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Channing Tatum to bring his dancing, ab-heavy 'Magic Mike Live' to New York City

Channing Tatum is bringing “Magic Mike Live” to New York City, promising to “turn up the gas” on the popular show

The Independent UK · Jan 20

“He’s not a 10 like Sammy Hagar or James Brown. He’s a 4 or a 5 but he really delivered real rock n’ roll": Ted Nugent might have only qualified praise for Jack White, Green Day and Tom Morello, but he thinks Yungblud is "the real McCoy"

Elderly rocker 'talks music'... but can't resist dipping into politics, too

MusicRadar · Jan 8

Ted Nugent blasts Eminem and Jack White as 'total idiots' and hits out at Green Day

Guitarist Ted Nugent has slammed Eminem and Jack White, blasting the pair as "total idiots", and he also hit out at Green Day, insisting "there is not a brain among" their band members, as he took aim at their views on US President Donald Trump's immigration policies.

BANG Premier · Jan 7

The magical life of Toni Basil: how she taught Elvis, enchanted Bowie – and had a smash hit with ‘Mickey’

The woman Quentin Tarantino called ‘the goddess of go-go’ is one of the most connected and accomplished in Hollywood. At 82, she recalls working with Tina Turner, Bette Midler, Frank Sinatra, David Byrne, Margot Robbie, Leonardo DiCaprio – the list goes on – and the time Bing Crosby made a…

The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2025

Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem’s tough-guy act crumbles when confronted by senator and the purple heart veteran she deported

They will lie until you call them out on it.

We Got This Covered · Dec 12, 2025

“He broke my heart, but at the same time, I was like, ‘Okay, well, I would love to have a Fender Jazz Bass’”: Bootsy Collins' first Fender Jazz Bass has just been sold at auction – and shot past its estimate

James Brown bought the bass sometime in 1970 for his young protégé, William Earl Collins, better known as Bootsy Collins, and it would go on to be played by another one of his bassists, Fred Thomas

Guitar World · Dec 8, 2025

“James Brown told me, ‘Son, you can’t come on my stage with that funny-looking thing!’” When a young Bootsy Collins joined James Brown’s band, the Godfather of Funk bought him a Fender Jazz Bass. Now it’s up for auction

Following Bootsy’s departure from the JBs in 1972, the bass continued its life on stage with Fred Thomas, another of Brown’s longtime bassists

Guitar World · Nov 27, 2025

House Democrats spotlight Trump immigration enforcement harms - Roll Call

House Democrats held a forum Wednesday to call attention to harms from President Donald Trump's tough-on-immigration enforcement policies.

Roll Call · Nov 19, 2025

“He said, ‘So, what about playing for me?’ I said, ‘Play what?’ He said, ‘Drums.’ I said, ‘Really? That would be so dope'”: The many drummers of Prince

We round up some of the Purple One's best sticksmen and women

MusicRadar · Aug 29, 2025

“It was deemed that an artist could sample ‘an unrecognisable portion of a work’ without the need to declare the sample or indeed pay the original artist”: When sampling ruled the world - and drummers didn’t get paid!

Believe it or not, there was a time when drummers weren't paid properly for their samples, in fact they weren't paid at all!

MusicRadar · Aug 29, 2025