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60th anniversary of The Who celebrated with special merch collection

Matthew Baker/Getty ImagesThe Who is celebrating their 60th anniversary this year with a brand-new line of merch with British clothing company Modfather.The Who x Modfather Clothing 60th Anniversary Collection features several T-shirts, including one with a 60th anniversary logo and one featuring the cover of 1973’s Quadrophenia. There's also a black tee paying homage to The Who's Tuesday night shows at The Marquee Club in 1964 and an Acid Queen shirt, celebrating The Who’s Tommy.The collection also includes two scarfs, an umbrella and two slipmats for turntables.“Modfather […]

todayJanuary 17, 2025

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Sting, Ringo Starr pay tribute to the late director David Lynch

Ernesto S. Ruscio/Getty ImagesSting and Ringo Starr are among the musicians paying tribute to director David Lynch, whose death was announced Thursday.Sting shared a photo on Instagram of him and Lynch on the set of the 1984 movie Dune, which Lynch directed, sharing, “David was a modern giant of the avant garde. I am so proud to have worked with him on the first Dune movie. Rest in peace.”Ringo also shared a photo of him and Lynch on social media, with […]

todayJanuary 16, 2025

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Peter Frampton to take part in Duane Eddy tribute concert

Disney/Michael J. Le Brecht IIPeter Frampton is one of the artists set to pay tribute to the late guitar legend Duane Eddy at a special tribute concert at the Opry House in Nashville.Titan of Twang: A Celebration of Duane Eddy is taking place April 13, with a lineup that also includes Vince Gill, Joe Bonamassa, Steve Earle, JD McPherson, Molly Tuttle and Jim Lauderdale.Tickets for the show go on sale Thursday at 10 a.m.Eddy, who passed away April 30, 2024, had 15 top-40 […]

todayJanuary 16, 2025

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Stevie Nicks, Rod Stewart, Sting among the artists playing FireAid

Disney/Randy HolmesStevie Nicks, Rod Stewart and Sting are among the artists confirmed to play FireAid, a benefit concert to raise money for those affected by the California wildfires and to support efforts to keep such disasters from happening again.The concert will take place Jan. 30 at the Intuit Dome and the Kia Forum, both of which are in Inglewood, California.Other artists on the bill include Joni Mitchell, Stephen Stills, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Green Day, Earth, Wind & Fire, Billie Eilish […]

todayJanuary 16, 2025

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Devo’s Mark Mothersbaugh earns $1 million a year from MTV’s ‘Ridiculousness’

Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images for AFIDevo’s biggest hit single may be the 1980 track “Whip It,” but it turns out it isn’t the group’s biggest moneymaker.According to Rolling Stone, that distinction goes to the tune “Uncontrollable Urge,” from their debut album, Q. Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!, because a cover of the track is used as the theme song to the MTV series Rob Dyrdek’s Ridiculousness.The show is aired on the network so often that Mark Mothersbaugh, Devo’s lead singer and […]

todayJanuary 16, 2025

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Southwest Airlines pilot arrested, allegedly intoxicated, at Georgia airport ahead of flight

Savannah Airport Police Dept.(GEORGIA) -- A Southwest Airlines pilot was arrested this week for allegedly reporting to work at a Georgia airport intoxicated, causing his Chicago-bound flight to be delayed for hours.The pilot, identified as 52-year-old David Allsop, was arrested at Hilton Head International Airport in Savannah on Wednesday after a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer noticed he allegedly "smelled of alcohol and appeared intoxicated," the agency said in a statement to ABC News.Southwest Airlines confirmed the pilot had been […]

todayJanuary 16, 2025

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Altadena family recounts their harrowing escape from Eaton Fire

ABC News(LOS ANGELES) -- The Los Angeles wildfires have destroyed thousands of structures since Jan. 7. In Altadena, north of Pasadena, the Eaton Fire has damaged or destroyed 7,000 structures.One of the structures destroyed by the fire was the home Erion and Stephan Taylor lived in with their three children. They say they only had 20 minutes to evacuate on Jan. 7."My heart dropped, I saw the flames, and I said 'Honey, come here for a second' and he looked out the […]

todayJanuary 16, 2025

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James Taylor announces annual July 4 holiday shows at Tanglewood

Disney/Eric McCandlessJames Taylor has announced his annual Independence Day shows at Tanglewood, in the Berkshire area of Massachusetts.Taylor and his All-Star Band just announced they’ll play the Koussevitzky Music Shed at Tanglewood in Lenox, Massachusetts, on July 3 and July 4; the Fourth of July show will end with a fireworks display for the holiday. Both shows will feature special guests Tiny Habits.This certainly isn’t the first time Taylor has played Tanglewood. In fact, this year marks 51 years since […]

todayJanuary 16, 2025

National News

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul deploys more cops to subway system after high-profile crimes

Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Users of the nation's largest subway system will start seeing New York City police officers on every overnight train starting Monday as Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a strategy Thursday to tamp down rider anxiety that has been rising amid a series of horrific high-profile crimes."I'm not waiting," Hochul said during a news conference. "Monday you will start seeing the increased presence on the overnight trains.”The $77 million strategy will put 750 additional police officers on […]

todayJanuary 16, 2025

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