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Coheed and Cambria honored with key to the city of New York State hometown

Jeff Hahne/Getty ImagesCoheed and Cambria were honored in their hometown of Nyack, New York, on Sunday with the key to the city.The ceremonial key was created in the shape of a guitar by a local artist named Peter Cheney. During the event, Coheed also performed a surprise acoustic set.Coheed formed in Nyack in the mid-'90s. Their latest video, which accompanies the song "Someone Who Can," was filmed in the village."Someone Who Can" appears on Coheed's new album, The Father of Make Believe, which […]

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Garbage’s Shirley Manson responds to headline deeming look ‘unrecognizable’

Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagicGarbage frontwoman Shirley Manson has responded to a Daily Mail headline claiming that the band looks "unrecognizable" in their latest press shot."What is THIS supposed to mean?!?" Manson writes in an Instagram post. "The Druids" -- meaning the other members of the band --  "look almost exactly the same as they have always done for thirty years so I can't help thinking this is directed at me.""Look - I’m nearly sixty years old," she continues. "Of course I'm not going to look anything like […]

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Spiritbox’s Courtney LaPlante joins Megan Thee Stallion at Coachella

Joseph Okpako/WireImageSpiritbox frontwoman Courtney LaPlante made a surprise appearance during rapper Megan Thee Stallion's set at Coachella on Sunday.LaPlante joined Meg for the live debut of their collaborative 2024 song "TYG." You can watch footage of the performance via the archived Coachella YouTube livestream.In addition to "TYG," Spiritbox collaborated with Meg for the 2023 "Rock Remix" of her single "Cobra."Spiritbox is currently touring the U.S. in support of their new album, Tsunami Sea, which includes the single "Perfect Soul." The outing […]

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Leslie Odom Jr. returning to ‘Hamilton’ for limited 10th anniversary run

Theo Wargo/Getty ImagesGood things come to those who wait for it: Leslie Odom Jr. is returning to Hamilton for a limited run this fall in honor of the hit Broadway musical’s 10th anniversary.Odom Jr. will be back as Aaron Burr, the Tony-winning role he originated on Broadway in 2015. His performances begin September 9 and run through November 23 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre.“Returning to Hamilton is a deeply meaningful homecoming,” Odom Jr. says in a statement. “I’m so grateful for the chance to step back […]

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In brief: ‘Companion’ coming to Max, and more

Companion is set to make its streaming debut on Max. The science fiction thriller stars Sophie Thatcher and Jack Quaid as a couple whose weekend getaway with friends turns upside down when one of them is revealed to be a companion robot. The movie will stream starting Friday, April 18, on Max, and debut on HBO linear Saturday, April 19, at 8 p.m. ET …It seems The Sex Lives of College Girls is really over. The Max series was canceled after season 3 and was being shopped around to other networks, […]

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Here they go again: OK Go returns with first new album in over 10 years, ‘And the Adjacent Possible’

ParacaduteOK Go has released a new album called And the Adjacent Possible, marking their first record in over 10 years. Over the last decade, the "Here It Goes Again" outfit found themselves starting songs and then returning to them months and sometimes years later, resulting in what frontman Damian Kulash tells ABC Audio is the band's "most personal record we've made, I think ever.""[We were] able to come back to a song a year, maybe even two years later, and sort of […]

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‘A Minecraft Movie’ builds second week at #1

Courtesy Warner Bros. PicturesThere was no jockeying for the #1 spot at the weekend box office, chicken or otherwise.A Minecraft Movie easily earned a second week at the top of the multiplex leaderboard following its giant $157 million debut, which marked the largest opening of any domestic release in 2025. According to Box Office Mojo, the video game adaptation added another $80.6 million to its total, which now sits at nearly $281 million.The distant second-place prize went to the faith-based film The King of […]

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Mastodon’s Troy Sanders rocks with Lamb of God’s Mark Morton on new song, ‘Nocturnal Sun’

Snakefarm Music GroupMastodon bassist/vocalist Troy Sanders is featured on a new song from Lamb of God guitarist Mark Morton.The track is called "Nocturnal Sun," and appears on Morton's new album, Without the Pain. It also features guitarist Jared James Nichols.Without the Pain, Morton's sophomore solo effort, is out now. It also includes a cover of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "The Needle and the Spoon," featuring Neil Fallon of Clutch.In addition to collaborating in the studio, Sanders and Morton shared the live stage when Mastodon […]

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Weezer plays Coachella following arrest of bassist’s wife

Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for CoachellaWeezer performed their set at Coachella on Saturday as scheduled, just days after bassist Scott Shriner's wife Jillian was arrested for attempted murder.As previously reported, the Los Angeles Police Department says that Jillian pointed a gun at officers amid a manhunt for suspects in a hit-and-run. After allegedly refusing to drop the weapon after being instructed to, police fired at Jillian, causing a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.LAPD sources tell ABC News that they've discovered evidence, including shell casings and video […]

todayApril 13, 2025

Bishop Briggs honors Dr. Jane Goodall with new song, ‘In Your Eyes’ Puddle of Mudd announces new album, ’Kiss the Machine’ Alicia Silverstone to executive produce, star in new ‘Clueless’ TV series Jordan Peele-produced sports horror movie, ‘Him,’ gets a trailer Zoë Kravitz in talks to direct ‘How to Save a Marriage,’ Robert Pattinson to produce Sublime with Rome’s Rome Ramirez shares new solo song, ‘Why Me?’

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