts program. Today, the initiative, along with Playing for Change, unveiled their all-star video...

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Life After 'Doom': Estranged Creators of Era-Defining Game Speak

On May 13th, Doom – one of the most influential video game franchises ever – blasted back in all its bloody, heavy metal, demon-splattering glory. As the latest installment of the seminal first-person shooter, which debuted from id Software in 1993, the game's arrival generated its usual fervor online. Gamers...

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Meet SWMRS: Punk's Progressive, Pop-Friendly Saviors

SWMRS co-leader Cole Becker is hanging from the ceiling. The California punk rockers are charging through bracing, hook-y songs off their debut, Drive North, at a New York show. They even return to the stage after their allotted set time and keep rocking unplugged through a cover of the Cure's...

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See Maggie Rose's Revamped 'Same Sky' from the Opry Lounge

In its original form, Maggie Rose's "Same Sky" has echoes of the sleek dance pop that Taylor Swift and Robyn have mastered, yoking a boom-clap beat to electric guitar riffs and showers of synthesizer. The song appears on Rose's Variety Show, Vol. 1, which was released in April 2016.  But Rose...

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Hear Joey Bada$$' Resilient New Single 'Devastated'

Brooklyn rapper Joey Bada$$ has dropped his latest single "Devastated," which the Pro Era MC first debuted during his Coachella set in April. The uplifting, resilient cut finds Bada$$ singing on the radio-friendly chorus, "I used to feel so devastated / At times I thought we'd never make it / But...

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Watch Mastodon, ATDI, QOTSA Supergroup's Dark 'Starlight' Video

Gone Is Gone – an experimental rock supergroup featuring members of Mastodon, At the Drive-In and Queens of the Stone Age – launch into deep-space with new single, "Starlight." The band, masked in silhouette, performs the track in an eerie, frenetic video. "Emptiness is here," sings Troy Sanders over synth pads and Tony Hajjar's nuanced...

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WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donne's Silent Supremacy

Elena Delle Donne is not just a basketball player. She also likes making tables. She is the proud owner of a dog named Wrigley, the reigning champion of Complex's Beast Wars bracket. She’s built a bed frame with her bare hands! But when you hit free throws at a rate...

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Remembering Bob Dylan and John Lennon's Drugged-Out Limo Ride

By May 1966, John Lennon and Bob Dylan had become the only serious candidates for the newly conceived "Spokesman of a Generation" title. At the height of their creative powers, each of the men sought to break free from their own reputations by making music that had no precedent. Dylan, having stretched...

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Hear Red Hot Chili Peppers' Minimalist Funk on 'The Getaway'

Red Hot Chili Peppers unleash atmospheric funk on "The Getaway," the title-track of their 11th studio album, out June 17th. "Take me to the future," frontman Anthony Kiedis croons over Flea's minimalist bassline.  "The Getaway," available now on all major download and streaming services, arrives weeks after the release of dreamy lead...

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'Holy Hell': How One Man Documented 22 Years Inside a Sadistic Cult

He was grooming me. I didn't see it then, but it's so obvious now. I wanted a mentor; a teacher. When I got around him more, that's when I was like, 'Oh my God, he's an asshole.'" For 22 years, Will Allen immersed himself 24/7 in Buddhafield, a Los Angeles...

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Watch Neil Young Face Off Against GMO Corn on 'Colbert'

Neil Young came face-to-face with his arch nemesis – a living, breathing ear of GMO corn – on Thursday's Late Show With Stephen Colbert, with the rocker engaging in a conversation about why he's so against agrochemical company Monsanto. Colbert first relayed to Young the results of a study that found there is...

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Watch Arcade Fire's Surprise DJ-Percussion Set Outside Louvre

Arcade Fire's Win Butler and RĂ©gine Chassagne delivered a quirky DJ set this week during French street artist JR's exhibition "JR at the Louvre," held at Paris public garden Jardin des Tuileries. The husband and wife duo were joined by live percussionists as Butler spun tracks by David Bowie ("Oh! You Pretty Things")...

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See Lee Brice, Jerrod Niemann's Summer Fantasy Video 'Little More Love'

Lee Brice was busy collecting songs for his I Don't Dance follow-up when he stumbled across "A Little More Love," a summertime anthem written by Shane McAnally, Ross Copperman, Natalie Hemby and Kristi Neumann. Something about the song's brotherly bounce made him reach out to Jerrod Niemann. Together, the longtime...

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Weekend Rock Question: What Is the Best Tom Petty Deep Cut?

Tom Petty kicked off an American tour this month with his old band Mudcrutch, but don't buy a ticket to the show expecting to hear "American Girl," "Free Falling" or any of his other big hits. This is a Mudcrutch tour, and they're doing Mudcrutch songs with the possibility of maybe...

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Blake Shelton Headlines Second Harvest Show: The Ram Report

Blake Shelton will headline a show at the Mother Church of Country Music next month. The Voice coach is Nashville-bound for both CMA Music Fest, where he'll perform at Nissan Stadium, and the Stars for Second Harvest show at the Ryman Auditorium, which will raise money for families in need...

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See Bernie Sanders Comment on Trump Debate on 'Kimmel'

Following Donald Trump's appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Bernie Sanders stopped by the late-night show. Sanders had requested Trump's participation in a debate by having Kimmel ask on his behalf. "You made it possible for us to have a very interesting debate about two guys who look at the world very, very differently,"...

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Hear Randy Rogers and Wade Bowen's Wistful 'In My Arms Instead'

"I wrote this song so people could dance and love each other," singer-songwriter Randy Rogers remarks to the audience at the top of "In My Arms Instead" from the live album Watch This with pal Wade Bowen. But it's not a high-energy workout he's got in mind — the plaintive tune from...

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'The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan': Inside His First Classic

"I wrote a lot of songs in a quick amount of time," said Bob Dylan of the creative explosion that resulted in his second album, 1963's The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. "I could do that then, because the process was new to me. I felt like I'd discovered something no one else had...

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Watch Bat for Lashes' Unnerving 'Sunday Love' Video

Bat for Lashes' Natasha Khan unveiled her new video for "Sunday Love," the latest chapter in the singer's upcoming concept album The Bride. Inspired by Khan's short film I Do, The Bride tells the story of a woman who embarks on her honeymoon solo after her fiancé dies in a crash...

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K. Michelle Talks Double-Standard for Black Pop Singers

For many, Kimberly Michelle is the breakout star of VH1 guilty pleasure Love & Hip Hop Atlanta: a reality TV maven whose frequent social media beefs, high-profile romances and Instagram stunting makes for gossip site gold. But her drama-filled antics often mask the fact that she has evolved into one...

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Lukas Graham's Singer on Growing Up in Denmark's Anarchist Utopia

If it seems like Lukas Graham came out of nowhere, it's because the Danish pop group sort of did. Frontman Lukas Forchhammer grew up in a small, rough Copenhagen neighborhood called Christiania that was founded by anarchist squatters and boasts a population, he estimates, of around 800 people. So seeing the...

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Three incidents on M25 in Surrey as bank holiday getaway begins

Three incidents are causing major delays on the M25 this afternoon.Both directions of the motorway are likely to be congested throughout the evening as the bank holiday getaway begins.But the problems are being compounded by three separate incidents on the clockwise and anti-clockwise routes through Surrey.On the anti-clockwise side, traffic is queuing from junction 7 for the M23 and Gatwick following a two-car collision just before junction 6 for the A22 Godstone.A broken down vehicle on the...

Three incidents on M25 in Surrey as bank holiday getaway begins



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Watch David Schwimmer, Rebel Wilson Rap Battle James Corden

James "The Rappin' Assassin" Corden and David "The MC Who's TV Royalty" Schwimmer squared off Thursday in a heated Late Late Show rap battle of "Drop the Mic." Corden unleashed cheap shots about Schwimmer's role in former sitcom Friends, while the latter returned the favor with zingers about the late-night...

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Dierks Bentley on New Album 'Black': 'I've Claimed the Right to Be Me'

Dierks Bentley just wants to be himself. "I think I've claimed the right to be any version of me that I want to be," he says, sitting in a studio on Nashville's Music Row, nursing a second cup of coffee. The 40-year-old singer-songwriter is deep in the promotional cycle for his...

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Justin Bieber, Skrillex Sued Over 'Sorry' Hook

Casey Dienel, an indie artist who records under the moniker White Hinterland, has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Justin Bieber, alleging that the singer's hit "Sorry" borrows heavily from her 2014 track "Ring the Bell." "As many of you that follow my career and work have already recognized, Justin Bieber's...

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'One of the worst ever': An inspector's horror at what he found...

A food hygiene inspector has described a Chinese takeaway in Merstham as "one of the worst" premises he has ever visited. When Kirk Holmes visited Lee Garden earlier this year he found it "absolutely filthy". According to an inspection report, grease was running down light fittings and out of cracks in the ceiling. Decayed food was found, including a cheese slice covered in blue/green mould that was stuck to a cut aubergine, and fruit and vegetables covered in mould...

'One of the worst ever': An inspector's horror at what he found...



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Thursday 26 May 2016

Ride London 2016: Which Surrey towns will the race pass through?

The Prudential RideLondon is coming to Surrey this summer.Cyclists will follow in the tyre tracks of Olympians when this year's event brings riders back to the county in July.And now routes for the races on Saturday and Sunday, July 30 and 31, have revealed which parts of the district will be affected.More than 25,000 amateur and 150 professional cyclists will take on the challenging rides through London and Surrey as part of the annual festival of cycling.Two events during the festival, the...

Ride London 2016: Which Surrey towns will the race pass through?



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Watch Maxwell's Sultry 'Lake by the Ocean' Video

Maxwell has released his video for "Lake by the Ocean." The song hails from his forthcoming album, BlackSUMMERS'night, which will be release on July 1st via Columbia Records. In the Philip Andelman-directed clip, a woman is seen fetching jugs of water alongside others in a small Spanish-speaking village. Later, she hitchhikes...

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See Chance the Rapper's Vibrant 'No Problem' Video With 2 Chainz, Lil Wayne

Chance the Rapper has released his video for "No Problem" via Twitter. The song, which hails from his history-making mixtape Coloring Book, features 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne, who also star in the video alongside a lot of surprise guests. DJ Khaled, Young Thug, Boosie Badazz and King Louie also make cameos. The vibrant...

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Watch Second Trailer for Cameron Crowe's 'Roadies' Series

Filmmaker Cameron Crowe and producer J.J. Abrams have released the second trailer for their forthcoming Showtime comedy, Roadies. The series focuses on a road crew, the behind-the-scenes people who make concerts happen and portrays life on the road. "You people love drama," declares Imogen Poots' character during the video, and indeed there...

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'Nashville' in Talks for Revival

There's some hope for Nashville fans yet. Though the show aired its ABC series finale on Wednesday following the network's cancellation of the series, the studio behind the show has been in talks with several platforms that are interested in picking Nashville up. As Variety reports, Lionsgate execs told reporters during an earnings call...

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Rapper Troy Ave Arrested for Fatal Shooting at T.I. Show

New York rapper Troy Ave, himself a victim in Wednesday's night shooting at New York's Irving Plaza that left one man dead, was arrested and charged with reckless endangerment and illegal weapons possession, according to the New York Daily News. The outlet obtained surveillance video taken inside Irving Plaza that appears to...

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Green Party's Jill Stein on the Feminist Case Against Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton's plan to win the White House relies heavily on winning the support of women voters. And she shouldn't have much problem doing that: Not only does she have the endorsements of many marquee women's organizations — EMILY's List, NOW and Planned Parenthood, for example — she'll likely face...

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11 Things We Learned Hanging With Oscar Isaac

No actor had a better 2015 than Oscar Isaac. He found a hilariously unsettling take on an eccentric tech billionaire (with serious dance chops) in Ex Machina; embodied the real-life tragedy of a Yonkers politician in his Golden Globe-winning turn in David Simon's Show Me a Hero; and spent quality...

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Watch Mark Wahlberg Fight Through the 'Deepwater Horizon' Disaster

Mark Wahlberg strives to survive the disaster that sparked the devastating 2010 BP oil spill in the new trailer for Deepwater Horizon. The film focuses on a crew of workers stationed at the titular offshore oil rig, centered around Wahlberg's portrayal of Mike Williams (in The New York Times article the movie is...

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Watch Stunning New Trailer for 'The Little Prince'

The new trailer for the latest animated adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's beloved children's book The Little Prince shows the heart and magic of the classic tale. The animated feature will debut on Netflix and in select theaters on August 5th. In director Mark Osborne's adaptation, the story of the aviator...

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Leona Lewis Cast in 'Cats' Broadway Revival

British pop star Leona Lewis will make her Broadway debut in the upcoming revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's hugely successful musical, Cats. Lewis will star as Grizabella the "Glamour Cat" — who sings one of the show's most memorable songs, "Memory" — replacing former Pussycat Doll singer Nicole Scherzinger. "I will never forget seeing [Cats] as a...

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See Spoon Members Cover Prince, David Bowie

Spoon's Britt Daniel and Alex Fischel paid tribute to Prince and David Bowie during an acoustic set at Mexico City's Festival Marvin. The musicians also debuted a new Spoon song. For their Prince tribute, the Spoon bandmates chose a more obscure song "Under the Cherry Moon" from the 1986 musical drama of the...

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Unknown Mortal Orchestra Tackle 'First World Problem' on Dancefloor

Unknown Mortal Orchestra take a funky turn on "First World Problem," a horn-laden, dark disco cut that marks the group's first original song since 2015's Multi-Love. The track premiered on Annie Mac's BBC Radio 1 program.  "First World Problem" opens with a guitar vamping and ominous synth stabs. Singer Ruban Nielson showcases the flexibility of...

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Lil Wayne and Birdman Used to Bet $10,000 on Games of 'Madden'

In case they hadn't already made it abundantly clear, here's a story that proves Lil Wayne and Birdman used to take the Cash Money thing literally. Back in the day, long before Weezy was throwing shade at Young Money and suing his former mentor for $51 million, the duo used to...

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Hear Van Zant's Strong Rendition of Lynyrd Skynyrd's 'Red White and Blue'

Lynyrd Skynyrd and .38 Special brothers Johnny and Donnie Van Zant have released a live version of their aching ballad "Red White and Blue," the title-track from their upcoming concert album. "Red White and Blue" originally appeared on Lynyrd Skynyrd's 2003 LP Vicious Cycle and was penned by the Van Zants and another pair of...

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Alabama Exhibit to Open at Country Music Hall of Fame

Alabama, the most successful – and certainly one of the most influential – bands in country music, will showcase the stories and events that have made them one of the most iconic acts in American music with an exhibition at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Opening August...

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The Cadillac Three Announce New Album at Wild Surprise Show

The Cadillac Three returned to the Nashville club where they cut their teeth last night, performing a ferocious surprise show at the Basement, the rock & roll outpost beneath Grimey's New & Preloved Music where Metallica famously played their own surprise pre-Bonnaroo gig in 2008. The Cadillac Three was clearly...

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Trey Anastasio on New Phish LP, Whether He'll Play With the Dead Again

Trey Anastasio checks in with Rolling Stone as he's walking down New York's Amsterdam Avenue toward Avatar Studios, where he's deep into work on Phish's next album. It's been just two years since the band's prior full-length, Fuego, and the relatively brief interim reflects the healthy state of the band these days....

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AJ Styles on Working With Roman Reigns and Why He Prefers the Dry Look

A few short years ago, A.J. Styles was toiling in TNA, still one of the best wrestlers in the world but facing increasingly Sting-like questions about his legacy. Would the Phenomenal One ever stand in a WWE ring? He was in his late 30s, too small for of Vince McMahon's...

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Watch Cyndi Lauper Honor Prince With Powerful 'When You Were Mine'

Cyndi Lauper honored Prince during her concert at New York's Beacon Theater Wednesday with a performance of "When You Were Mine," the Dirty Mind cut she famously covered on her 1983 debut, She's So Unusual. A fan-shot video captured the performance, which found Lauper striking a balance between her mid-tempo cover and Prince's energetic original....

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The Last Word: Louis C.K. on Fatherhood, Trump, Chris Rock's Advice

Louis C.K. kicked off his latest summer tour on May 17th, which will see the stand-up traveling throughout the U.S. and Europe before ending with a three-night run at Madison Square Garden on September 8th, 12th and 15th. The comedian recently spoke to Rolling Stone about fatherhood, 'The Catcher in...

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Keith Urban Digs Deep at Ripcord World Tour Preview in Nashville

"Wait, which song did you just request?" Keith Urban asked an audience member yesterday afternoon, halfway through an open rehearsal for his Ripcord World Tour. "'Homespun Love?' There are, like, four people who know that song. And they're all in this band." Actually, even the guys in the band didn't seem...

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Hear Nick Jonas' Acoustic Cover of Zara Larsson's 'Lush Life'

Nick Jonas stripped down Zara Larsson's bouncy pop hit "Lush Life" during an appearance on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge. His upcoming album Last Year Was Complicated will be released on June 10th. Transforming the bubbly song, Jonas sang in falsetto, with an acoustic guitar and drums for his take on the...

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Meet the Bernie-Endorsed Law Professor Trying to Unseat the DNC Chair

Running against the head of the Democratic National Convention is a pretty lonely exercise: You don't get into the race expecting a lot of high-profile Democrats will flock to you with endorsements. But then again, most DNC heads aren't as controversial as Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who's so disliked that there's been...

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The Strokes Preview 'Future Present Past' EP With New Song 'Oblivius'

The Strokes have released a theatric new rocker, "Oblivius," set to appear on their upcoming EP, Future Present Past, out June 3rd. The release marks the New York outfit's first since 2013's Comedown Machine. The song is available to hear on Cult Records' website. Frontman Julian Casablancas premiered "Oblivius" on the first episode of his new monthly Sirius XM...

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NYPD Commissioner on T.I. Show Shooting: Rappers Are 'Basically Thugs'

One day after a shooting at New York's Irving Plaza that left one dead and three others injured at a concert by rapper T.I., NYPD Commissioner William Bratton went on the offensive, calling rappers "basically thugs" and opining, "You'd like to think that with all the wealth that comes from the...

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Skrillex and Martin Garrix Prepare to Party at the Indy 500 Snake Pit

The loudest roar at this Sunday's 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 won't come from the 350,000 fans in attendance, or the 33 supercharged cars barreling around the track at 200 mph. It'll come from Skrillex's set. While Memorial Day weekend has long been synonymous with 500 miles at Indianapolis Motor Speedway,...

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See Ruth B Explore the Strand, Talk Favorite Books

Ruth B's hit song "Lost Boy" – currently at Number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 – draws inspiration from Peter Pan, so it's no surprise that the 20-year-old Vine star and singer-songwriter is a bookworm. She guided Rolling Stone around New York City's Strand Bookstore and gave some insight...

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Watch LANco's Rooftop Performance of 'Long Live Tonight'

The five gentlemen of new country band LANco have released a one-of-a-kind live video of their single "Long Live Tonight" that was filmed on a rooftop in Austin, Texas. The performance is part of an Audience Network special called "LANco: Live from Austin" that will air Friday, May 27th at 8 p.m....

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Dierks Bentley Releases New Elle King Duet 'Different for Girls'

Dierks Bentley has announced his new single, the follow-up to the two-week Number One "Somewhere on a Beach." Titled "Different for Girls," the song is a duet with "Ex's & Oh's" singer Elle King and marks the second release from his new album Black, out tomorrow. In a release, King admits...

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Flashback: Weird Al's Rejected Wings Parody, 'Chicken Pot Pie'

Although he's never tested it in a court of law, "Weird Al" Yankovic doesn't technically have to get permission from the artists he parodies. The 1994 Supreme Court case Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. established that parodies are protected by fair use laws, even if they make money for the creator...

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See Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne Stage 'The Lion King' on 'Corden'

James Corden enlisted Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen as part of his theatre company that performs musicals exclusively in a Los Angeles crosswalk on The Late Late Show. Following up the company's performance of Grease on the corner of Genesee and Beverly, the troupe delivered a production of The Lion...

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Kygo on Birth of Tropical House, Billy Joel Fandom

What does it say about EDM in 2016 that its most exciting new artist, Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll, better known as Kygo, is inspired by Billy Joel and says his initial vision for his music was to be played at "a festival setting with a laidback crowd, people sitting in the sun,...

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Trump on Bathroom Laws: 'Let the States Decide'

Donald Trump responded to the "bathroom bill" legislation on Jimmy Kimmel Live Wednesday. "Let the states decide," the presumptive Republican nominee said, without offering any specific explanation into what he personally thought states should decide.  The "bathroom bill" is one topic Trump opposes the majority Republican party stance. He has spoken against North Carolina's House Bill 2,...

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Hear the Claypool Lennon Delirium's Outlandish Debut

"A musical interaction or jam is a conversation, and the best conversations are the ones that flow freely," Les Claypool told Rolling Stone via Skype recently, sitting next to current collaborator Sean Lennon. "When Sean and I started playing, there was a good volley of ideas." It's not hard to see why...

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Elton John, Vladimir Putin Meeting Over LGBT Rights Postponed

Elton John and Vladimir Putin's planned meeting on LGBT rights in Russia has been postponed, The Guardian reports. The Kremlin has said that the pair could meet at a later date. The pair's meeting has been put on hold for now given their busy schedules, making it impossible for the singer and...

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Stevie Nicks: A Rock Goddess Looks Back

Stevie Nicks got to sleep at home last night for once, her skinny, half-blind, half-hairless 16-year-old dog, Sulamith, snuggling at her feet, in a four-poster bed too tall for either of them. "I have to take, like, a running jump to get up there," says Nicks, who, for all the...

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Watch Adam Sandler, Jimmy Fallon Honor Troops With Garth Brooks Parody

Jimmy Fallon and Adam Sandler delivered a charming tribute to the troops on The Tonight Show Wednesday, turning the Garth Brooks classic "Friends in Low Places" into "Friends on All Bases." With an audience packed with soldiers in New York City for Fleet Week, Fallon and Sandler took the stage in 10-gallon hats and acoustic...

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Wednesday 25 May 2016

One Killed, Three Others Shot at T.I. Concert in New York

Four people were shot, one fatally, at a T.I. concert in New York Wednesday night, with one of the victims in critical condition, according to New York Times. The shooting took place inside the venue around 10:15 p.m. before the rapper took the stage. According to CBS News, an argument ensued in the...

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The Weeknd, Belly Nix 'Jimmy Kimmel' Set Due to Trump

The Weeknd and rapper Belly have pulled out of a scheduled performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live due to the fact that Donald Trump would be appearing in the same episode. As the Associated Press reports, the two artists were to record their set on Wednesday in Los Angeles, but Belly nixed his appearance...

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Meek Mill Disses Drake on Fiery 'All The Way Up' Remix

Meek Mill and Fabolous join forces for a remix of "All The Way Up," the Fat Joe and Remy Ma single that also recently received the remix treatment from Jay-Z. On the fiery freestyle, Mill throws some shade at Drake, returning to his original accusation that claims the Toronto rapper doesn't always...

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Randy Travis Plays Dying Country Legend in New Movie 'The Price'

Before he suffered a stroke in 2013 that greatly affected his speech, Randy Travis filmed one last movie — and one that wasn't much of a stretch: He plays a country music legend in the upcoming straight-to-DVD flick, The Price. The movie also stars Travis' real-life wife, Mary, as an old-flame...

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Aziz Ansari, Kerry Washington Talk Diversity: 'Every Industry is So White'

Aziz Ansari and Kerry Washington will be appearing in the fourth season of PBS SoCal's Variety Studio: Actors on Actors series. As Variety reports, during their sit down, the actors discussed the diversity issue in Hollywood, particularly within the TV industry. In a clip from their upcoming episode, the pair weren't exactly sure why...

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Hear Moby's New Serene Album 'Long Ambients1: Calm. Sleep.'

Moby has released a free album, which was intentionally penned to lull listeners to sleep and for other relaxing activities. Long Ambients1: Calm. Sleep. is available as a free download and it's also streaming on a variety of services, including Spotify, SoundCloud, Apple Music, Deezer and Tidal. "Over the last couple of...

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Stewart Brand Recalls First 'Spacewar' Video Game Tournament

The first video game tournament was held on October 19th, 1972. Competitors gathered at the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Lab in Los Altos, California to do battle in the sci-fi rocket combat game Spacewar. At the time, the lab was one of the only a handful of locales in the world...

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Watch Fifth Harmony 'Flex' on 'Dancing With the Stars'

Fifth Harmony transformed the Dancing With the Stars ballroom into a reggae club during Tuesday's finale episode with new single "All In My Head (Flex)." The all-female group had the stage crammed with backing dancers doing tight choreography.  The album version of "All In My Head" features rapper-singer Fetty Wap and is on the group's upcoming second LP, 7/27....

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See Pitbull, Enrique Iglesias in Slinky 'Messin' Around' Video

Pitbull and Enrique Iglesias team up for a bouncy new video "Messin' Around." As the title suggests, Pit and Iglesias are in love-the-one-you're-with mode at a penthouse party in a tropical location, naturally. The video is an infectious, feel-good glimpse into the life of a Miami-bound pop star. Pitbull and Iglesias have become frequent...

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Jason Isbell, Old Crow Medicine Show Dazzle at Special High-Tech Gig

Roots music collided with what seemed like futuristic science-fiction on May 24th, as Jason Isbell and Old Crow Medicine Show took part in a three-day live-streaming concert series called The Soundtrack of America: Live from Tennessee to Downtown Chicago. Conceived by the Tennessee Department for Tourism Development as a way to...

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Mac Miller Preps Reissue of Breakout Mixtape 'Best Day Ever'

Mac Miller broke into the rap mainstream with his 2011 mixtape, Best Day Ever, which spawned his first charting single: the big-dollar dreaming "Donald Trump." Now the rapper has prepped the album's remastered fifth anniversary edition – its first wide commercial release – out June 3rd via Rostrum Records.  The album will be...

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Hillary Clinton's New Anti-Trump Ad Misses the Mark

A new attack ad put out by the Hillary Clinton campaign this week achieves the near-impossible, making Donald Trump look wronged and (almost) like a victim. More believably, it makes the Democrats look sleazy and disingenuous in comparison. The ad begins with a picture of a grinning Trump and the words, "In 2006,...

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Hear Flume, Beck Team for Dreamy 'Tiny Cities'

Australian producer Flume releases his much anticipated second LP Skin this Friday, an album packed with an all-star assortment of guest vocalists like Beck, Vic Mensa, Tove Lo, Raekwon, Vince Staples and more. Flume and Beck appeared on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 Radio show Wednesday to unveil their collaborative cut, the...

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Nate Diaz's Badass Status Confirmed by California State Assembly

Of all the rewards Nick Diaz received after beating Conor McGregor, the latest has also got to be the greatest – even better than that customized bong. On Monday night, the Stockton Slugger was presented with an official resolution from the California State Assembly, one that recognized his badass status and...

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'Panda' Producer Menace on Creation of Kanye-Approved Hit

Most 22-year-old hip-hop producers would do anything to be featured on a Kanye West album. All Menace, the mastermind behind Desiigner's "Panda" beat, had to do was wait for a call. "It was a couple of days before The Life of Pablo was released that we heard about the feature on it,"...

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See Billy Gibbons Jam ZZ Top Hits With Frankie Ballard, Orianthi

Country stars, bluesmen, indie songwriters and arena rockers paid tribute to Billy Gibbons last night, during a live stream of the online concert series Skyville Live headlined by the ZZ Top frontman. Gibbons both opened and closed the 75-minute show, kicking things off with the Tres Hombres tracks "Waitin' for the...

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Watch Blake Shelton Eat Sushi for the First Time on 'Fallon'

If fame and money have changed Blake Shelton's tastes and habits, he does a really good job of disguising it from the world. The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon recently aired a piece with the country singer and Voice coach where the cameras capture his (supposed) first experience eating sushi,...

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5 Things You Didn't Know About Slipknot

It's been more than two decades since the members of shock-metal group Slipknot first donned their horrific masks, and in that time they've become scene leaders. Their two most recent albums, 2008's All Hope Is Gone and 2014's .5: The Gray Chapter, both reached Number One on the Billboard 200...

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Catfish & the Bottlemen: How the Road Made 'The Ride'

U.K.-based foursome Catfish & the Bottlemen didn't hesitate to capitalize on the increasing roar that met last year's debut LP, The Balcony. The ragged alt-rock LP yielded music festival scream-alongs "Cocoon" and "Kathleen," and netted them the British Breakthrough Act at the 2016 Brit Awards. At the end of May,...

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'Miss Sharon Jones!' Doc Secures Theatrical, On-Demand Release Date

A documentary about soul singer Sharon Jones' life, career and ongoing cancer battle is heading to movie theaters. The Barbara Kopple-directed Miss Sharon Jones!, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and screened at SXSW Film last year, opens a theatrical run July 29th following by a digital, on-demand and...

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James Blake: How Rick Rubin, Frank Ocean Helped Singer Overcome Obsession

In a year defined by surprise albums, James Blake has positioned himself at pop's forefront. Starting in April, the English singer shocked the Internet twice in less than two weeks, appearing on BeyoncĂ©'s Lemonade and then releasing his third album, The Colour in Anything, with only a few hours' warning in...

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Richie Sambora and Orianthi Flirt With Country on New Album

When Richie Sambora and Orianthi release their album of vocal and guitar-driven duets later this year, a handful of country songs will dot the track list. Orianthi broke the news to Rolling Stone Country Tuesday evening, an hour or so before trading solos with Billy Gibbons during a Skyville Live...

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Erin Andrews, J.J. Watt to Co-Host 2016 CMT Music Awards

Co-hosts for the upcoming CMT Music Awards have been announced, with a veteran at the helm and a rookie taking the field for the first time. Returning from 2015 is FOX Sports broadcaster and Dancing With the Stars host Erin Andrews, who will appear alongside NFL superstar J.J. Watt for the June...

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Hear Letlive. Rage Against Status Quo on New 'Another Offensive Song'

Over the past 14 years, L.A.'s letlive. have become known for their rabble-rousing, socially conscious post-hardcore and chaotic, high-energy live shows. The self-described "soul punx" should keep that reputation intact with their fourth album, If I’m the Devil ..., due out June 10th, and their sure-to-be-insane summer tour, kicking off just four...

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Lil Durk on Why He's Chicago's 'Number One' Rapper

Chicago rapper Lil Durk refined his gritty lyrics and auto-tuned style across a series of mixtapes and his 2015 debut LP, Remember My Name. He's taken flak for relying so heavily on the voice-altering effects, but the 23-year-old rapper isn't bothered by the naysayers. "If I were to let all that...

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Alex Pettyfer Talks Founding Publishing Company, Playing Elvis' Buddy

At age 26, actor-model Alex Pettyfer has built a high-profile resumĂ© (Lee Daniels' The Butler, Magic Mike). The multi-talented Brit admits he's "always wanted to be in control." Now he's accomplishing that goal with his newly founded Upturn Publishing, an independent, L.A.-based publisher that aims to spotlight undiscovered writing talent. Pettyfer...

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Stephen King, Cheryl Strayed Sign Open Letter Condemning Donald Trump

Stephen King, Wild author Cheryl Strayed, Junot Diaz, Michael Chabon and Jennifer Egan are among the 400 writers who have lent their name to an online letter condemning Donald Trump. In "An Open Letter to the American People" on Lit Hub, the authors write that they "oppose, unequivocally, the candidacy...

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See Brad Paisley Sing About North Carolina Bathroom Law on 'Kimmel'

Brad Paisley has never exactly shied away from broaching difficult subjects in song (see: "Accidental Racist"), but he ran head first into a very contentious current issue on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night (May 24th). During his couch interview with Kimmel, Paisley busted out out an acoustic guitar to demonstrate how...

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See 'Game of Thrones' Star Emilia Clake Sing 'Mmmbop' in Dothraki

As part of the fantasy world of Game of Thrones, Emilia Clarke has mastered the Dothraki language to play Daenerys Targaryen. The actress explained the language during a visit to Late Night With Seth Meyers. As Clarke reveals, the Dothraki language is a real language and not just words she makes up...

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Watch 'Game of Thrones' Creators 'Apologize' for Hodor

Game of Thrones creators D.B. Weiss and David Benioff never apologize for killing off main characters – and they haven't changed course after Sunday's episode, "The Door," which included the tragic, poetic demise of Hodor. But the producers are sorry for a different reason: Now that they've revealed the meaning behind the...

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Dead & Company on Summer Tour: 'You Couldn't Turn Your Back on This Music'

One night on their debut tour last fall, the Grateful Dead-offshoot band Dead & Company were closing a show with "Brokedown Palace," a country-soul ballad from the 1970 LP American Beauty, when singer-guitarist John Mayer looked out at the crowd and spotted "the real thing," as he puts it – a...

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See the Flying Scotsman travel through Surrey this evening

The famous Flying Scotsman will be travelling through Surrey this evening.Having already made its lunchtime Surrey Hills tour from London Victoria, it will depart on its second epic journey of the day, once again passing through Betchworth, Reigate, Redhill and Merstham.The Flying Scotsman, built in 1923, is one of the most famous trains in the world. Its tour today follows the locomotive's return to the railway after a ten-year £4.2 million refurbishment by the National Railway...

See the Flying Scotsman travel through Surrey this evening



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The Death of the Golden State Warriors

This is what it's like to witness the implosion of an idea: Every time you thought the Golden State Warriors might claw their way back in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals, they found a way to dig themselves in deeper. They never really played like the team we'd...

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Watch Dinosaur Jr. Perform Thunderous New Single 'Tiny'

Fresh off announcing their new LP Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not, Dinosaur Jr. have given a glimpse at their upcoming album with first single "Tiny," which the alternative rock group performed Tuesday on Later… With Jools Holland. As Henry Rollins proclaimed of the new LP in the band's Give a...

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Watch Pink's Brooding Cover of Jefferson Airplane's 'White Rabbit'

Pink brought her wide vocal range on Jimmy Kimmel Live! performing folky arena-pop single "Just Like Fire" and a faithful cover of Jefferson Airplane's psychedelic 1967 song "White Rabbit." Both songs are featured in upcoming Disney film Alice Through the Looking Glass, which comes out May 27th. Pink did justice to Grace Slick's watery contralto on "White Rabbit." Performing...

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Hillary Clinton on Beyonce's 'Lemonade': 'It's Great'

Hillary Clinton visited The Ellen DeGeneres Show for an interview that airs Wednesday, with the Democratic candidate discussing a variety of topics from potential vice president picks to her admiration for BeyoncĂ©'s Lemonade. "I have seen parts of it, and I do like it. It's great," Clinton said, taking a question from...

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Reigate's JJ Whispers to close

Reigate's JJ Whispers nightclub is to close next month.The popular Church Street venue's last night will be on June 4, before the site is refurbished and renamed Mishiko.It follows the nightclub's sale earlier this year to Essex businessman Joe Fletcher.Mishiko does not have a fixed opening date yet, but is expected to be up and running three to four weeks after JJ Whispers' closing. Mr Fletcher, who has been in the bar business since 1998, told the Mirror: "When I first visited Reigate it...

Reigate's JJ Whispers to close



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Warning for Surrey schoolchildren after reports of white van seen...

Pupils have been warned to stay "vigilant" after reports of a white van seen "acting suspiciously" in the West Surrey area.Surrey Police officers are urging children to take care and report anything unusual or suspicious to their parents, guardians or school.It follows reports of a white van seen acting suspiciously in the Guildford and Woking areas. The Surrey Mirror is not aware of any incidents or warnings being circulated in East Surrey.A spokesman for Surrey Police said:...

Warning for Surrey schoolchildren after reports of white van seen...



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Where and when to see the Flying Scotsman today

Fans of the Flying Scotsman, one of the most famous trains in the world, will be able to see it pass through Surrey today.The recently refurbished Flying Scotsman, built in 1923, is departing from London Victoria for lunchtime and evening tours of the Surrey Hills.The Flying Scotsman will head south, through London's suburbs, passing Guildford before making the steep climb to the summit at Abinger Hammer, before descending through the Vale of Holmesdale, at the foot of the ridge of the North...

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Tuesday 24 May 2016

Snoop Dogg Adds Two Sultry New Songs to Huge Label Compilation

Snoop Dogg has unveiled two new songs, "Top Down" and "Love Around the World," on The Return of Doggy Style Records, a 30-track SoundCloud compilation from the rapper's recently revived label.  "Love Around the World" opens the mixtape and finds the MC cruising over a beat of sultry synths and ominous pianos, weaving luxurious...

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Francis Ford Coppola to Publish Massive 'Godfather' Notebook

The notebook Francis Ford Coppola kept while making The Godfather will be published as a 720-page book November 15th via Regan Arts. Related: Francis Coppola: The Rolling Stone Interview The Godfather Notebook will detail Coppola's creative process and feature his personal annotations and directions written on the pages of Mario Puzo's original...

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Led Zeppelin: Spirit Lawyer Trying to 'Taint the Jury Pool'

Led Zeppelin have claimed the lawyer for the estate of former Spirit guitarist Randy Wolfe attempted to "taint the jury pool" by claiming the band would not appear in court when the copyright dispute over "Stairway to Heaven" goes to trial next month. In a motion, the band's lawyers wrote that Francis Malofiy falsely claimed that Jimmy Page,...

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Watch Florida Georgia Line's Energetic Backstreet Boys Cover

Florida Georgia Line's Dig Your Roots tour kicked off May 12th in Tupelo, Mississippi, bringing hits like their current single "H.O.L.Y." plus unreleased music from the duo's forthcoming third album to the masses. Included near the end of their set is a medley of their favorite hits from the Nineties...

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Watch Kesha's Empowering Cover of Bob Dylan's 'I Shall Be Released'

Following her powerful appearance at the Billboard Music Awards, Kesha is continuing to celebrate Bob Dylan's 75th birthday by performing another cover of the folk pioneer's songs. The singer tackled Dylan's 1967 song "I Shall Be Released" at Dylan Fest in Nashville. During her appearance at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium, Kesha belted out...

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Watch the Kills' Chilling 'Siberian Nights' Video

The Kills have debuted the chilling video for new single "Siberian Nights." Following up the song "Doing It to Death," it is the second single off the band's upcoming album Ash & Ice will be released on June 3rd via Domino. Actor Giovanni Ribisi (Friends, My Name Is Earl) directed the...

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How Zombie Ted Cruz Already Beat Trump in Washington

Ted Cruz isn't running for president anymore, but his zombie campaign lumbers on. At the Washington state Republican convention this past weekend, the state party managed to install Cruz loyalists in 40 of the 41 available delegate slots to this summer's Republican National Convention in Cleveland. What's more, the Washington Republican primary was...

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My Morning Jacket Plot One Big Holiday With Gary Clark Jr., Kurt Vile

My Morning Jacket will perform three full shows at their third One Big Holiday festival, with Gary Clark Jr., Kurt Vile and the Violators and Deer Tick. One Big Holiday will take place February 4th through 8th, 2017 at the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya in the Riviera Maya region of Mexico.  The four-night event also...

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Ben Folds on Kesha: 'She's the Real Deal'

When Ben Folds played New York's Beacon Theater in May, he shared a long anecdote with the crowd about the time he threw his phone in a hotel pool. The woman who jumped in and retrieved it for him was Kesha.  "Just put it in rice," Folds remembered the singer telling him. The encounter between the Top 40 pop...

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Paul McCartney: 'I Was Depressed' After Beatles Split

Paul McCartney recalled his heavy drinking and depression after the Beatles broke-up in 1970 during a candid interview on BBC Radio 4's Mastertapes. "I was depressed at the time," McCartney said, before paraphrasing Lesley Gore's "It's My Party": "'You would be too if it happened to you.' You were breaking from your lifelong friends. We used...

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Flashback: Mudcrutch's Early Version of 'Don't Do Me Like That'

When Mudcrutch broke up in 1975, they didn't have much to show for their five years together. Despite gaining a cult following in their native Gainesville, Florida, and even signing to Shelter Records after moving to Los Angeles, the Tom Petty-led band didn't even release anything besides two singles that...

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Lady Antebellum to Host 2016 ACM Honors

Each year, the Academy of Country Music's ACM Honors concert event and awards show celebrates special recipients and off-camera winners of ACM awards. This year, as the ceremony marks its 10th anniversary, host duties for the show will be shared by the three members of Lady Antebellum. The 10th annual ACM...

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BMX Icon Dave Mirra Had CTE, Doctors Say

BMX icon Dave Mirra, who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in February, was suffering from a type of brain damage seen in former football and hockey players, according to a new report from ESPN The Magazine. The 41-year-old, a freestyle BMX superstar who won 24 medals in X Games competition, is...

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Motley Crue's Tommy Lee: The Exit Interview

For Tommy Lee, saying goodbye to Mötley Crüe this past New Year's Eve was easy. "It's sad it was the last show, but in the same breath it was also a celebration," the drummer says of the hometown gig, which bookended the pioneering L.A. glam-metal group's so-called decades of decadence....

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See Parker Millsap's Whimsical 'Pining' Video

Parker Millsap must be somewhat aware of his classic movie star looks, because his new video for "Pining" casts the singer-songwriter as the archetypal leading man. Directed by Matt Bizer, the clip features the Oklahoma-born Millsap playing a variety of roles in front of a green screen. He's riding a motorcycle...

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'The Flash': Tom Cavanagh on Nailing a Supervillain Voice

Actor Tom Cavanagh, who plays The Flash's Dr. Harrison Wells/Reverse Flash revealed the finer points of developing a proper supervillain voice in a new interview with Rolling Stone. "If you're doing it right, you can be charismatic, you can win people over, and you can have so much fun," Cavanagh says. "You...

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Watch Jennifer Lawrence, John Oliver Play True Confessions With Jimmy Fallon

Jennifer Lawrence, John Oliver and Jimmy Fallon tested their acting skills with a game of True Confessions on The Tonight Show. Lawrence stopped by the late-night show to promote the latest X-Men film. For the game, each person has two envelopes. One envelope contains a true fact about them and the...

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The King Beyond the Wall: It's LeBron James' Time – Just Don't Tell Toronto

Midway through the second quarter of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, LeBron James dunked a ball so robustly that it momentarily turned crescent-shaped. He cocked his head skyward and howled; so did the rest of Cleveland. It may have appeared to be just another dunk – albeit a...

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Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey Play for 'Clueless Gamer' Throne on 'Conan'

Game of Thrones stars Peter Dinklage and Lena Headey channeled their characters' violent sibling rivalry on the latest installment of "Clueless Gamer" on Conan Monday. The trio faced off on the Overwatch video game and a virtual bloodbath ensued. Dinklage viciously beat Headey twice in the first round. But the actress got her revenge — and...

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Sex Pistols' Steve Jones Announces Memoir 'Lonely Boy'

Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones announced his autobiography, Lonely Boy. The book, written with music journalist Ben Thompson, will come out in North America on January 10th, a couple of months after the UK release. Publisher Da Capo describes the guitarist's life as a "modern Dickensian tale." Jones was born in West...

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Little Big Town Team With Pharrell Williams on New Album 'Wanderlust'

Little Big Town's irresistibly upbeat new single, "One of Those Days," marks the Grammy-winning group's first release from their upcoming seventh studio album, Wanderlust, due out June 10th. Co-written by the foursome with ĂĽber-songwriter and producer Pharrell Williams, who produced the eight tracks on Wanderlust, "One of Those Days" is...

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How busbee Went From Jazz Scholar to Country Innovator

If there's one word to describe Mike Busbee's songwriting ability, it's "elasticity." In 2014, the California native helped craft Little Big Town's "Quit Breakin' Up With Me," slapstick honky tonk with a dash of Sugar Ray, and 5 Seconds Of Summer's "Don't Look Down," a full-throttle zap of punk. Last...

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Neil Young: I'm OK With Donald Trump Using 'Rockin' in the Free World'

Donald Trump's presidential campaign got off to a rocky start last June when – after playing Neil Young's "Rockin' in the Free World" after the rally announcing his presidential bid – the rocker immediately asked the mogul to stop using the Freedom track on the campaign trail. The issue sparked...

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Dinosaur Jr. Announce New LP 'Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not'

Dinosaur Jr. have announced their new album Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not, the alternative rock giants' first LP since 2012's I Bet on Sky. The 11-track album arrives August 5th via Jagjaguwar. Dinosaur Jr. formally announced their new record with a humorous video starring Henry Rollins. "I was recently sent...

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Hear a Playlist of 75 Bob Dylan Covers for His 75th Birthday

Since Bob Dylan's 1962 debut, his music has transcended genre and generations. The list of musicians who have covered his music reads like a history of rock music itself: Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, the Rolling Stones, Neil Young, Stevie Wonder, Lou Reed, Pearl Jam and more. Jimi Hendrix and Joan...

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Watch Ariana Grande's Adventurous 'Into You' Video

Ariana Grande breaks free in the video for new single "Into You." The undulant track appears on her third album Dangerous Woman, which was released last Friday. Grande is split between two worlds in the video. She roams through the desert with a man, played by America's Next Top Model alum Don Benjamin. The...

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'WWE Raw': Shut Up, Seth Rollins Is Talking

You ready to get Extreme? Oh, wait, that was the other night. What's our focus now? Ah, yes, the great climb to immortality known as Money in the Bank, which is more or less an upright version of Steal the Bacon. But instead of metaphorical pork, the winner gets to cash...

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Watch 'Chewbacca Mom' Carpool With J.J. Abrams, James Corden

The most viral mom on the Internet 'Chewbacca Mom' — a.k.a. Candace Payne — carpooled with J.J. Abrams and James Corden, and spoke about her record-breaking viral video on The Late Late Show Monday. Payne recreated a few ecstatic moments from her video of a talking Chewbacca mask, only the camera revealed Corden...

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How the Monkees Got Their 1960s Groove Back

When the Monkees first began thinking about recording a new album to celebrate their 50th anniversary this year, they had a lot more questions than answers. "We were saying, 'What can we do?'" says Monkees singer/drummer Micky Dolenz. "'What is feasible? What is realistic in terms of touring and TV to...

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'Uncharted 4' Director Neil Druckmann on Nathan Drake, Sexism in Games

Video games have been synonymous with a series of unlikely frontmen over the past 40 years, including a fireball-hurling plumber with probable furry tendencies. In the public mind – meaning, inside the empty noggin of whoever puts together your local TV news report – video games have equaled Mario, Pac-Man, Mortal Kombat,...

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System of a Down's Serj Tankian on Bernie Sanders: 'I'm Rooting for Him'

System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian has been outspoken in his support of Bernie Sanders since last summer and, as primary season nears an end, he's standing strong behind the Democratic presidential candidate. "There's only one guy whose voting record I respect here," the singer tells Rolling Stone. "He's...

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Tragically Hip Singer Gord Downie Diagnosed With Terminal Brain Cancer

Canadian rock group the Tragically Hip announced Tuesday that lead singer Gord Downie has been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. Despite the condition, the Hip, with Downie in tow, have revealed plans to embark on another tour in the near future. "Since [his diagnosis], obviously, he’s endured a lot of difficult...

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